[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 69 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5248]
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                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate, Wednesday, May 6, 
2009:


              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.

       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH GREGORY D. LOOSE 
     AND ENDING WITH GREGORY M. WONG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON APRIL 2, 2009.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH LASZLO F. SAGI 
     AND ENDING WITH DANIEL E. HARRIS, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON APRIL 2, 2009.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOHN M. KOWALSKI 
     AND ENDING WITH JEREMY TERRILL YOUNG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON APRIL 2, 2009.