[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S4607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate April 28, 2005:


                          Department of State

       Donald E. Booth, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Liberia.
       Molly Hering Bordonaro, of Oregon, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Malta.
       Julie Finley, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. 
     Representative to the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Richard J. Griffin, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security), vice Francis X. 
     Taylor, resigned.
       Richard J. Griffin, of Virginia, to be Director of the 
     Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of 
     Ambassador during his tenure of service, vice Francis X. 
     Taylor, resigned.
       Joseph A. Mussomeli, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia.


                    Department of Homeland Security

       Richard L. Skinner, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of Homeland Security, vice Clark Kent Ervin.


                        Department of Education

       Kevin F. Sullivan, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary 
     for Communications and Outreach, Department of Education, 
     vice Laurie Rich, resigned.


                         Department of Justice

       Catherine Lucille Hanaway, of Missouri, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of 
     four years, vice Raymond W. Gruender, resigned.


                          Department of State

       Dina Habib Powell, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs), vice Patricia de 
     Stacy Harrison.

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