For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 5, 2002
Nominations
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Randolph Bell, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during
his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
James Irvin Gadsden, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of Iceland.
John Randle Hamilton, of North Carolina, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of Guatemala.
Michael Klosson, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Cyprus.
Carolyn W. Merritt, of Illinois, to be Chairperson of the Chemical
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice
Paul L. Hill, Jr.
Carolyn W. Merritt, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Chemical
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice
Paul L. Hill, Jr.
Larry Leon Palmer, of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Honduras.
Paul William Speltz, of Texas, to be United States Director of the
Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, vice N. Cinnamon
Dornsife, resigned.
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