[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6493-S6494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate May 22, 2007:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       ANNE WOODS PATTERSON, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

       DIANE AUER JONES, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, VICE 
     SALLY STROUP, RESIGNED.


                       RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

       JEROME F. KEVER, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 28, 
     2008. (REAPPOINTMENT)
       MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 28, 
     2012. (REAPPOINTMENT)
       VIRGIL M. SPEAKMAN, JR., OF OHIO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 28, 
     2009. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN 
     AND INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASSES INDICATED: 

       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
       DANIEL K. BERMAN, OF CALIFORNIA
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     COUNSELOR:
       CAROL M. CHESLEY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
       HOLLY S. HIGGINS, OF IOWA
       SCOTT S. SINDELAR, OF MINNESOTA

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED PERSONS OF THE AGENCIES INDICATED FOR 
     APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF THE CLASSES 
     STATED. FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF CLASS 
     ONE, CONSULAR OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC 
     SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       LINDA THOMPSON TOPPING GONZALEZ, OF FLORIDA

       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF CLASS TWO, 
     CONSULAR OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE 
     OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       GARY ANDERSON, OF TEXAS
       MARIO A. FERNANDEZ, OF TEXAS
       BRIDGET FITZGERALD GERSTEN, OF ARIZONA

       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF CLASS THREE, 
     CONSULAR OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE 
     OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

       VALERIE R. BROWN-JONES, OF TEXAS
       KARI A. ROJAS, OF VIRGINIA
       OLIVER L. FLAKE, OF MARYLAND
       DEPARTMENT OF STATE
       MERRY MILLER, OF TEXAS

       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF CLASS FOUR, 
     CONSULAR OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE 
     OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

JAMES E. AGUIRRE, OF VIRGINIA
PETER DONALD ANDREOLI, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT B. ANDREW, OF TEXAS
BENJAMIN STEPHEN BALL, OF CALIFORNIA
JEREMY H. BEER, OF COLORADO
SARAH K. BELLMAN, OF NEW JERSEY
JONATHAN M. BERGER, OF MICHIGAN
KELLY ANNE BILLINGSLEY, OF FLORIDA
ALFRED MICHAEL BOLL, OF WISCONSIN
HAROLD FRANK BONACQUIST, OF NEW YORK
QIANA BRADFORD, OF GEORGIA
MOZELLA N. BROWN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ELIZABETH A. CAMPBELL, OF TEXAS
EDWARD THOMAS CANUEL, OF MASSACHUSETTS
NATHAN C. CARTER, OF GEORGIA
WILLEAH CATO, OF VIRGINIA
ALEXANDER P. DELOREY, OF FLORIDA
CHRISTOPHER HAYES DORN, OF VIRGINIA
SHAWN H. DUNCAN, OF WASHINGTON
ANA M. DUQUE-HIGGINS, OF FLORIDA
CARRIE ELIZABETH REICHERT FLINCHBAUGH, OF VIRGINIA
ANDREA B. GOODMAN, OF CALIFORNIA
SHARON ELIZABETH GORDON, OF CALIFORNIA
JOSHUA M. HANDLER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SARAH E. HANKINS, OF NORTH CAROLINA
JOSHUA M. HARRIS, OF NEW JERSEY
DAVID PARKER HAUGEN, OF TENNESSEE
TIMOTHY B. HEFNER, OF NORTH CAROLINA
RICHARD C. HINMAN, OF NEW JERSEY
ERIC A. JOHNSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
KAREN YOUNG KESHAP, OF VIRGINIA
MARK EDWARD KISSEL, OF MARYLAND
DENISE LYNNETTE KNAPP, OF TEXAS
ANNEMETTE LAVERY, OF ARIZONA
JINNIE J. LEE, OF NEW YORK
MICHELLE ANNE LEE, OF OHIO
TELSIDE LOGAN MANSON, OF VIRGINIA
KIMBERLY M. MCCLURE, OF KENTUCKY
JAMES N. MILLER, OF CONNECTICUT
WILLIAM JOSEPH PATON, OF NEW YORK
JESSICA H. PATTERSON, OF VIRGINIA
MARGO LYNN POGORZELSKI, OF NEW YORK
MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD POPAL, OF VIRGINIA
CARSON R. RELITZ, OF INDIANA
CURTIS RAYMOND RIED, OF CALIFORNIA 
WESLEY W. ROBERTSON, OF NEVADA
JOY MICHIKO SAKURAI, OF HAWAII
CORINA R. SANDERS, OF FLORIDA
PETER TIMOTHY SHEA, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
EDWARD W. SOLTOW, OF ARIZONA
MARJORIE A. STERN, OF CALIFORNIA
BRADLEY KILBURN STILWELL, OF WASHINGTON
ALEXANDRA ZWAHLEN TENNY, OF WASHINGTON
KENICHIRO TOKO, OF NEW JERSEY
MICHELLE NICOLE WARD, OF MARYLAND
BRADLEY G. WILDE, OF TEXAS
BRIAN CHARLES WINANS, OF ILLINOIS
ANDREW VAUGHN WITHERSPOON, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
CHRISTIAN MICHAEL WRIGHT, OF TEXAS
THOMAS A. YEAGER, 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

MARK COHEN, OF PENNSYLVANIA
FRANKLIN D. JOSEPH, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DEAN R. MATLACK, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ELIZABETH M. SHIEH, OF NEW YORK


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ROBERT NEIL AINSLIE, OF VIRGINIA
SARA J. AINSWORTH, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
KIMBERLY A. AJTAJI, OF VIRGINIA
LOREN B. ALLEN, OF VIRGINIA
JAVIER ALFREDO ALVAREZ, OF VIRGINIA
MOHAMMAD K. AL-WESHAHI, OF VIRGINIA
WALTER B. ANDONOV, OF NEVADA
CHASITY TIFFANY ANTHONY, OF VIRGINIA
BRANDON SCOTT ARMITAGE, OF VIRGINIA
LARRY R. BALDWIN, JR., OF VIRGINIA
ERIC MATTHEW BARBEE, OF VIRGINIA
BERNARD BARRIE, OF VIRGINIA
LORI A. BATTISTA, OF VIRGINIA
BRIAN ANDREW BERGER, OF VIRGINIA
PRENTISS RAY BERRY, OF VIRGINIA
DEBORAH A. BIERBACH, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT CRAIG BOND, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ANDREA K. BOYLAN, OF VIRGINIA
GREGORY ANTHONY BOYLAN, OF VIRGINIA
JASON MICHAEL BRANDON, OF VIRGINIA
CARYN D. BREEDEN, OF WEST VIRGINIA
MELISSA LEIGH BREWSTER, OF VIRGINIA
EDWARD A. BRISTOL, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT J. BROCKWAY, OF VIRGINIA
KAREN L. BRONSON, OF WASHINGTON
DAVID PENN BROWNSTEIN, OF NEW YORK
EMILIE SUZANNE BRUCHON, OF VIRGINIA
ERIKA BREE BRUMBELOW, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT W. BUNNELL III, OF NORTH CAROLINA
MARY A. CALLAGHAN, OF VIRGINIA
TINA MARIE CAPPA, OF VIRGINIA
STEPHANE MARC CASTONGUAY, OF HAWAII
THOMAS CATUOGNO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CHRISTA MARIE CAVALUCHI, OF VIRGINIA
THOMAS D. CELESTINA, OF FLORIDA
JANET CHEUNG, OF VIRGINIA
JANE JERA CHONGCHIT, OF CALIFORNIA
MARVEL C. CHURCH, OF VIRGINIA
ROBIN S. CLUNE, OF CALIFORNIA
HEATHER L. COBLE, OF VIRGINIA
HANAN COHEN, OF VIRGINIA
CURTIS GOLDEN CONOVER, OF VIRGINIA
AMY ELIZABETH CONRAD, OF VIRGINIA
CHRISTOPHER T. CORKEY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WILLIAM P. COX, OF MARYLAND
SEAN PATRICK COYAN, OF VIRGINIA
NESA J. CRISP, OF VIRGINIA
MICHAEL P. CROISSANT, OF VIRGINIA
JEFFREY ROSS CUIPER, OF VIRGINIA
MELISSA LYNN CUTLER, OF VIRGINIA
JOSEPH V. DAMUSIS, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN A. DEGORY, OF PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN ALVIN RAYMOND DEHOFF, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CHRIS ANN DELMASTRO, OF CALIFORNIA
MARK C. DEMIER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CARLOS POURUSHASP DHABHAR, OF NEW YORK
ANDREA T. DIAZ, OF VIRGINIA
KELLY L. DIIRO, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT ALAN DOLLINGER, JR., OF VIRGINIA
ARA SEBASTIAN DONABEDIAN, OF VIRGINIA
JENNIFER L. DOUGHERTY, OF VIRGINIA
DAVID M. DUERDEN, OF IDAHO
TIMOTHY T. DYKE, OF VIRGINIA
WILLIAM M. ELLIOTT, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN B. EVERMAN, JR., OF WISCONSIN
DOROTHEA L. EWING, OF VIRGINIA
CHRISTINE M. FAGAN, OF TEXAS
GABRIELA ALEJANDRA FERNANDEZ, OF VIRGINIA
RICHARD G. FITZMAURICE, OF INDIANA
STEPHANIE J. FITZMAURICE, OF INDIANA
MATTHEW C. FLIERMANS, OF GEORGIA
DAVID MICHAEL FOGELSON, OF CALIFORNIA
RICHARD WILLIAM FROST, OF VIRGINIA
ELIZABETH J. FUSAKIO, OF VIRGINIA
ERIC R. GARDNER, OF WASHINGTON
CHRISTINE GETZLER VAUGHAN, OF ARIZONA
VALLERA MICHELE GIBSON, OF GEORGIA
PETER P. GIOIELLA III, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JAVIER A. GONZALEZ, OF VIRGINIA
SUSANNA GRANSEE, OF NORTH CAROLINA 
JASON T. GRIFFITH, OF VIRGINIA
LORRAINE A. GRIGGS, OF VIRGINIA
ZACHARY T. GROVE, OF VIRGINIA
NORA CATHERINE GRUBBS, OF VIRGINIA
PAUL M. GUERTIN, OF RHODE ISLAND
CHARLES OVERTON HALL II, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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PAMELA A. HAMBLETT, OF OKLAHOMA
BLYTHE B. HAMILTON
CONARD C. HAMILTON, OF CALIFORNIA
SHANA LORELLE HANSELL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
J.J. HARDER, OF NEBRASKA
THEODORE RAY HARKEMA, OF VIRGINIA
DANE D. HART, OF VIRGINIA
KIMBERLY L. HAWK, OF VIRGINIA
AMANDA E. HICKS, OF OREGON
COURTNEY D. HILL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
GERARD THOMAS HODEL, OF NEW YORK
JENNIFER M. HOFFMAN, OF VIRGINIA
VICTORIA HOILES, OF CALIFORNIA
ASHLEY A. HOKE, OF VIRGINIA
MARY DANIELLE MYERS HOKE, OF FLORIDA
NICHOLAS M. HOLT, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ERIC ALDEN HUFFMAN, OF VIRGINIA
LINDSAY NICOLE JONES, OF VIRGINIA
LISA BARBARA KALECZYC, OF VIRGINIA
MARGARET E. KAMMEYER, OF VIRGINIA
MARLYSSA ANN KARCZ, OF VIRGINIA
GERRY PHILIP KAUFMAN, OF FLORIDA
DANIEL GILBERT DURAN KEEN, OF VIRGINIA
JAMES ROY KELLEHER, OF VIRGINIA
ANSON MORE KELLER, OF MARYLAND
MEGAN MARISA KELLER, OF VIRGINIA
SUSANNE PATRICE KELLER, OF MISSOURI
KWINN S. KELLEY, OF CALIFORNIA
SYLBETH KENNEDY, OF CALIFORNIA
KRISTI A. KENNISTON, OF MARYLAND
LINDSAY KIEFER, OF WASHINGTON
NEIL R. KINGLSEY, OF VIRGINIA
NICOLE SIMONE KIRKWOOD, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT ZACHARY KOESTER, OF VIRGINIA
STEPHEN SETH KOLB, OF TEXAS
CINDY L. KONISKY, OF VIRGINIA
KELLY LEE KOPCIAL, OF VIRGINIA
ALETA MARIE KOVENSKY, OF VIRGINIA
JAN JOZEF KOZUBSKI, OF MARYLAND
KEVIN KRAPF, OF CALIFORNIA
KYLER O. KRONMILLER, OF VIRGINIA
JAMES M., KUEBL, OF FLORIDA
KENNETH C. KUEHN, OF MARYLAND
JOHN MICHAEL LANKENAU, OF MARYLAND
ERIC J. LEEDER, OF VIRGINIA
ANNE WOOD LESSMAN, OF VIRGINIA
JONATHAN J. LITTLE, OF VIRGINIA
WILLIAM LONGO, OF MARYLAND
SANTIAGO J. LOPEZ, OF FLORIDA
JENNIFER T. LOPRESTO, OF VIRGINIA
KEVIN MICHAEL LOVE, OF NEW YORK
ROBERTA LOWE, OF ARIZONA
JASON P. LOWRY, OF VIRGINIA
R. GREG LYON, OF VIRGINIA
MONICA R. MARIELLO, OF VIRGINIA
KRISTINE ANN MARSH, OF NEW YORK
JAMES R. MARSHALL, OF TENNESSEE
BRADLEY J. MATHEWS, OF VIRGINIA
HERBERT F. MAXWELL III, OF GEORGIA
BRIAN J. MCALLISTER, OF VIRGINIA
EMILY D. MCCARTHY, OF FLORIDA
PETER R. MCDONALD, OF VIRGINIA
BILLY E. MCFARLAND, JR., OF ARIZONA
MARK R. MCINTYRE, OF WASHINGTON
LOIS MCKAY, OF MARYLAND
SUSAN P. MCLENNAND, OF VIRGINIA
CATHERINE MCLEOD, OF TEXAS
MARC A. MEYER, OF NEW JERSEY
JAMES MICSAN, OF VIRGINIA
ANGELA L. REVELS MIDDLETON, OF VIRGINIA
NICHOLAS A. MILLER, OF VIRGINIA
CHRISTIE MILNER, OF TEXAS
ADAM L. S. MITCHELL, OF OKLAHOMA
CATHERINE E. MITCHELL, OF VIRGINIA
P. CHRISTOPHER MIZELLE, OF VIRGINIA
THOMAS MOORE, OF GEORGIA
SERGIO ANTONIO MORENO, OF TEXAS
PAMELA MORRIS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NEJDAT ROBERT MULLA, OF VIRGINIA
GEORGEANNA LILA MURGATROYD, OF NEW YORK
REDDING E. NEWBY, OF VIRGINIA
BRENT EDWARD NORTON, OF VIRGINIA
ALAN M. OLSON, OF MARYLAND
STEPHEN JOHN ORLOSKI, OF VIRGINIA
PEDRO ISRAEL ORTA, OF VIRGINIA
JENNIFER DYAN PAGE, OF VIRGINIA
ERIC E. PARAS, OF VIRGINIA
ERIC W. PARKER, OF NORTH CAROLINA
EDGAR K. PARKS, OF VIRGINIA
SCOTT D. PARRISH, OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL S. PASSEY, OF VIRGINIA
CLAYTON S. PEACOCK, OF VIRGINIA
JENNIFER PLANTY, OF VIRGINIA
ELIZABETH J. POKELA, OF MINNESOTA
STEVEN N. PROHASKA, OF VIRGINIA
TIFFANY MARIE QUANSTROM, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN V. QUIMBY, OF VIRGINIA
MATTHEW WILLIAM RAFFENBEUL, OF VIRGINIA
BRYAN RECCORD, OF VIRGINIA
CHRISTOPHER RENDO, OF MISSOURI 
MARK ANTHONY RICARD, OF VIRGINIA
LARRY T. RICH, OF VIRGINIA
REINALDO RIVERA, OF VIRGINIA
DOUGLAS BRADY ROBERSON, OF VIRGINIA
KATHLEEN M. ROBERTSON, OF VIRGINIA
LEIGH W. ROBERTSON, OF FLORIDA
IAN D. ROZDILSKY, OF NEW YORK
KIMBERLEE ANN RUDISILLE-TORRES, OF VIRGINIA
OLSEN J. SALGADO, OF VIRGINIA
MARK L. SAND, OF VIRGINIA
CYNTHIA YESMEEN SARKES, OF MARYLAND
SARA E. SAUKAS, OF VIRGINIA
GREGORY G. SCHEER, OF VIRGINIA
JOSEPH JEROME SCHMANK, OF VIRGINIA
GEORGE S. SCHROEDER, OF VIRGINIA
MICHAEL REUBEN SCHWARTZBECK, OF VIRGINIA
DAVINIA MICHELLE SEAY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
TIMOTHY BARRETT SEXTON, OF VIRGINIA
MARISSA SHAPIRO, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT WALTER SIMMONS, OF PENNSYLVANIA
PATRICK M. SKINNER, OF MARYLAND
MARK IRVIN SNOW, OF VIRGINIA
JAY M. SORENSEN, OF NORTH CAROLINA
LOUISE MARIE STEEN-SPRANG, OF VIRGINIA
ERIN SUGARMAN, OF VIRGINIA
MARY BETH SWOFFORD, OF VIRGINIA
KATHRYN ANNE SZIGETI, OF VIRGINIA
KAREN A. TAYERLE, OF VIRGINIA
ALYSSA TEACH, OF MICHIGAN
LISA TERRY, OF CALIFORNIA
THOMAS A. THLIVERIS, OF NORTH CAROLINA
MICHAEL P. THOMAN, OF NEW JERSEY
BARBARA G. THOMPSON, OF VIRGINIA
STEVEN J. THOMPSON, OF VIRGINIA
LAURA L. TISCHLER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ELIZABETH MARIE VANDERVEEN, OF VIRGINIA
JENNIFER VAN ETTE, OF NEW YORK
CAROL M. VARGAS, OF CALIFORNIA
ERIN MARIE VASQUEZ, OF VIRGINIA
RICHARD DALE VASQUEZ, OF VIRGINIA
ANDREW MCKENZIE VENNEKOTTER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LEE A. VIENS, OF MARYLAND
JACK D. VINES, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AYINDE WAGNER-SIMPSON, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN W. WHITE, OF MARYLAND
JOSEPH L. WHITMORE, OF VIRGINIA
THOMAS WHITNEY, OF CONNECTICUT
DOUGLAS EDWARD WHITTINGTON, OF VIRGINIA
LEINE ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON, OF VIRGINIA
HEIDI M. WILKINSON, OF PENNSYLVANIA
EDWARD MICHAEL WILLHIDE, OF VIRGINIA
JUSTIN W. WILLIAMSON, OF TEXAS
CHRISTOPHER JOHN WIRTANEN, OF VIRGINIA
BRYAN G. WOCKLEY, OF VERMONT
RICHARD C. YARBROUGH, OF VIRGINIA
MICHAEL SEAN ZEBLEY, OF VIRGINIA

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/APHIS FOR PROMOTION 
     WITHIN AND INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASSES 
     INDICATED: CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS 
     OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
       DANNY J. SHEESLEY, OF COLORADO
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     COUNSELOR:
       GARY GREENE, OF GEORGIA
       KAREN SLITER, OF OHIO