For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 5, 2002

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Guy F. Caruso, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, vice Jay E. Hakes, resigned.

Daniel L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years, vice Joseph Thompson, resigned.

Jose A. Fourquet, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2004, vice Mark L. Schneider, term expired.

Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 20, 2002, vice Jeffrey Davidow, resigned.

Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2008. (Reappointment)

Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006, vice Harriett C. Babbit, term expired.

Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor, vice Henry L. Solano, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from December 20, 2001, to January 23, 2002.

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