[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12944-S12946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

       JOSEPH J. MURIN, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE PRESIDENT, 
     GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, VICE ROBERT M. 
     COUCH, RESIGNED.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       SIMON CHARLES GROS, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, VICE ROGER SHANE KARR, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       DEBORAH K. JONES, OF NEW MEXICO, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE STATE OF KUWAIT.
       PATRICK FRANCIS KENNEDY, OF ILLINOIS, A CAREER MEMBER OF 
     THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE 
     AN UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (MANAGEMENT), VICE HENRIETTA 
     HOLSMAN FORE.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       GUS P. COLDEBELLA, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, VICE PHILIP J. PERRY, 
     RESIGNED.


                           IN THE COAST GUARD

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD UNDER TITLE 14, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 271:

                            To be commander

ALBERT R. AGNICH, 0000
ANTHONY J. ALARID, 0000
MICHAEL S. ANTONELLIS, 0000
WAYNE R. ARGUIN, 0000
CARRIE M. ASH, 0000
DANIEL P. BARAVIK, 0000
EDWARD K. BEALE, 0000
SCOTT A. BEAUREGARD, 0000
MATTHEW T. BECK, 0000
BENJAMIN A. BENSON, 0000
DAVID F. BERLINER, 0000
EDWARD L. BOCK, 0000
GEORGE L. BOONE, 0000
RUSSELL S. BURNSIDE, 0000
JOSEPH R. BUZZELLA, 0000
KENT R. CHAPPELKA, 0000
PATRICK W. CLARK, 0000
LESLIE W. CLAYBORNE, 0000
MICHAEL A. CLYBURN, 0000
MICHAEL R. COCKLIN, 0000
JASON C. COLLINS, 0000
RICHARD W. CONDIT, 0000
BRYAN E. DAILEY, 0000
JOHN P. DAILEY, 0000
BENJAMIN L. DAVIS, 0000
JOSEPH E. DEER, 0000
NICHOLAS DELAURA, 0000
EDWIN DIAZROSARIO, 0000
DOUGLAS C. DIXON, 0000
DEREK A. DORAZIO, 0000
BRYAN L. DURR, 0000
DAVID M. EHLERS, 0000
THOMAS M. EMERICK, 0000
DENNIS C. EVANS, 0000
BRIAN E. FIEDLER, 0000
JAMES H. FINTA, 0000
GEOFFREY P. GAGNIER, 0000
ERIC J. GANDEE, 0000
EDWARD J. GAYNOR, 0000
PAUL E. GERECKE, 0000
GREGORY S. GESELE, 0000
THOMAS W. GESELE, 0000
MICHAEL W. GLANDER, 0000
ERIC S. GLEASON, 0000
DAVID J. GODFREY, 0000
MARK D. GORDON, 0000
THOMAS A. GRIFFITTS, 0000
JASON R. HAMILTON, 0000
KEVIN J. HANSON, 0000
BENJAMIN J. HAWKINS, 0000
JAMES A. HEALY, 0000
KATHERINE A. HOWARD, 0000
JERRY A. HUBBARD, 0000
JOHN S. IMAHORI, 0000
CHAD L. JACOBY, 0000
JEFFREY A. JANSZEN, 0000
TERRENCE M. JOHNS, 0000
EUGENE E. JOHNSON, 0000
MATT N. JONES, 0000
SAMUEL R. JORDAN, 0000
BRENDAN D. KELLY, 0000
THOMAS H. KING, 0000
TAMARA I. KOERMER, 0000
NICHOLAS R. KOESTER, 0000
AMY E. KOVAC, 0000
SEAN F. LESTER, 0000
MICHAEL C. LONG, 0000
KEVIN J. LOPES, 0000
JESS P. LOPEZ, 0000
JUAN LOPEZ, 0000
JOHN S. LUCE, 0000
LISA K. MACK, 0000
SEAN C. MACKENZIE, 0000
JOSEPH P. MALINAUSKAS, 0000

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CHRISTOPHER K. MARCY, 0000
THOMAS W. MCDEVITT, 0000
MATTHEW R. MCGLYNN, 0000
MALCOLM R. MCLELLAN, 0000
PATRICK W. MCMAHON, 0000
MATTHEW T. MEILSTRUP, 0000
JASON A. MERRIWEATHER, 0000
JAMES B. MILLICAN, 0000
JAMES W. MITCHELL, 0000
MICHAEL A. MULLEN, 0000
PATRICK J. MURPHY, 0000
LEE B. MYNATT, 0000
NICOLE S. NANCARROW, 0000
RANDALL J. NAVARRO, 0000
RANDALL K. NELSON, 0000
JASON D. NEUBAUER, 0000
THERESA M. NEUMANN, 0000
JACK C. NEVE, 0000
ANTHONY J. NYGRA, 0000
KEVIN D. ODITT, 0000
STEVEN F. OSGOOD, 0000
KEITH A. OVERSTREET, 0000
GEOFFREY D. OWEN, 0000
EDWIN W. PARKINSON, 0000
JAMES A. PASSARELLI, 0000
DARYL R. PELOQUIN, 0000
CORNELL I. PERRY, 0000
DAVID L. PETTY, 0000
ZACHARY H. PICKETT, 0000
KENNETH A. PIERRO, 0000
MICHAEL E. PLATT, 0000
NATHAN A. PODOLL, 0000
GARY K. POLASKI, 0000
SUSAN POLIZZOTTO, 0000
KELLY M. POST, 0000
STEVEN J. PRUYN, 0000
GREGORY M. RAINEY, 0000
DAVID W. RAMASSINI, 0000
WILFORD R. REAMS, 0000
JOHN D. REEVES, 0000
FRANCISCO S. REGO, 0000
KEVIN W. RIDDLE, 0000
SHANNAN D. ROONEY, 0000
KILEY R. ROSS, 0000
AARON E. ROTH, 0000
MATTHEW P. ROTHER, 0000
MATTHEW A. RYMER, 0000
MARTIN G. SARCH, 0000
ROSS L. SARGENT, 0000
SEAN R. SCHENK, 0000
RONALD K. SCHUSTER, 0000
JAMES W. SEEMAN, 0000
MICHAEL A. SHIRK, 0000
CHARLES G. SMITH, 0000
MATTHEW J. SMITH, 0000
PATRICK T. SMITH, 0000
ROBERT L. SMITH, 0000
WILLIAM G. SMITH, 0000
JAMES P. SPOTTS, 0000
JOSEPH E. STAIER, 0000
GREGORY STANCLIK, 0000
BION B. STEWART, 0000
JEFFREY D. STEWART, 0000
PATRICK J. STJOHN, 0000
ANTHONY A. STOBBE, 0000
ROSS A. STROEBEL, 0000
DAVID W. STRONG, 0000
CLIFFORD D. TAYLOR, 0000
CHARLES W. TENNEY, 0000
GARY M. THOMAS, 0000
JOSEPH G. UZMANN, 0000
JOHN C. VANN, 0000
ALDANTE VINCIGUERRA, 0000
MATTHEW R. WALKER, 0000
SCOTT WASHBURN, 0000
KATHERINE E. WEATHERS, 0000
MICHELLE R. WEBBER, 0000
LAURA H. WEEMS, 0000
MICHAEL C. WESSEL, 0000
KEVIN E. WIRTH, 0000
GREGORY D. WISENER, 0000
STEVEN P. WITTROCK, 0000
MARK S. YOUNG, 0000
MICHAEL B. ZAMPERINI, 0000


            NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

       SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, THE FOLLOWING 
     FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION:

                             To be captain

MICHAEL S. GALLAGHER
GERD F. GLANG
WILLIAM B. KEARSE
GUY T. NOLL
THOMAS E. STRONG

                            To be commander

RICHARD A. FLETCHER
RALPH R. ROGERS
MARK B. NELSON
DEBORA R. BARR
ERIC W. BERKOWITZ
JON D. SWALLOW
JOSEPH A. PICA
MICHAEL J. HOSHLYK
RICARDO RAMOS

                       To be lieutenant commander

PHILLIP W. EASTMAN
STEPHEN S. MEADOR
CHRISTIAAN H. VAN WESTENDORP
GEORGE M. MILLER
BRADLEY H. FRITZLER
MARC S. MOSER
HOLLY A. DEHART
KRISTIE J. TWINING
FRANK K. DREFLAK
BENJAMIN K. EVANS
JEREMY B. WEIRICH

                            To be lieutenant

MATTHEW R. RINGEL
ERICH J. BOHABOY
LINDSAY R. KURELJA
PATRICK D. DIDIER
KELLEY E. STROUD
MICHAEL C. DAVIDSON
DAVID E. FISCHMAN
SILAS M. AYERS
NICOLA SAMUELSON
PATRICK L. MURPHY
COLIN D. LITTLE
LEAH A. HARMAN
JASON R. MANSOUR
BRIANA J. WELTON
ABIGAIL S. HIGGINS

                    To be lieutenant (junior grade)

DAVID M. GOTHAN
WILLIAM G. WINNER
MARY A. BARBER
VICTORIA E. ZALEWSKI
MATTHEW C. DAVIS
MATTHEW GLAZEWSKI
CHRISTOPHER W. DANIELS
RAUL VASQUEZ DEL MERCADO
SARAH A. T. HARRIS
MEGHAN E. MCGOVERN
FRANCISCO J. FUENMAYOR
LECIA M. SALERNO
PHOEBE A. WOODWORTH
JOSHUA J. SLATER
BENJAMIN M. LACOUR
RYAN C. WATTAM
MARK K. FRYDRYCH


                         public health service

       THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR PERSONNEL ACTION IN THE 
     REGULAR CORPS OF THE COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC 
     HEALTH SERVICE SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS THEREFORE AS 
     PROVIDED BY LAW AND REGULATIONS.

                         To be medical director

HARRY J. BROWN
THERESA A. CULLEN
ARON PRIMACK

                          To be senior surgeon

ALBERT J. EXNER
CAROL FRIEDMAN
ANA M. OSORIO
LYNNE E. PINKERTON

                             To be surgeon

FRANCISCO ALVARADO-RAMY
EDUARDO AZZIZ-BAUMGARTNER
MARY M. DOTT
JOHN M. HEUSINKVELD
MILTON IRIZARRY
MICHELLE K. LEFF
MELISSA A. MERIDETH
JUAN E. PALACIO
CHARLES T. REIDHEAD
ARJUN SRINIVASAN
THOMAS C. WHITE

                     To be senior assistant surgeon

CHINETA R. EURE
MICHELLE S. MCCONNELL
KEVIN J. NOLAN
DREW L. POSEY
JOSHUA G. SCHIER

                          To be dental surgeon

VIRGILIO A. BELTRAN
JAN C. COLTON
PHILLIP G. DRISCOLL
LOUIS J. MARCHIORI III
RANDALL B. SMITH
SCOTT A. TRAPP
PHILLIP D. WOODS

                 To be senior assistant dental surgeon

MARISOL CORDERO
AMANDA L. CRAMER
JANICE J. KIM
KATRINA J. LESLIE

                          To be nurse officer

MICHELLE J. BRAUN
MICHAEL P. BRYCE
JANICE E. DAVIS
MARILYN L. DEYKES
FRANCIS F. FRAZIER
COLLEEN O. LEE
KELLY KATHERINE MURPHY
ELIZABETH M. OSBORNE
PATRICIA A. PETTIS
MICHELLE E. POINDEXTER
MARYANN E. ROBINSON
CARRISSA V. SANCHEZ
DORNETTE D. SPELL-LESANE

                  To be senior assistant nurse officer

TAMMY L. GRAGG
PAULINE KARIKARI-MARTIN
TZU-CHING LIU
DAVID M. MAGNOTTA
DALE P. MISHLER
SUSAN E. THOMPSON
KATHLEEN M. WALLACE
FAITH M. WALSH
TRACY S. WILLIAMS
EDWARD W. WOLFGANG

                     To be assistant nurse officer

JOSHUA E. HARDIN

                         To be engineer officer

SHUN-PING CHAU
MARY LENA DAHL
PAUL S. GAGLIANO
KATHLEEN J. MERCURE

                To be senior assistant engineer officer

CRAIG J. HAUGLAND

                    To be assistant engineer officer

JEREMY B. NICKELS

                            To be scientist

RICHARD P. GUSSIO
DENNIS R. SPEARS
NOVELLA C. WILLIAMS

                    To be senior assistant scientist

KARON ABE
SARA B. NEWMAN
SHARON H. SAYDAH
JACQUELINE C. SRAM

                   To be environmental health officer

WILLIAM D. JUSTICE, JR.

          To be senior assistant environmental health officer

JENNIFER L. HORNSBY-MYERS
CHRISTOPHER S. LAFFERTY

                        To be veterinary officer

MARTA A. GUERRA
ELVIRA L. HALL-ROBINSON
CHARLOTTE A. SPIRES

               To be senior assistant veterinary officer

RENEE H. FUNK

                            To be pharmacist

CHRISTINE M. BINA
JONATHAN C. DANDO
TIA M. HARPER-VELAZQUEZ
CONNIE T. JUNG
ROBERT KANG
LINDA M. SCHRAND
TARA P. TURNER

                   To be senior assistant pharmacist

JOHN G. BEARDEN
GREGORY R. DILL
ZACHERY L. MILLER
PATRICK L. ROMERO
SHEILA K. RYAN
REBECCA D. SAVILLE
JIALYNN K. WANG

                            To be dietitian

CARMA J. PAULI

                    To be senior assistant dietitian

SUSAN R. JONES

                    To be senior assistant therapist

JOSEPH S. GOLDING

                     To be health services director

HENRY S. CHAN

                  To be senior health services officer

NANCY M. BILL

                     To be health services officer

RENDI M. BACON
FREDA G. CARPITCHER
GEORGE A. DURGIN, JR.
MARCELLA LAW
MICHELLE L. MARKLEY
TIMOTHY J. PAPPALARDO
ANGELA J. SANCHEZ

             To be senior assistant health services officer

KELLY D. BROWN
JEFFREY A. COADY
PAUL L. DEXTER
DAVID A. DIETZ
SUSANNA K. PARTRIDGE
MICHELLE A. PELKEY
DESTRY M. SILLIVAN
CECILE M. TOWN
WILLIAM R. WALDRON II

                To be assistant health services officer

BRIAN T. BURT
THOMAS J. JANISKO
JEREMY R. PARMLEY
JOSEPH M. SHURINA III

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ELAINE C. WOLFF


                            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 lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. GLENN F. SPEARS, 0000


                              in the army

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

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. BENJAMIN R. MIXON, 0000

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

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. DAVID H. HUNTOON, JR., 0000

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AS THE SURGEON 
     GENERAL, UNITED STATES ARMY, AND APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND 
     RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 601 AND 3036:

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. ERIC B. SCHOOMAKER, 0000


                             the judiciary

       BRIAN STACY MILLER, OF ARKANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS, VICE 
     GEORGE HOWARD, JR., DECEASED.

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