[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 127 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9278-S9279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Scott D. O'Malia, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 
13, 2010 vice Walter Lukken, resigned.
Scott D. O'Malia, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2015. 
(Reappointment)


                       Department of Agriculture

Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Mark Edward Rey, resigned.
Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Mark Edward Rey.


                            Foreign Service

       The following-named persons of the agencies indicated for 
     appointment as Foreign Service Officers of the classes 
     stated.
       For appointment as Foreign Service Officer of Class Four, 
     Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of 
     the United States of America:


                          Department of State

Andrea M. Cameron, of Virginia

       The following-named Members of the Foreign Service to be 
     Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:


                         Department of Commerce

Andrew J. Billard, of Connecticut


                          Department of State

Clayton A. Alderman, of Oregon
Leah G. Allen, of Arkansas
Eric P. Andersen, of the District of Columbia
Nathan Anderson, of Texas
Erika M. Armstrong, of Virginia
Nahide Bayrasli, of the District of Columbia
Jeremy R. Berndt, of Massachusetts
Theresa A. Blackburn, of Virginia
Doug Boudreau, of Virginia
Sandra Bowers, of Ohio
Charity L. Boyette, of Virginia
David Bradfield, of Nevada
Jessica Lynn Bradshaw, of Pennsylvania
Alexandrea M. Bratton, of Virginia
Jodi R. Breisler, of Minnesota
Alan Z. Brinker, of the District of Columbia
Sara G. Burgess, of Virginia
Ciera Dawn Burnett, of Massachusetts
Vanna Chan, of Minnesota
Matthew Glenn Chown, of California
Dawn M. Coats, of Virginia
Beau E. Conaway, of Virginia
Andrea Lynne Coppage, of Maryland
Gianghia Nar Dao, of Connecticut
Kevin Gregory Daucher, of Arizona
Jameson Lee DeBose, of Nebraska
Diane C. Del Rosario, of New York
Theodore E. Diehl, of Illinois
John H. Douglas, of Virginia
Brett A. Eggleston, of Massachusetts
Benjamin Harris Ellis, of Georgia
Samanthe A. Eulette, of Georgia
Joseph Farbeann, of Massachusetts
T'Errance Elliott Favors, of Colorado
Nicholas C. Fietzer, of Minnesota
Joshua N. Finch, of Wyoming
Tara Eileen Foley, of Virginia
Mary G. Gahnberg, of California
M. Shayne Gallaher, of the District of Columbia
Rafael Ancheta Gonzalez, of North Carolina
Keshav Gopinath, of California
Emily Royse Green, of Virginia
Christopher M. Greller, of Wyoming
Travis Austin Grout, of Ohio
Stephen W. Guenther, of Virginia
Tomas Andres Guerrero, of Virginia
Brian Hall, of Colorado
Tiona K. Harrison, of Maryland
Ana Elizabeth Himelic, of Arizona
Elizabeth A. Holcombe, of Indiana
Daniel Joseph Horsfall, of Tennessee
Robert Frederick Huber, of Texas
Angela Itoge, of California
Jinanshu C. Jain, of Pennsylvania
Brian Johnson, of North Carolina
Jonathon A. Kent, of Iowa
Anna Marie Kerner, of South Dakota
Jennifer Barnes Kerns, of Oklahoma
Michael J. Kreidler, of Florida
Samantha Kuo, of California
Sonia Laul, of Texas
Li Ping Lo, of Virginia
Anders E. Lynch, of Maryland
Brittany Katharyn Mackey, of Virginia
Evan Campbell Maher, of Washington
Christine A. Marcus, of the District of Columbia
Meghan McGill, of Arizona
Jonathan McKay, of Washington
Christopher Paul Meade, of California
Jonathan M. Mermis--Cava, of California
James Thomas Moffitt, of New Mexico
Andrew R. Moore, of Michigan
Sasha K. Moreno, of Texas
Travis J. Murphy, of Texas
Alexis Vesta Ruth Mussomeli, of Washington
Lorenzo New, of Florida
Morgan J. O'Brien III, of New York
Kevin James Ogley, of California

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Kelsey Payne, of Virginia
Charles John Perego, of the District of Columbia
Matthew Phillips, of Virginia
Jessica Pino, of the District of Columbia
Lance L. Posey, of Tennessee
Regis E. Prevot, of Maine
Jose M. Queiros, of the District of Columbia
Daniel Rakove, of California
Erika Regina Reynolds, of Illinois
Nicholas Hickson Reynolds, of New Hampshire
Valeria C. Reynolds, of Virginia
Michael Keith Ritchie, of Arizona
David B. Rochford, of Louisiana
Brian P. Rogers, of Maryland
Steven Douglas Roth, of Virginia
Johnathan Michael Roy, of Texas
Lisa D. Salmon, of Virginia
Andrew M. Schneider, of Illinois
Stacy M. Session, of Colorado
Charles Casey Shamblin, of Virginia
Sucheta Sharma, of Georgia
Hyon B. Sim, of the District of Columbia
Gurdit Singh, of Missouri
Angie C. Smith, of Ohio
Samantha Smith, of Oregon
Elena Soderblom, of Maryland
Tamara N. Sternberg, of Wyoming
Robert Stevens, of Florida
Paul Strauss, of Nevada
Rebecca Lynne Struwe, of Virginia
John David Stubbs, Jr., of North Carolina
Charles Arthur Thomas, of Texas
Gary W. Thompson, of Virginia
Aqueelah S. Torrance, of Pennsylvania
Amanda Jean Tyson, of Virginia
Lynn Vacca, of Georgia
Shiraz U. Wahaj, of Florida
Matthew Brent West, of Virginia
Sean P. Whalen, of Maryland
Andrea Toll Whiting, of Virginia
Quintan Wiktorowicz, of Virginia
Jeffrey A. Willett, of Virginia
Benjamin Steven Williams, of Texas
Kimberly E. Williams, of Florida
Jeffrey Eric Zinsmeister, of California
Aleksandra Paulina Zittle, of Virginia

                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate, Thursday, September 
10, 2009:


                   Executive Office of the President

       CASS R. SUNSTEIN, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
     THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF 
     MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.


                       Department of the Interior

       ANTHONY MARION BABAUTA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.


                   Executive Office of the President

       GARY S. GUZY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE DEPUTY 
     DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.


                         Department of Commerce

       JOHN R. FERNANDEZ, OF INDIANA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  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.