Senate confirms Rixio Enrique Medina's appointment to independent chemical board

The US Senate confirmed the White House's nomination of Rixio Enrique Medina for a 5-year term on an independent chemical board.

Dec. 10, 2003

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Dec. 10 -- The US Senate confirmed the White House's nomination of Rixio Enrique Medina for a 5-year term on an independent chemical board.

Acting by unanimous consent on Dec. 9, the Senate confirmed Medina as a member of the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Following formal commissioning by President George W. Bush, Medina will join board members Carolyn Merritt, Gerald Poje, and John Bresland.

Medina was nominated in June (OGJ Online, Nov. 13, 2003). President Bush also has nominated Gary Visscher of Maryland to fill the remaining vacant seat on the five-member board. Visscher's nomination awaits action in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee next year.

Currently, Medina is manager of corporate health, safety, and security for Citgo Petroleum Corp. He previously was manager of health and safety services for Citgo's Corpus Christi, Tex., refinery. Earlier in his career, he worked for Mobil Oil Corp. and Petroleos de Venezuela SA.