U.S. Department of the InteriorOffice of the Secretary
For Immediate Release: July 12, 2001Contact: Mark Pfeifle 202-208-6416
Secretary Norton Praises U.S. Senate Confirmation of Six Nominees
"These extraordinarily talented professionals represent the beginning of an
outstanding team at the Department of the Interior," said Norton(WASHINGTON) - Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton tonight praised a U.S. Senate unanimous consent voice vote that confirmed Lynn Scarlett as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Bennett Raley as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Bill Myers as Solicitor, John Keys as Commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation and Fran Mainella as Director of the National Park Service. Steve Griles was also confirmed today as the Department's Deputy Secretary on a bipartisan voice vote. "Each of these highly qualified and extraordinarily talented professionals represent the beginning of an outstanding team at the Department of the Interior," said Norton. "All believe in communicating with people of good faith and cooperating and collaborating in the service of conservation. We are fostering an environment that listens to local concerns, makes responsible decisions and is committed to stewardship of our precious lands for the sake of our children and for future generations of Americans." The newly confirmed Interior leaders join Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 29th.
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