[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S7944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       JEFFREY ALAN GOLDSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN UNDER 
     SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, VICE ROBERT K. STEEL, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       ALBERTO M. FERNANDEZ, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA.


                         PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

       REGINA M. BENJAMIN, OF ALABAMA, TO BE MEDICAL DIRECTOR IN 
     THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, SUBJECT TO 
     QUALIFICATIONS THEREFOR AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND REGULATIONS, 
     AND TO BE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR A 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE RICHARD H. CARMONA, TERM EXPIRED.


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADES 
     INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 
     531:

                             To be captain

JOSEPH P. BURNS
STEPHEN P. CARMICHAEL
CHRISTOPHER S. CHAMBERS
JAMES M. ELLINGER, JR
KAREN S. EMMEL
MICHAEL J. FITZGERALD
CRAIG W. GOODMAN
GREGORY J. KNIFF
DAVID J. WRAY

                            To be commander

RAYMOND P. OBENO
KIRK T. MOSS
DAVID G. ORAVEC

                       To be lieutenant commander

KEVIN M. CASEY
JUDD E. PARTRIDGE
KAREN M. STOKES
BRIAN STRANAHAN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE 
     GRADES INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 531:

                             To be captain

EDDIE L. NIXON

                            To be commander

STEPHEN GRAHAM
ERNEST C. LEE
KEITH T. SIVERTSON

                       To be lieutenant commander

MONTE K. BELL
NIELS U. COTHGEN
TRENT W. MARCUS
GERALD S. MAXWELL
ROBERT E. POWERS
TERRENCE P. REIFF
ASTRID G. RIVERA
SHOLI A. ROTBLATT
RAFAEL RUIZ
DENNIS M. WEPPNER