[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 177 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S14576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       CRAIG W. DUEHRING, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, VICE MICHAEL L. DOMINGUEZ.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       NEEL T. KASHKARI, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. (NEW POSITION)


                         REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK)

       THOMAS C. CARPER, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE REFORM 
     BOARD (AMTRAK) FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE SYLVIA DE LEON, 
     TERM EXPIRED.
       NANCY A. NAPLES, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE REFORM 
     BOARD (AMTRAK) FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE ENRIQUE J. 
     SOSA, RESIGNED.
       DENVER STUTLER, JR., OF FLORIDA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK) FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE DAVID 
     MCQUEEN LANEY, TERM EXPIRING.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       ERIC M. THORSON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, VICE HAROLD DAMELIN, RESIGNED.


         INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

       ANA M. GUEVARA, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES ALTERNATE 
     EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 
     RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS, VICE 
     JENNIFER L. DORN, TERM EXPIRED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       GOLI AMERI, OF OREGON, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     STATE (EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS), VICE DINA HABIB 
     POWELL.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

       TRACY RALPH JUSTESEN, OF UTAH, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT 
     OF EDUCATION, VICE JOHN H. HAGER, RESIGNED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       NATHAN J. HOCHMAN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE EILEEN J. O'CONNOR.
       GRACE C. BECKER, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 
     GENERAL, VICE WAN J. KIM.


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

       JAMES B. PEAKE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VICE JIM NICHOLSON, RESIGNED.


                           IN THE COAST GUARD

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINTMENT AS 
     PERMANENT COMMISSIONED REGULAR OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES 
     COAST GUARD IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 211:

                       To be lieutenant commander

DAMON L. BENTLEY, 0000

                            To be lieutenant

SEAN C. BENNETT, 0000
ANGELIQUE FLOOD, 0000
TANYA C. SAUNDERS, 0000


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                             To be colonel

WILLIAM E. ACKERMAN, 0000
MICHAEL L. AMARAL, 0000
SCOTT B. AVERY, 0000
JOSE L. BAEZ, 0000
KELLEY M. BARHAM, 0000
DACOSTA E. BARROW, 0000
ROBERT A. BOWDEN, 0000
PETER T. BULATAO, 0000
ROLANDO CASTRO, JR., 0000
ALLISON P. CLARK III, 0000
RUSSELL E. COLEMAN, 0000
PATRICIA DARNAUER, 0000
DEBRA L. DUNIVIN, 0000
RALPH A. FRANCO, JR., 0000
DANIEL W. GALL, 0000
KATHY E. GATES, 0000
RICARDO A. GLENN, 0000
ROBERT L. GOODMAN, 0000
WILLIAM B. GRIMES, 0000
STEVE HOROSKO III, 0000
DANIEL H. JIMENEZ, 0000
DANIEL J. JONES, 0000
MICHAEL L. KIEFER, 0000
GUY T. KIYOKAWA, 0000
RICHARD G. LOONEY, 0000
PETER T. MCHUGH, 0000
ROBERT D. MITCHELL, 0000
DAVID R. PETRAY, 0000
LESLIE J. PIERCE, 0000
JOEL T. POSTMA, 0000
FRANCISCO J. RENTAS, 0000
MICHAEL J. ROGERS, 0000
PATRICK G. SESTO, 0000
JAMES E. SHIELDS, 0000
STUART W. SMYTHE, JR., 0000
CARLHEINZ W. STOKES, 0000
JEFFREY P. STOLROW, 0000
GREGORY A. SWANSON, 0000
CHERYL TAYLORWHITEHEAD, 0000
MARK A. VAITKUS, 0000

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY NURSE CORPS UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                             To be colonel

RACHEL A. ARMSTRONG, 0000
LORIE A. BROWN, 0000
THOMAS H. CHAPMAN, JR., 0000
ANNA I. CORULLI, 0000
LAWRENCE E. CROZIER, 0000
FLAVIA D. DIAZHAYS, 0000
STEVEN R. DRENNAN, 0000
KATHLEEN M. FORD, 0000
PETRA GOODMAN, 0000
VINETTE E. GORDON, 0000
KAREN T. GRACE, 0000
TONY B. HALSTEAD, 0000
ANGELENE HEMINGWAY, 0000
MARK E. HODGES, 0000
BARBARA R. HOLCOMB, 0000
SHERI A. HOWELL, 0000
CAPONERA P. KREKLAU, 0000
JUDITH A. LEE, 0000
GLORIA R. LONG, 0000
REYNOLD L. MOSIER, 0000
SUSAN M. RAYMOND, 0000
VERONICA A. THURMOND, 0000

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                             To be colonel

VIVIAN T. HUTSON, 0000
PEGGY P. JONES, 0000
LEO H. MAHONY, JR., 0000
ROBERT L. MATEKEL, 0000
JOSEPH M. MOLLOY, 0000
LAURIE E. SWEET, 0000

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY VETERINARY CORPS UNDER 
     TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                             To be colonel

GARY D. COLEMAN, 0000
BRADFORD W. HILDABRAND, 0000
JOLYNNE W. RAYMOND, 0000
DANA P. SCOTT, 0000
TIMOTHY H. STEVENSON, 0000
ERIK H. TORRING III, 0000
PAUL E. WHIPPO, 0000

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN 
     THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DENTAL CORPS 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

LILLIAN L. LANDRIGAN, 0000


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                       To be lieutenant commander

HORACE E. GILCHRIST, 0000


                             THE JUDICIARY

       ROD J. ROSENSTEIN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT 
     JUDGE FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT, VICE FRANCIS D. MURNAGHAN, JR., 
     DECEASED.
       GENE E. K. PRATTER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT, VICE FRANKLIN S. VAN 
     ANTWERPEN, RETIRED.
       LINCOLN D. ALMOND, OF RHODE ISLAND, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND, VICE ERNEST 
     C. TORRES, RETIRED.
       MARK S. DAVIS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, VICE T. S. ELLIS, 
     III, RETIRED.
       DAVID GREGORY KAYS, OF MISSOURI, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, VICE 
     DEAN WHIPPLE, RETIRED.
       DAVID J. NOVAK, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, VICE ROBERT E. 
     PAYNE, RETIRED.
       CAROLYN P. SHORT, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, VICE 
     GENE E. K. PRATTER, UPON ELEVATION.
       RICHARD T. MORRISON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE 
     UNITED STATES TAX COURT FOR A TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS, VICE 
     CAROLYN MILLER PARR, TERM EXPIRED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS, VICE KEVIN VINCENT RYAN.
       DIANE J. HUMETEWA, OF ARIZONA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE 
     PAUL. K. CHARLTON, RESIGNED.
       REBECCA A. GREGORY, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, 
     VICE MATTHEW D. ORWIG, RESIGNED.
       GREGORY A. BROWER, OF NEVADA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE 
     DANIEL G. BOGDEN, RESIGNED.
       EDMUND A. BOOTH, JR., OF GEORGIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE LISA GODBEY WOOD, RESIGNED.
       MICHAEL G. MCGINN, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS, VICE ALLEN GARBER, RETIRED.
       REED VERNE HILLMAN, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE ANTHONY DICHIO.
       WILLIAM JOSEPH HAWE, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS, VICE ERIC EUGENE ROBERTSON, RESIGNED.


                            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

Lt. Gen. Roger A. Brady, 0000
       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. Richard Y. Newton III, 0000
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be brigadier general

Col. Walter D. Givhan, 0000

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