[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1123]
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                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate, Wednesday, March 3, 
2010:


                          Department of State

       LAURA E. KENNEDY, OF NEW YORK, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, FOR THE 
     RANK OF AMBASSADOR DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS U.S. 
     REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT.
       EILEEN CHAMBERLAIN DONAHOE, OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE RANK OF 
     AMBASSADOR DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS THE UNITED STATES 
     REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       ELIZABETH M. HARMAN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, 
     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.


                        FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

       JULIE SIMONE BRILL, OF VERMONT, TO BE A FEDERAL TRADE 
     COMMISSIONER FOR THE TERM OF SEVEN YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 
     2009.
       EDITH RAMIREZ, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A FEDERAL TRADE 
     COMMISSIONER FOR THE TERM OF SEVEN YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 
     2008.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

       LILLIAN A. SPARKS, OF MARYLAND, TO BE COMMISSIONER OF THE 
     ADMINISTRATION FOR NATIVE AMERICANS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
     HUMAN SERVICES.
       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.


             ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

       PAUL R. VERKUIL, OF FLORIDA, TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
     ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE TERM 
     OF FIVE YEARS.