we will consider i can t do that yet. okay. let me explain the nominees we will have today that we can go to immediately. doctor david applegate of the geological survey, carmen to be the assistant secretary of the interior for insular and internationalti affairs and the director of the advanced research projects agency energy. we hold a hearing on the nominations on april 208th and i ve supported all three nominees and they are qualified to the positions they ve been nominated. doctor applegate served as the director for the past year. the career member of the senior executive service and diplomat in the state department. spent the last two and a half years in the states. at the head of the mechanical engineering department serving as the associate director of the solid-state solar thermal. i think all three nominees will bring their extensive knowledge and experience and i would urge my colleagues to vote to confirm that we will vote on the nominations once we have. thank
and 45 minutes. let me go ahead and explain the three nominees we will have today, i think they ve all been approved. we ll have doctor david applegate, ambassador carmen to be assistant secretary of interior for international affairs doctor evan to be the director of the research project agency energy we held a hearing on these nominations april 28 and i ve supported all three nominees and they are qualified physicians to which they have been nominated. doctor applegate has been a queer geologist for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. member of the senior executive service and experienced diplomat with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassadors federal states micronesia, the senate confirmed her by voice vote. the mechanical engineering department at mit and served as associate director of the doe solar thermal energy. all three will bring strength to their positions and urge my colleagues to vote to confi
next, a hearing on possible solutions for extreme drought conditions in the western united states. this hearing in front of the senate energy and natural resources committee runs an hour and 45 minutes. let me go ahead and explain the three nominees we will have today, i think they ve all been approved. we ll have doctor david applegate, ambassador carmen to be assistant secretary of interior for international affairs doctor evan to be the director of the research project agency energy we held a hearing on these nominations april 28 and i ve supported all three nominees and they are qualified physicians to which they have been nominated. doctor applegate has been a queer geologist for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. member of the senior executive service and experienced diplomat with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassadors federal states micronesia, the senate confirmed her by voice vote. the mechan
let me go ahead and explain the three nominees we will have today, i think they ve all been approved. we ll have doctor david applegate, ambassador carmen to be assistant secretary of interior for international affairs doctor evan to be the director of the research project agency energy we held a hearing on these nominations april 28 and i ve supported all three nominees and they are qualified physicians to which they have been nominated. doctor applegate has been a queer geologist for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. member of the senior executive service and experienced diplomat with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassadors federal states micronesia, the senate confirmed her by voice vote. the mechanical engineering department at mit and served as associate director of the doe solar thermal energy. all three will bring strength to their positions and urge my colleagues to vote to confirm who will vote
let me go ahead and explain the chair manchin: we have dr. david applegate, the ambassador to be the assistant secretary of the interior and dr. evelyn wong to be director of the advanced research project agency. we held a hearing on these nominees on april 20. i support all the nominees. they re qualified for the positions. i think we have support in a bipartisan way. dr. applegate is a geologist with the usgs for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. ambassador cantor is with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassador to the states of micronesia. the doctor is the head of mechanical engineering at m.i.t. and served as associate director of the solar thermal energy conversion sector. all three nominees will bring expect them will bring extensive knowledge and expertise to the positions and i urge my colleagues to an almond two vote in favor of them. moving to the focus of teddy s hearing, i want to welcome