[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 139 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12014-S12015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on 
the calendar: Calendar Nos. 588 and 865.
  I further ask that the following nominations be discharged from the 
respective committees and they be considered en bloc: From the Foreign 
Relations Committee, PN-2052 and PN-2053, which are two lists of 
Foreign Service officers, for a total of 309 nominations; from the HELP 
Committee, PN-1675, Veronica Stidvent, Assistant Secretary of Labor; 
from the Energy Committee, PN-1839, Karen Harbert, Assistant Secretary 
of Energy; PN-1851, John Shaw, Assistant Secretary of Energy.
  I further ask consent that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, that the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate resume 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                          department of energy

       Susan Johnson Grant, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Energy.


                         department of justice

       William Sanchez, of Florida, to be Special Counsel for 
     Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices for a term of 
     four years.


                          Department of State

     Donna Lurline Woolf, of the District of Columbia

       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Four, 
     Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of 
     the United States of America:


                          Department of State

     Nancy E. Abella, of Connecticut
     John Aloia, of New Jersey
     Alexander Neville Ave Lallemant, of Texas
     Kay Gilbrech Barton, of Texas
     Dena D. Brownlow, of the District of Columbia
     Cathleen Elizabeth Carothers, of Kansas
     Charles Gardner Chandler IV, of Texas
     Peter Thompson Chisholm, of Florida
     Derek Shane Christensen, of California
     Amanda Beth Cronkhite, of New York
     Monica Lyn Cummings, of California
     Evan Tait Felsing, of California
     Li Gong, of Virginia
     Glenn James Guimond, of California
     Kent C. Healy, of Connecticut
     Nicholas J. Hilgert III, of Virginia
     John J. Hillmeyer, of Missouri
     Charles David Hillon, of Virginia
     Darren William Hultman, of California
     Debra Irene Johnson, of Virginia
     Dana Michele Linnet, of California
     Stella C. Lutter, of Florida
     Darren A. Martin, of Virginia
     Katherine Marie McGowen, of Alaska
     Randall Todd Merideth, of Minnesota
     Susan Michelle Meyer, of Nebraska
     Sara Lilli Michael, of California
     Matthew Christian Miller, of Virginia
     Kimberly A. Murphy, of Florida
     Hector Nava, of Texas
     Heather Lynn Noss, of California
     Matthew E. O'Connor, of Texas
     Christopher James Panico, of Connecticut
     John Benton Parker, of Florida
     Scott R. Riedmann, of Ohio
     Hugo F. Rodriguez Jr., of Virginia
     Stephen I. Ruken, of Texas
     Edwin S. Saeger, of Maryland
     Nomi E. Seltzer, of New York
     Matthew David Smith, of New Hampshire
     Julie A. Stinehart, of Wyoming
     Michael D. Sweeney, of California
     Catherine Elizabeth Sweet, of Washington
     Michael David Toyryla, of California
     Nikolas Michael Trendowski, of Michigan
     Seth H. Vaughn, of New York
     Lucia Clelia Verrier, of New Hampshire

       The following-named Members of the Foreign Service to be 
     Consular Officers and/or Secretaries in the Diplomatic 
     Service of the United States of America, as indicated:
       Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:


                         department of commerce

     Brent E. Omdahl, of Texas


                          Department of State

     Ralph C. Ahlers, of the District of Columbia
     Jacob F. Appleton, of the District of Columbia
     Daniel Vartan Arakelian, of Michigan
     Tammy McQuilkin Baker, of Florida
     Regina Anne Bateson, of California
     Jeffrey A. Beals, of New York
     Keith B. Bean, of New Jersey
     Philip M. Beekman, of Michigan
     Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski, of California
     James Michael Bonikowski, of Virginia
     Katherine Anne Branding, of Virginia
     Jamar Phillip Broussard, of California
     Maria Del Rosario Rodriguez-Diaz Butcher, of West Virginia
     Andrea Michelle Cameron, of Virginia
     Ryan T. Campbell, of California
     Vincent M. Campos, of California
     John L. Canady, of Florida
     Laura Anne Cansicio, of California
     Jared S. Caplan, of Florida
     Kenneth Patrick Chavez, of Texas
     Matt Butler Chessen, of California
     Grace H. Choi, of California
     John Choi, of California
     Ryan P. Cooper, of Virginia
     Robert J. Dahlke, of Maryland
     Daniel A. Davila, of Texas
     Daniel Kenneth Delk Jr., of Georgia
     David S. Feldmann, of Maryland
     Kara Van de Carr French, of Louisiana
     Brian Michael Frere, of Florida
     Daniel C. Gedacht, of Massachusetts
     Leon W. Gendin, of Florida
     Tonya Woytowich Gendin, of Florida
     Kevin Edward Gonzales, of Maryland
     Nathan S. Halat, of New York
     Stephanie Lynne Hallett, of Florida
     Thomas Edward Hammang Jr., of Texas
     Michelle F. Hams, of Puerto Rico
     Brian B. Himmelsteib, of New Jersey
     Ariel N. Howard, of Louisiana
     Douglas M. Hoyt, of the District of Columbia
     Margaret E. Hsiang, of New Jersey
     Bonnie Lee Hunter, of Virginia
     Antoinette Christine Hurtado, of California
     Anna Sunshine Ison, of North Carolina
     Mary Beth Keane, of Virginia
     Teri L. Keas, of Kansas
     Rebecca N. Kinyon, of New York
     Holly Ann Kirking, of Wisconsin
     Payton Lucas Knopf, of the District of Columbia
     Tomika Konditi, of Maryland
     Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen, of New Jersey
     Molly Rutledge Koscina, of Washington
     Jon A. Larsen, of Oregon
     Elizabeth M. Lawrence, of Illinois
     Annie S. Lee, of California
     Theresa Loong, of New York
     Anita Lyssikatos, of New Hampshire
     Patrick M. Mackin, of Virginia
     Michael A. Mazzocco, of Virginia
     Timothy Ray McGowan, of Virginia
     Sean J. McIntosh, of New York
     Daniel L. McManus, of Florida
     Lioudmila Millman, of Virginia
     Molly C. Montgomery, of Oregon
     Jessica Nicole Munson, of Minnesota
     Chad R. Norberg, of Florida
     Mary Jane O'Brien, of Virginia
     Sadie Marie Okoko, of Maryland
     Angela P. Pan, of California
     Seth L.P. Patch, of Massachusetts
     Charlotte Audrey Poloncsik, of Virginia
     Shannon D. Quinn, of Florida
     T. Clifford Reed, of Texas
     Kyle Richardson, of Iowa
     Susan Jean Riggs, of Virginia
     John Thomas Rivera-Dirks, of New Mexico
     Gregg Allen Roberts, of Virginia
     Brenda C. Ruth, of Colorado
     Stetson A. Sanders, of the District of Columbia
     Shigh Luke Sapp, of California
     Caroline Savage, of Wisconsin
     Addie B. Schroeder, of Kansas
     Jeffrey A. Shelstad, of Virginia
     Daniel E. Slusher, of Kansas
     Brian T. Smith, of Indiana
     Deborah Buddington Smith, of Connecticut
     Tashawna S. Smith, of New Jersey
     Alys Louise Spensley, of Minnesota
     Anne Marie Staszecki, of Virginia
     Michael Anthony Stevens, of Florida
     Terrence Clare Stevens, of Virginia
     Michael Stewart, of Oregon
     Nancy Elizabeth Talbot, of New York
     Mark Hamilton Thornburg, of the District of Columbia
     Elaine H. Tiangco, of Nevada
     Dennis Dean Tidwell, of Tennessee
     Kevin J. Tierney, of Virginia
     Michael J. Tran, of Kansas
     Tina Tran, of Oklahoma
     Ian Adam Turner, of Maryland
     Linnisa Joya Wahid, of Maryland
     Susan F. Walke, of Virginia
     Mark Allen Weed, of Virginia
     Tonia N. Weik, of Texas
     April S. Wells, of Alabama
     Russell J. Westergard, of Utah
     David L. Wyche, of Pennsylvania

       The following-named Career Member of the Foreign Service of 
     the Department of State for promotion in the Senior Foreign 
     Service to the Class indicated:
       Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Counselor, in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of 
     America:

     Lisa Bobbie Schreiber-Hughes, of Pennsylvania


                          Department of State

     Cynthia A. Haley, of Maryland
       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Four, 
     Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of 
     the United States of America:


                          Department of State

     Diana J. Haberlack, of Washington
     Micah L. Watson, of Maryland
       The following-named Members of the Foreign Service to be 
     Consular Officers and/or Secretaries in the Diplomatic 
     Service of the United States of America, as indicated:
       Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:


                         Department of Commerce

     John F. Coronado, of California

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     Mark C. O'Grady, of Maryland


                          Department of State

     Sarah Ahmed, of New York
     John Stanley Anthony, of Virginia
     Mara Sunshine Andersen, of Colorado
     Karen Andrus, of Texas
     Miriam Laila Awad, of Texas
     Cynthia Balazs, of the District of Columbia
     Jared Banks, of Maryland
     Anne W. Benjaminson, of California
     John Charles Bergemann, of Virginia
     Oni Kay Blair, of Texas
     Douglas E. Blandford, of Maryland
     Cecily R. Brewster, of California
     Kelly W. Brimhall, of Utah
     Russell Kenneth Brooks, of New Jersey
     Frederick E.N. Brust, of New York
     Andrew A. Buntrock, of the District of Columbia
     Ania Burczynska, of Washington
     Brent Burkman, of Virginia
     Benjamin Cade Canavan, of Florida
     Donald Leroy Carroll, of Idaho
     Marcus Evan Cary, of Washington
     Anamika Chakravorty, of California
     Akunna E. Cook, of New Jersey
     Kimberly Coulter, of the District of Columbia
     Christopher J. Cova, of Virginia
     Mario Crifo, of Texas
     Nigel A. De Coster, of Virginia
     Jacqueline S. Deley, of California
     Brian E. Denver, of Virginia
     Vito DiPaola, of Georgia
     Robert F. Doughten, of Montana
     Caroline Grace Dow, of Pennsylvania
     Timothy W. DuBoff, of Virginia
     Rochelle C. East, of California
     Linda A. Fenton, of Kansas
     Andrea R. Ford, of Virginia
     Kevin M. Ford, of Virginia
     Scott Freeman, of Virginia
     Andrew S. Gralnek, of Virginia
     Elaine M. French, of New York
     David Hardt Gamble Jr., of Virginia
     Alexander C. Gazis, of New York
     Suzanne L. Gordon, of Michigan
     Katherine Anne Greeley, of California
     Mary Katherine Harding, of the District of Columbia
     Scott M. Harney, of Virginia
     Christopher James Harris, of Virginia
     Barbara Ann Harrison, of Arizona
     Holly M. Harvey, of Virginia
     Robert H. Helton III, of Virginia
     Gary A. Herman, of Virginia
     Marla J. Hexter, of Massachusetts
     Patrick J. Hickey, of Virginia
     Brian R. Hillberry, of West Virginia
     Marcus A. Hirsch, of Virginia
     Phuong Thao Thanh Hong, of Washington
     Christopher Drew Hoster, of Oregon
     Karen W. Hsiao, of Utah
     Rodney M. Hunter, of Indiana
     Heather Lynn Jambrosic, of Virginia
     Donald S. Jones, of Virginia
     Paul Ivan Jukic, of Ohio
     Heather E. Kalmbach, of Pennsylvania
     Sean Peter Kanuck, of Virginia
     Ashish Katkar, of Virginia
     Yolanda V. Kerney, of the District of Columbia
     Sharon S. Ketchum, of Arizona
     Ann Moonju Kim, of California
     Kristin Louise Kneedler, of Maryland
     Daniel David Koski, of Illinois
     Kenneth A. Kresse, of Virginia
     Bonnie Dee Langendorff, of Virginia
     Brian E. Kressin, of the District of Columbia
     L. Dale Lawton, of Nevada
     Andrew T. Lee, of California
     Benjamin A. Le Roy, of California
     John Lombard, of Virginia
     Bryan P. Lopez, of Virginia
     Edward Paul Luchessi, of California
     Todd Harry Lundgren, of Washington
     Kimberly A. Ly, of California
     Matthew M. Marlowe, of Virginia
     La Tranda Shontell Martin, of Georgia
     Lisa R. McCumber, of Texas
     Stacey Dawn McDonald, of West Virginia
     Colin C. McDuffie, of Virginia
     Amy Medeiros, of Virginia
     Jessica Megill, of California
     David C. Metzler, of Virginia
     John C. Moor, of Texas
     Gregory L. Naarden, of Texas
     Cheryl L. Neely, of Tennessee
     Michael Thomas Nestor, of Virginia
     Long Thuy Nguyen, of California
     Martha A. Nicholson, of Virginia
     Liam J. O'Flanagan, of New York
     Melinda M. Pavek, of Minnesota
     Raimonds Pavlovskis, of New York
     John C. Pernick, of Virginia
     Paul W. Piatkowski, of Pennsylvania
     Wynn S. Pinkston, of Virginia
     Francisco Pinol, of Virginia
     Kristyna L. Rabassa, of Michigan
     Anna Radivilova, of California
     Brian A. Raymond, of Maryland
     Christian W. Redmer, of Tennessee
     Zeba Reyazuddin, of the District of Columbia
     Corrie H. Robb, of California
     Randall Arthur Robinson, of Florida
     Sabah Roth, of Virginia
     Laura Kay Rugg, of Virginia
     Kimberly A. Russell, of Pennsylvania
     Dovas Algis Saulys, of Illinois
     Leah F. Schandlbauer, of Virginia
     Jody K. Schauer, of Texas
     Susan K. Silvers, of Virginia
     Mordica M. Simpson, of Virginia
     Siri Lynn Sitton, of Florida
     David R. Smith, of Virginia
     Dee Anna Smith, of the District of Columbia
     Robin Diane Solomon, of Texas
     Erica Leigh Stillwell, of Florida
     M. Victoria Sturdivant, of Georgia
     Krista D. Tacey, of Texas
     James D. Telfer, of Virginia
     Yodchiwan Dew Tiantawach, of Oregon
     Matthew A. Tolliver, of Florida
     Jessica Marie Torres, of Florida
     Eric Turner, of Virginia
     Richard J. Tyler, of Virginia
     Andrew Vaden, of Texas
     Jennifer R. Van Trump, of California
     Rajeev M. Wadhvani, of the District of Columbia
     Peter G. Warmka, of Florida
     Carl Thomas Watson, of New York
     Gina M. Werth, of Nevada
     Dianne Kaye West, of South Dakota
     Alexander E. L. Whittington, of Texas
     Scott R. Williams, of Virginia
     Allison Yezril, of the District of Columbia
     Christine M. York, of Virginia
     Jonathan E. Young, of Virginia
     Sara Shirley Yun, of Virginia
     Elisabeth F. Zentos, of Ohio

       The following-named Career Member of the Foreign Service of 
     the International Broadcasting Bureau for promotion in the 
     Senior Foreign Service to the class indicated:
       Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Counselor, in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of 
     America:

     Wilford H. Cooper, of Virginia
     Walter D. Patterson, of South Carolina


                          Department of Labor

       Veronica Vargas Stidvent, of Texas, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor, vice Chris Spear, resigned.


                          Department of Energy

       Karen Alderman Harbert, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs and 
     Domestic Policy), vice Vickey A. Bailey.
       John S. Shaw, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environment, Safety and 
     Health), vice Beverly Cook, resigned.