APPOINTMENTS LINKS

       The idea here is to offer a search site for links we use to find information so students and others have an original source for information.  These links are extremely volatile and become invalid quickly.  (Please notify us at Director@Presidential-Appointments.org if you find a bad link.)  This page will carry two types of links - those which reflect government sites dealing with various executive appointments - and those posted by non-governmental sites which somehow deal with executive appointments.  - -

THE FOLLOWING SITES ARE KEY SENATE INTERNET ADDRESS WITH CURRENT AND ARCHIVED INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE INTERNET BY THE UNITED STATES SENATE

A brief description of each site is included with each link.

United States Senate Floor Calendar for May 2010

This is the official daily calendar of the United States Senate.  It is update by the Senate Staff throughout each day.  As actions are taken during a Senate Session, the results of votes are reported on this page as they happen.  There are links to the original legislation and current amendments.  The Senate often meets well into the evening.  Caution:  This is a volatile page and changes constantly during Senate Floor activity.

United States Senate Hearings Calendar by Day and Date

Daily Digest Committee Meetings/Hearings Schedule
This document provides a brief description of each committee meeting and hearing scheduled to take place today, and on days thereafter. The time and location of each meeting/hearing is identified. Meetings that have been canceled or postponed are also noted.  This page is  updated from time to time during business days.

United States Senate Overview of Nominations and Confirmation Activities

This page offered by the United States Senate is very helpful with summaries and historical information about nominations and confirmations.  It is an archive and has information dating back as far as the United States Revolution.

Nominations of the President of the United States in Consideration in the United States Senate - Civilian Only

 NOMINATIONS IN COMMITTEE (CIVILIAN)

This document identifies civilian nominations submitted by the President to the Senate for confirmation during the current congress and that are
currently undergoing committee consideration. The nominations are listed by committee and in reverse chronological order based on the referral date. (Caution:  There are occasional delays in posting nominations to this page.  They are apparently related to the administrative processes that occur between a Presidential Nominations and reference to a Senate Committee for confirmation Hearings.)  Military confirmations are not included in this listing, but do appear on the Senate Committee Hearings page, following.

Nominations of the President of the United States in Consideration in the United States Senate - Military Nominations Only

 NOMINATIONS IN COMMITTEE (NON-CIVILIAN)

This document identifies non-civilian nominations submitted by the President to the Senate for confirmation during the current congress and that are currently undergoing committee consideration. The nominations are listed by committee and in reverse chronological order based on the referral date.  (Caution:  There are occasional delays in posting nominations to this page.  They are apparently related to the administrative processes that occur between a Presidential Nominations and reference to a Senate Committee for confirmation Hearings.)  Civilian confirmations are not included in this listing, but do appear on the Senate Committee Hearings page, above.

Nominations of the President of the United States which have been Withdrawn from the Advice and Consent (Confirmation) Process of the United States Senate by the President and the White House

 NOMINATIONS WITHDRAWN

The following Executive Nominations were withdrawn by the President during the current Congress. (Caution: There are occasional delays in posting nominations to this page. They are apparently related to the administrative processes that occur between a Presidential Nominations and reference to a Senate Committee for confirmation Hearings.)

The Executive Calendar of the United States Senate  (A pdf file)

This is a useful historical archive of the Current Session of the United States Senate

Federal Government Internet Sites with Executive Appointment Information

United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee:  Manages Confirmation hearings for Ambassadors and other Presidential Appointments related to Department of State, foreign affairs appointments. 03-26-07

Non-Government Internet Sites Referring to Federal Executive Appointments

The BROOKINGS INSTITUTION - This site has its own study programs on the problems and nature of Presidential Appointments.  It also has an extensive list of publications on appointment issues.  The search function is quite effective on the site.  There are a number of references to publications which are helpful research sources and provide good background information from a variety of perspectives.  03-27-07- -

RECESS APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT:  Obtain information about these controversial Presidential Appointments are available in reasonably current detail at  ANSWERS.COM.-+ -

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Owner Vita

     John Isaacson, page owner, graduated from Washington University Law School - He was involved in Missouri state politics as campaign manager for Governor and as state Republican Campaign Chairman in 1963-1964. Isaacson was an Air Force Intelligence Officer in Europe during the Berlin Crisis under John Kennedy - President Nixon appointed him to serve on the President's Commission for the Observance of the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations, serving on the Executive Committee and the China Subcommittee which recommended the admission of China to the United Nations. His political experience includes meetings with Presidents Harry Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, and Ford. He enjoyed a long personal friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt and Edna Gellhorn, the founder of The League of Women Voters. Isaacson has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Near and Far East.  He now lives in western Montana near the Rocky Mountain Continental Divide in Butte Montana, the "Richest Hill on Earth."