[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.