[The résumé of service career of Maj. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, USA, which was transmitted to the committee at the time the nomination was referred, follows:]

Hon. JOHN W. WARNER,

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY,

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE LIAISON,

Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,

United States Senate,

Washington, DC.

Washington, DC, July 21, 2000.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The President has forwarded to you under separate cover the following nomination:

For appointment in the grade of Lieutenant General:

Maj. Gen. Robert D. Flowers, Commanding General, United States Army Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood/Commandant, United States Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, as Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC.

For the information of the committee, I am enclosing a military career resume for this officer showing his assignments and grades held.

Sincerely,

WILLIAM J. LENNOX, JR.,
Major General, U.S. Army,
Chief of Legislative Liaison.

Enclosure

RÉSUMÉ OF ROBERT B. FLOWERS, MAJOR GENERAL, USA

Source and years of commissioned service: ROTC.

Military schools attended: Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, United States Army Command and General Staff College, National War College. Educational degrees: Virginia Military Institute, BS Degree, Civil Engineering; University of Virginia, MS Degree, Civil Engineering.

Foreign languages: None recorded.

Construction Platoon Leader, later Commander, B Company, 94th Engineer
Battalion, United States Army Europe, Germany

S-3 (Operations), 94th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Europe, Ger-
many

Assistant Facilities Engineer, United States Army Garrison, Fort Monroe, Vir-
ginia

Facilities Engineer, United States Army Udorn Detachment, United States
Army Support Command, Thailand

Student, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Student, Engineer Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Engineer
School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Assistant to the Area Engineer, later Civil Engineer, and later Research Engi-
neer, United States Army Engineer District, Portland, Oregon

Assignment

S-1 (Adjutant), 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
S-3 (Operations), later Executive Officer, 307th Engineer Battalion, 82d Air-
borne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas

Combat Developments Systems Manager, United States Army Combined Arms
Command for Combat Developments, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Commander, 307th Engineer Battalion, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
North Carolina

Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, DC

Operations Officer, later Chief, Host Nations Operations Branch, J-3, The
Joint Staff, Washington, DC

Commander, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina and OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia

Deputy Assistant Commandant, United States Army Engineer School, Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri

Unified Task Force Engineer, United Nations Task Force, OPERATION RESTORE
HOPE, Somalia

Deputy Assistant Commandant, later Assistant Commandant, United States
Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Assistant Division Commander, 2d Infantry Division, Eighth United States
Army, Korea

Commanding General, United States Army Engineer Division, Lower Mis-
sissippi Valley, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Assignment

Dates

Grade

Operations Officer, and later Chief, Host Nation Operations
Support Branch, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC.

Jun 88-Apr 90 Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Decorations and badges: Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Master Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge.

[The Committee on Armed Services requires all certain senior military officers nominated by the President to positions requiring the advice and consent of the Senate to complete a form that details the biographical, financial and other information of the nominee. The form executed by Maj. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, USA, in connection with his nomination follows:]

UNITED STATES SENATE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Room SR-228

Washington, DC 20510-6050

(202) 224-3871

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FORM

BIOGRAPHICAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION REQUESTED OF

NOMINEES

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE NOMINEE: Complete all requested information. If more space is needed use an additional sheet and cite the part of the form and the question number (i.e. A-9, B-4) to which the continuation of your answer applies.

PART A-BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE NOMINEE: Biographical information furnished in this part of the form will be made available in committee offices for public inspection prior to the hearings and will also be published in any hearing record as well as made available to the public.

1. Name: (Include any former names used.)

Robert B. Flowers.

2. Position to which nominated:

Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, United States Army Corps of Engineers. 3. Date of nomination:

July 20, 2000.

4. Address: (List current place of residence and office addresses.)

[Nominee responded and the information is contained in the committee's executive files.]

5. Date and place of birth:

July 7, 1947; Kane, Pennsylvania.

6. Marital Status: (Include maiden name of wife or husband's name.) Married to Lynda Kangas Flowers.

7. Names and ages of children:

Robert E. Flower, 29; David A. Flowers, 27; William B. Flowers, 25; Matthew B. Flowers, 20.

8. Government experience: List any advisory, consultative, honorary or other part-time service or positions with Federal, State, or local governments, other than those listed in the service record extract provided to the committee by the Executive Branch.

None.

9. Business relationships: List all positions currently held as an officer, director, trustee, partner, proprietor, agent, representative, or consultant of any corporation, company, firm, partnership, or other business enterprise, educational or other institution.

None.

10. Memberships: List all memberships and offices currently held in professional, fraternal, scholarly, civic, business, charitable and other organizations. Society of American Military Engineers-Fellow.

11. Honors and Awards: List scholarships, fellowships, honorary society memberships, and any other special recognitions for outstanding service or achievements other than those listed on the service record extract provided to the committee by the Executive Branch.

None.

12. Commitment to testify before Senate committees: Do you agree, if confirmed, to appear and testify upon request before any duly constituted committee of the Senate?

Yes.

13. Personal Views: Do you agree, when asked before any duly constituted committee of the Congress, to give your personal views, even if those views differ from the administration in power?

Yes.

[The nominee responded to the questions in Parts B-E of the committee questionnaire. The text of the questionnaire is set forth in the Appendix to this volume. The nominee's answers to Parts BE are contained in the committee's executive files.]

SIGNATURE AND DATE

I hereby state that I have read and signed the foregoing Statement on Biographical and Financial Information and that the information provided therein is, to the best of my knowledge, current, accurate, and complete.

This 21st day of June, 2000.

ROBERT B. FLOWERS.

[The nomination of Maj. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, USA, was reported to the Senate by Senator John Warner on October 5, 2000, with the recommendation that the nomination be confirmed. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on October 6, 2000.]