[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 43 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2130-S2132]
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                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Vern M. Findley II, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, to be 
     General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Allen G. Peck, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. John T. Sheridan, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, to be 
     General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Lt. Gen. James F. Amos, to be 
     General.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Derwood C. Curtis, to be Vice 
     Admiral.
       Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) William R. 
     Burke and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) James P. Wisecup, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on February 14, 2008.

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Air Force nomination of Andre G. Sarmiento, to be Major.
       Air Force nomination of Rickey J. Reynolds, to be Major.
       Air Force nomination of Daniel E. Bates, to be Major.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Jeffrey D. Lewis and 
     ending with Robert J. Love, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Austin B. Dosh and 
     ending with Joshua M. Sill, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Gerald B. Whisler III 
     and ending with Samuel R. Wetherill, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Frank W. Allara, Jr. 
     and ending with John M. Yaccino, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on March 3, 2008.
        Air Force nominations beginning with John R. Andrus and 
     ending with Randall C. Zernzach, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on March 3, 2008.
        Air Force nominations beginning with Kathryn L. Aasen and 
     ending with Richard D. Townsend, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on March 3, 2008.
        Air Force nominations beginning with Zenen T. Alpuerto and 
     ending with Dustin Zierold, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     March 3, 2008.
        Air Force nominations beginning with Lenny W. Arias and 
     ending with Michael K. Townsend, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on March 3, 2008.

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        Air Force nominations beginning with Wesley M. Abadie and 
     ending with Scott A. Zakaluzny, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on March 3, 2008.
        Army nomination of Samuel H. Williams, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Michael R. Brooks, to be Major.
        Army nomination of James E. Davis, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Michael G. Ryder, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
        Army nominations beginning with Nicolas Aguilar and ending 
     with D060541, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 5, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Doreene R. Aguayo and 
     ending with George J. Zeckler, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 5, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Roy W. Alabran and ending 
     with John T. Wilson, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     5, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Kristin E. Agresta and 
     ending with Michelle Thompson, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 5, 2008.
        Army nomination of Richard E. Michael, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Michael E. McCowan, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Michael F. Szymaniak, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Barbara T. Embry, to be Major.
        Army nominations beginning with Jose A. Acostahernandez 
     and ending with Mary E. Capoccioni, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Army nomination of Llena C. Caldwell, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Deanna L. Reiber, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Christopher D. Yao, to be Major.
        Army nomination of Michael L. Mansi, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
        Army nomination of Marc Ferraro, to be Colonel.
        Army nomination of Wendell L. King, to be Colonel.
        Army nominations beginning with Paul C. Perlik and ending 
     with Keith Moore, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     27, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Marc C. Hendler and ending 
     with James D. Townsend, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with James H. Kelly and ending 
     with Kristine R. Saunders, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Allyson A. Peterson and 
     ending with Brian E. Prehn, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Larry W. Ake and ending 
     with Patrick S. Carson, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Gary L. Gross and ending 
     with Peter M. Tan, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     27, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Harold L. Campbell, Jr. 
     and ending with Kenneth P. Storz, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
        Army nominations beginning with Magdalena A. Acevedo and 
     ending with Cory J. Young, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Julian D. Alford 
     and ending with Philip J. Zimmerman, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on January 23, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Bamidele J. 
     Abogunrin and ending with Jay K. Zollmann, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 5, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Berch H. Abbott 
     and ending with Mark D. Zimmer, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 5, 2008.
        Marine Corps nomination of Phillip J. Woodward, to be 
     Major.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Jeffrey S. Clemons 
     and ending with Anthony J. Giovenco, Jr., which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Brian J. Corris 
     and ending with Larry Miyamoto, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Donald F. Carter, 
     Jr. and ending with James R. Towney, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Christopher J. Cox 
     and ending with Douglas M. Taylor, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Robert A. Dill and 
     ending with Edward T. Seifert, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Billy A. Dubose 
     and ending with Mark A. Mitchell, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Stephen M. Breen 
     and ending with Raymond J. White, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Robert S. Adams 
     and ending with John G. Zuppan, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 26, 2008.
        Marine Corps nomination of Patrick T. Grosso, to be Major.
        Marine Corps nomination of James D. McCoy, to be 
     Lieutenant Colonel.
        Marine Corps nomination of Walter C. Murphy, Jr., to be 
     Lieutenant Colonel.
        Marine Corps nomination of Donald L. Bohannon, to be 
     Lieutenant Colonel.
        Marine Corps nomination of Charles B. Spencer, to be 
     Lieutenant Colonel.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with John G. Oliver and 
     ending with Roger W. Scambler, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Mark F. Birk and 
     ending with Kenneth L. Kelsay, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Christopher J. 
     Ambs and ending with Todd E. Kunst, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Tim J. Schroeder 
     and ending with Joseph G. Sinese, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Richard D. Hardin 
     and ending with George M. Sexton, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Roy E. Lawrence 
     and ending with Daniel R. Westphal, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
        Marine Corps nominations beginning with Peter D. 
     Charboneau and ending with Steven R. Fredeen, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on February 27, 2008.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning with Sal L. Leblanc and 
     ending with Kevin R. Williams, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning with Robert F. Emminger 
     and ending with Michael G. Marchand, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning with Christopher F. 
     Bergeron and ending with Mark B. Windham, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
       Navy nomination of Roderick A. Bacho, to be Commander.
       Navy nominations beginning with Jeffrey H. Nard and ending 
     with Daniel J. Trueba, Jr., which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
       Navy nominations beginning with Andrew S. Lomax and ending 
     with Rupert L. Hussey, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     27, 2008.
       Navy nominations beginning with David R. Coughlin and 
     ending with Timothy S. Styles, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
       Navy nominations beginning with Michael D. T. Edwards and 
     ending with Chad D. West, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 27, 2008.
       Navy nomination of Keith L. Ferguson, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       By Mr. INOUYE for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       *John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       *Simon Charles Gros, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Rear Adm. Clifford I. Pearson, 
     to be Vice Admiral.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp, to be 
     Vice Admiral.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Rear Adm. David P. Pekoske, to 
     be Vice Admiral.
       *Coast Guard nomination of RDML (select) Daniel R. May, to 
     be Rear Admiral (Lower Half).

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists 
which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask 
unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive 
Calendar that these nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for 
the information of Senators.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Coast Guard nomination of Kimberly J. Avsec, to be 
     Lieutenant Commander.
       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Anthony K. Palmer 
     and ending with Patrick J. St. John, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 27, 2008.
       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nominations 
     beginning with Bennie N. Johnson and ending with Faith C. 
     Opatrny, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on March 5, 2008.
       By Mr. BIDEN for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *William Raymond Steiger, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Mozambique.
       Nominee: William Raymond Steiger.
       Post: U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, $500.00, 04/22/2004, Friends of Brett Davis, 
     (Candidate for State Assembly in Wisconsin); $1500.00, 10/22/
     2004, Republican National Committee; $1500.00, 04/20/2006, 
     Republican National Committee.
       2. Spouse: N/A.
       3. Children and Spouses: William Alexander Curwen, None.
       4. Parents: William Albert Steiger, (Deceased in 1978); 
     Janet Dempsey Steiger, (Deceased in 2004), $250.00, 01/24/
     2003, Republican National Committee; $275.00, 12/15/2003, 
     Republican National Committee; $1000.00, 02/12/2004, Bush-
     Cheney '04.
       5. Grandparents: Carl Albert Steiger, (Deceased in 1985); 
     Ruth Storms Steiger, (Deceased in 1990); Kathleen Wright 
     Dempsey, (Deceased in 1989); Ray C. Dempsey, (Deceased in 
     1962).
       6. Brothers and Spouses: N/A.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A.

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the 
Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the 
expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that this nomination 
lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Allan P. Mustard 
     and ending with Kevin N. Smith, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 6, 2008. 
       By Mr. KENNEDY for the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       *Neil Romano, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Labor.
       *Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
     Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2012.
       *Robert F. Cohen, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of 
     the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a 
     term of six years expiring August 30, 2012.
       *Javaid Anwar, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a 
     term expiring December 10, 2007.
       *Jamsheed K. Choksy, of Indiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2014.
       *Dawn Ho Delbanco, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2014.
       *Gary D. Glenn, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2014.
       *David Hertz, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2014.
       *Marvin Bailey Scott, of Indiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for the remainder of the 
     term expiring January 26, 2010.
       *Carol M. Swain, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2014.
       *Joxel Garcia, of Connecticut, to be Medical Director in 
     the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to 
     the qualifications therefor as provided by law and 
     regulations, and to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services.
       *Jan Cellucci, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.
       *William J. Hagenah, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.
       *Mark Y. Herring, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.
       *Julia W. Bland, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Museum and Library Services Board for a term 
     expiring December 6, 2012.
       *Sally Epstein Shaywitz, of Connecticut, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education 
     Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011.
       *Frank Philip Handy, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the National Board for Education 
     Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011.
       *Jonathan Baron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for 
     a term expiring November 28, 2011.
       *Javaid Anwar, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a 
     term expiring December 10, 2013.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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