[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 68 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S5400]
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                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate May 26, 2006:

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       EDWARD F. SPROAT III, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF 
     THE OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, 
     DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
       RAYMOND L. ORBACH, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
     SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       ROGER SHANE KARR, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
       TYLER D. DUVALL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF TRANSPORTATION.
       NICOLE R. NASON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
       THOMAS J. BARRETT, OF ALASKA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.


                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

       ROBERT M. MCDOWELL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 2004.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       RICHARD CAPKA, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       DIRK KEMPTHORNE, OF IDAHO, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       W. RALPH BASHAM, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE COMMISSIONER OF 
     CUSTOMS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
       DAVID L. NORQUIST, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL 
     OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.


                      OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

       ROBERT IRWIN CUSICK, JR., OF KENTUCKY, TO BE DIRECTOR OF 
     THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

       ROBERT J. PORTMAN, OF OHIO, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
     MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.


                     NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

       GREGORY B. JACZKO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE TERM OF 
     FIVE YEARS EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2008.
       GREGORY B. JACZKO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE TERM OF 
     FIVE YEARS EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2008 (RECESS APPOINTMENT).
       PETER B. LYONS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR 
     REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS EXPIRING 
     JUNE 30, 2009 (RECESS APPOINTMENT).
       DALE KLEIN, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR 
     REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS EXPIRING 
     JUNE 30, 2011.


                      CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

       GENERAL MICHAEL V. HAYDEN, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, TO BE
       DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       DUANE ACKLIE, OF NEBRASKA, TO BE AN ALTERNATE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     SIXTIETH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED 
     NATIONS.
       GOLI AMERI, OF OREGON, TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SIXTIETH SESSION OF THE GENERAL 
     ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
       ROBERT C. O'BRIEN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ALTERNATE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     SIXTIETH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED 
     NATIONS.
       RAJKUMAR CHELLARAJ, OF TEXAS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (ADMINISTRATION).
       PATRICIA P. BRISTER, OF LOUISIANA, FOR THE RANK OF 
     AMBASSADOR DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE 
     OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON THE COMMISSION ON THE 
     STATUS OF WOMEN OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OF THE 
     UNITED NATIONS.
       WARREN W. TICHENOR, OF TEXAS, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS 
     AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN GENEVA, WITH THE 
     RANK OF AMBASSADOR.
       DANIEL S. SULLIVAN, OF ALASKA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS).
       ROBERT F. GODEC, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA.
       MARK C. MINTON, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO MONGOLIA.
       MICHAEL D. KIRBY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA.
       LISA BOBBIE SCHREIBER HUGHES, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME.
       DAVID M. ROBINSON, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA.
       JOHN A. CLOUD, JR., OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA.
       ROBERT S. FORD, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA.
       ANNE E. DERSE, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN.
       APRIL H. FOLEY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY.
       TRACEY ANN JACOBSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN.
       ROBERT ANTHONY BRADTKE, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO 
     THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA.
       WILLIAM B. TAYLOR, JR., OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO 
     UKRAINE.
       MICHAEL WOOD, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     TO SWEDEN.


                NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES

       WILLIAM HARDIMAN, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
     OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES 
     FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 7, 2006.


               SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION

       ARMANDO J. BUCELO, JR., OF FLORIDA, TO BE A DIRECTOR OF THE 
     SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2008.
       TODD S. FARHA, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A DIRECTOR OF THE 
     SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION FOR THE REMAINDER 
     OF THE TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2006.
       TODD S. FARHA, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A DIRECTOR OF THE 
     SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2009.


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

       JOHN W. COX, OF TEXAS, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 
     DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.


                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

       LURITA ALEXIS DOAN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
     GENERAL SERVICES.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       R. DAVID PAULISON, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
     FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
     SECURITY.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       SUSAN DAVIS WIGENTON, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY.
       BRETT M. KAVANAUGH, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                             To be general

GEN. MICHAEL V. HAYDEN


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       GARY D. ORTON, OF NEVADA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR 
     THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       ERIK C. PETERSON, OF WISCONSIN, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.


                           IN THE COAST GUARD

       COAST GUARD NOMINATION OF THEA IACOMINO TO BE LIEUTENANT 
     (JUNIOR GRADE).
       COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MAX A. CARUSO AND 
     ENDING WITH JOSH L. BAUER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY 
     THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MAY 
     23, 2006.
       COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MARK MOLAVI AND 
     ENDING WITH ANDREW G. SCHANNO, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON MAY 23, 2006.


            NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

       NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NOMINATIONS 
     BEGINNING WITH CHRISTIAAN H. VAN WESTENDORP AND ENDING WITH 
     VICTORIA E. ZALEWSKI, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON MARCH 30, 
     2006.


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BRENT ROYAL 
     BOHNE AND ENDING WITH WILLIAM J. BOOTH, WHICH NOMINATIONS 
     WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON FEBRUARY 17, 2006.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CRAIG B. ALLEN 
     AND ENDING WITH DANIEL D. DE VITO, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON MARCH 30, 2006.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ANITA KATIAL AND 
     ENDING WITH SCOTT R. REYNOLDS, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON APRIL 24, 2006.