[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 69 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 80, 85, 99, 100, 
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, and all nominations on the 
Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service; that the nominations be 
confirmed en bloc, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table 
en bloc; that no further motions be in order; that any statements 
relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; and that the 
Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


              department of housing and urban development

       Ronald C. Sims, of Washington, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.


                export-import bank of the united states

       Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring 
     January 20, 2013.


                department of health and human services

       Yvette Roubideaux, of Arizona, to be Director of the Indian 
     Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for 
     the term of four years.


                    department of homeland security

       Ivan K. Fong, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security.
       Timothy W. Manning, of New Mexico, to be Deputy 
     Administrator for National Preparedness, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.


                       department of the treasury

       Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Treasury.


                department of health and human services

       William V. Corr, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.


                   executive office of the president

       Demetrios J. Marantis, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.


                          department of state

       Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (African Affairs).
       Ivo H. Daalder, of Virginia, to be United States Permanent 
     Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
       Luis C. de Baca, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office 
     to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with rank of Ambassador at 
     Large.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                            foreign service

       PN273 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (7) beginning Gregory D. 
     Loose, and ending Gregory M. Wong, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of April 2, 2009.
       PN274 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (154) beginning Laszlo F. 
     Sagi, and ending Daniel E. Harris, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of April 2, 2009.
       PN275 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (224) beginning John M. 
     Kowalski, and ending Jeremy Terrill Young, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of April 2, 2009.

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