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Nominations Submitted to the Senate

May 20, 1977

The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers.

Submitted May 16, 1977

RICHARD N. COOPER, of Connecticut, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 5 years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 5 years; United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank and United States Governor of the African Development Fund, vice William D. Rogers, resigned.

GORDON CAVANAUGH, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration, vice Frank B. Elliott, resigned.

ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, of New York, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the term expiring July 1, 1981, vice Raymond Telles, term expired.

MARION EDEY, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality, vice John A. Busterud, resigned.

Submitted May 17, 1977

RICHARD K. FOX, JR., of Minnesota, a Foreign Service officer of Glass one, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

THOMAS P. SULLIVAN, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois for the term of 4 years, vice Samuel K. Skinner, resigning.

ROBERT L. WRIGHT, of Kentucky, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of 4 years, vice Jesse W. Grider, resigned.

JAMES G. BARTON, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of 4 years, vice J. Keith Gary, resigned.

JOSEPH J. HARVEY, of Washington, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Washington for the term of 4 years, vice Charles E. Robinson, resigning.

Submitted May 19, 1977

PATRICK J. LUCEY, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Mexico.

FREDRICK IRVING, of Rhode Island, a Foreign Service officer of Glass one, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica.

MARVIN WEISSMAN, Of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Costa Rica.

ROBERT HARRY HOOTER, of Missouri, to be Deputy Administrator, Agency for International Development, vice John E. Murphy, resigned.

JEAN PRICE LEWIS, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Denis M. Neill, resigned.

ABELARDO LOPEZ VALDEZ, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Eugene N. S. Girard II, resigned.

FINIS E. COWAN, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice James L. Noel, Jr., retired.

ALFRED EDWARD KAHN, of New York, to be a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board for the term of 6 years expiring December 31, 1982, vice R. Tenney Johnson, term expired.

ROBERT L. NELSON, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Donald G. Brotzman.

Submitted May 20, 1077

JOHN MAXWELL FERREN, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years, vice Austin L. Fickling, deceased.

ROBERT RIGGS NORDHAUS, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, vice Gorman G. Smith, resigned.

CHEGKLIST OF WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASES

The following releases of the Office of the White House Press Secretary, distributed during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

Released May 17, 1977

Biographical data: Thomas P. Sullivan, the President's nominee to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; James G. Barton, the President's nominee to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas; Joseph J. Harvey, the President's nominee to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Washington; and Robert L. Wright, the President's nominee to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky.

Released May 17--Continued

Advance text: remarks to the United Auto Workers convention in Los Angeles, Calif. News conference: on their discussion of the National Energy Plan and energy problems of the State of California--by Jerry Brown, Governor of California, and James R. Schlesinger and Jack Watson, Assistants to the President.

Released May 18, 1977

News conference: on the proposed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1977--by Frederick Baron, Special Assistant to Attorney General Griffin B. Bell.

Released May 19, 1977

Biographical data: Finis E. Cowan, the President's nominee to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

News conference: on the HIRE (Help through Industry Retraining and Employment) program--by F. Ray Marshall, Secretary, Ernest G. Green, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Department of Labor, and G. William Miller, Chairman, Textron, Inc.

Released May 20, 1977

Announcement: Orderly Marketing Agreement with Japan on color television receivers.

News conference: on the President's decisions concerning the American television industry and his approval of the Orderly Marketing Agreement with Japan--by Robert S. Strauss, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations.

Jimmy Carter, Nominations Submitted to the Senate Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/243007

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