[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 118 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6965-S6971]
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 en bloc Calendar Nos. 959,
960, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1094,
1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100 and 1101; that the nominations be
confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be considered made
and laid upon the table en bloc; that any statements relating to the
nominations be printed in the Record; and that the President of the
United States be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:
department of justice
Cathy Jo Jones, of Ohio, to be United States Marshall for
the Southern District of Ohio.
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On page S6965, August 5, 2010, the Record reads: EXECUTIVE
CALENDAR Mr. Reid. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Senate proceed to executive session to consider en bloc Calendar
Nos. 948 . . . The nominations were considered and confirmed, as
follows: The Judiciary John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island to
be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island .
. .
The online Record has been corrected to read: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. Reid. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to executive session to consider en bloc Calendar Nos. 959
. . . The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:
Department of Justice Cathy Jo Jones, of Ohio, to be United States
Marshall for the Southern District of Ohio . . .
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Edward L. Stanton, III, of Tennessee, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee for the term
of four years.
Stephen R. Wigginton, of Illinois, to be United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois for the term
of four years.
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department of justice
Timothy Q. Purdon, of North Dakota, to be United States
Attorney for the District of North Dakota for the term of
four years.
Willie Ransome Stafford III, of North Carolina, to be
United States Marshal for the Middle District of North
Carolina for the term of four years.
Arthur Darrow Baylor, of Alabama, to be United States
Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of
four years.
department of justice
John F. Walsh, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney
for the District of Colorado for the term of four years.
William J. Ihlenfeld, II, of West Virginia, to be United
States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
for the term of four years.
John William Vaudreuil, of Wisconsin, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin for the term
of four year.
Mark Lloyd Ericks, of Washington, to be United States
Marshal for the Western District of Washington for the term
of four years.
Joseph Patrick Faughnan, Sr., of Connecticut, to be United
States Marshal for the District of Connecticut for the term
of four years.
Harold Michael Oglesby, of Arkansas, to be United States
Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of
four years.
Conrad Ernest Candelaria, of New Mexico, to be United
States Marshal for the District of New Mexico for the term of
four years.
department of justice
Melinda L. Haag, of California, to be United States
Attorney for the Northern District of California for the term
of four years.
Barry R. Grissom, of Kansas, to be United States Attorney
for the District of Kansas for the term of four years.
David J. Hickton, of Pennsylvania, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the
term of four years.
Donald Martin O'Keefe, of California, to be United States
Marshal for the Northern District of California for the term
of four years.
James Thomas Fowler, of Tennessee, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the term of
four years.
Craig Ellis Thayer, of Washington, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of Washington for the term
of four years.
Joseph Anthony Papili, of Delaware, to be United States
Marshal for the District of Delaware for the term of four
years.
James Alfred Thompson, of Utah, to be United States Marshal
for the District of Utah for the term of four years.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to consider en bloc Executive Calendar Nos. 809, 1019, 1027,
1028, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040,
1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1053, 1055
to and including 1057, 1059 to and including 1081, and all nominations
on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and
Navy; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that 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; and that the President be immediately notified of the
Senate's action.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:
department of state
Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Niger.
office of the director of national intelligence
James R. Clapper, of Virginia, to be Director of National
Intelligence.
department of state
Philip Carter III, 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 Cote d'Ivoire.
Gerald M. Feierstein, of Pennsylvania, 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 Yemen.
Helen Patricia Reed-Rowe, of Maryland, a Career Member of
the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Palau.
Patrick S. Moon, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Christopher W. Murray, of New York, 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 the Congo.
Mark Charles Storella, of Maryland, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Zambia.
J. Thomas Dougherty, of Wyoming, 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 Burkina Faso.
Eric D. Benjaminson, of Oregon, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Gabonese Republic, and to serve concurrently
and without additional compensation as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
Maura Connelly, of New Jersey, 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 Lebanon.
Daniel Bennett Smith, 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 Greece.
James Frederick Entwistle, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Laurence D. Wohlers, of Washington, 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 Central African Republic.
Judith R. Fergin, of Washington, 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 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Michael S. Owen, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Robert Porter Jackson, 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 Cameroon.
James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Iraq.
Alejandro Daniel Wolff, of California, 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 Chile.
Scot Alan Marciel, of California, 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 Indonesia.
Terence Patrick McCulley, of Oregon, 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkard, of Virginia, a Career Member
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to
be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to Jamaica.
Michele Thoren Bond, of the District of Columbia, 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 Kingdom of Lesotho.
Paul W. Jones, of New York, 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 Malaysia.
Phyllis Marie Powers, 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 Panama.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Neile L. Miller, of Maryland, to be Principal Deputy
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
IN THE AIR FORCE
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10,
U.S.C., section 624:
To be brigadier general
Col. Paul H. McGillicuddy
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10,
U.S.C., section 624:
To be brigadier general
Col. Scott A. Vander Hamm
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Air Force to the
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grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance
and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601:
To be lieutenant general
Maj. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller
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On page S6967, August 5, 2010, the Record reads: To be
lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Robin Rand
The online Record has been corrected to read: To be lieutenant
general Maj. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller
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The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be lieutenant general
Maj. Gen. Douglas H. Owens
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be lieutenant general
Maj. Gen. Michael R. Moeller
The following Air National Guard of the United States
officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to
the grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203
and 12212:
To be major general
Brigadier General Hugh T. Broomall
Brigadier General Paul D. Brown, Jr.
Brigadier General James E. Daniel, Jr.
Brigadier General Michael J. Dornbush
Brigadier General Matthew J. Dzialo
Brigadier General Gregory A. Fick
Brigadier General Robert H. Johnston
Brigadier General Joseph L. Lengyel
Brigadier General William N. Reddel, III
Brigadier General James R. Wilson
To be brigadier general
Colonel Donald A. Ahern
Colonel James C. Balserak
Colonel Frank W. Barnett, Jr.
Colonel Mark E. Bartman
Colonel Robert M. Branyon
Colonel Richard J. Dennee
Colonel Richard J. Evans, III
Colonel Lawrence P. Gallogly
Colonel Michael D. Hepner
Colonel Worthe S. Holt, Jr.
Colonel Bradley S. Link
Colonel Donald L. McCormack
Colonel Brian G. Neal
Colonel Roy V. Qualls
Colonel Marc H. Sasseville
Colonel Mark L. Stephens
Colonel Alphonse J. Stephenson
Colonel Kendall S. Switzer
Colonel Daniel C. VanWyk
in the army
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be lieutenant general
Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr.
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be lieutenant general
Maj. Gen. William J. Troy
The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve
of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C.,
section 12203:
To be major general
Brig. Gen. Sanford E. Holman
The following named officer for appointment as the Dean of
the Academic Board, United States Military Academy and for
appointment to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C.,
section 4335:
To be brigadier general
Col. Timothy E. Trainor
The following named officer for appointment to the grade
indicated in the United States Army under title 10, U.S.C.,
section 624:
To be brigadier general
Col. David G. Fox
The following Army National Guard of the United States
officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the
grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and
12211:
To be major general
Brig. Gen. Hugo E. Salazar
To be brigadier general
Col. William L. Glasgow
The following Army National Guard of the United States
officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the
grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and
12211:
To be brigadier general
Col. Steven W. Duff
The following Army National Guard of the United States
officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the
grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and
12211:
To be major general
Brig. Gen. James A. Hoyer
The following Army National Guard of the United States
officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the
grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and
12211:
To be brigadier general
Col. Walter T. Lord
The following Army National Guard of the United States
officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the
grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and
12211:
To be major general
Brigadier General Frank E. Batts
Brigadier General Melvin L. Burch
Brigadier General John E. Davoren
Brigadier General Lester D. Eisner
Brigadier General Allen M. Harrell
Brigadier General Robert A. Harris
Brigadier General Alberto J. Jimenez
Brigadier General Thomas H. Katkus
Brigadier General James D. Tyre
To be brigadier general
Colonel Steven W. Altman
Colonel David B. Anderson
Colonel David N. Aycock
Colonel David S. Baldwin
Colonel Jonathan T. Ball
Colonel Craig E. Bennett
Colonel Julie A. Bentz
Colonel Victoria A. Betterton
Colonel Victor A. Braden
Colonel David R. Brown
Colonel Felix T. Castagnola
Colonel Peter L. Corey
Colonel Donald S. Cotney
Colonel Stephanie E. Dawson
Colonel Carol A. Eggert
Colonel Alfred C. Faber
Colonel William A. Hall
Colonel Richard J. Hayes
Colonel Timothy E. Hill
Colonel Timothy J. Hilty
Colonel Jeffrey H. Holmes
Colonel Janice G. Igou
Colonel James C. Lettko
Colonel Tom C. Loomis
Colonel Wesley L. McClellan
Colonel John K. McGrew
Colonel Johnny R. Miller
Colonel Steven R. Mount
Colonel Eric C. Peck
Colonel Charles E. Petrarca
Colonel Andrew P. Schafer
Colonel Raymond F. Shields
Colonel Lester Simpson
Colonel Philip A. Stemple
Colonel Randy H. Warm
Colonel Charles W. Whittington
in the marine corps
The following named officer for appointment to the grade of
lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps while
assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under
title 10, U.S.C., section 601:
To be lieutenant general
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Schmidle, Jr.
The following named officer for appointment to the grade of
lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps while
assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under
title 10, U.S.C., section 601:
To be lieutenant general
Maj. Gen. John E. Wissler
The following named officer for appointment to the grade of
general in the United States Marine Corps while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be general
Gen. James N. Mattis
The following named officers for appointment in the United
States Marine Corps Reserve to the grade indicated under
title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:
To be brigadier general
Col. William T. Collins
Col. James S. Hartsell
Col. Roger R. Machut
Col. Marcela J. Monahan
in the navy
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be vice admiral
Rear Adm. Charles J. Leidig, Jr.
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be vice admiral
Rear Adm. William E. Landay, III
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be vice admiral
Vice Adm. John M. Bird
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be vice admiral
Rear Adm. Daniel P. Holloway
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
To be vice admiral
Rear Adm. Walter M. Skinner
The following named officer for appointment in the United
States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a
position of importance and responsibility under title 10,
U.S.C., section 601:
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To be admiral
Vice Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III
Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk
in the air force
PN1663 AIR FORCE nominations (52) beginning LORI A. ADAMS,
and ending SHANNON G. WOMBLE, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
April 21, 2010.
PN1665 AIR FORCE nominations (541) beginning WILLARD B.
AKINS II, and ending MICHAEL J. ZUBER, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of April 21, 2010.
PN1906 AIR FORCE nomination of Zennon A. Bochnak, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1907-1 AIR FORCE nominations (74) beginning FREDERICK D.
ALDRIDGE, and ending SCOTT D. YACKLEY, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
IN THE ARMY
PN1677 ARMY nomination of Ralph L. Kauzlarich, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of April 26, 2010.
PN1908 ARMY nomination of Edward B. McKee, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1909 ARMY nomination of John D. Via, which was received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
June 29, 2010.
PN1910 ARMY nomination of Kyu Lund, which was received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1911 ARMY nomination of Matthew L.Y. Okuda, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1912 ARMY nomination of Alexander K. Brenner, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1913 ARMY nomination of Richard J. Gray, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1914 ARMY nominations (7) beginning JOSEPH B. DORE, and
ending COURTNEY T. TRIPP, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1915 ARMY nominations (13) beginning EDWARD C. CAMACHO,
and ending JON B. TIPTON, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1916 ARMY nominations (2) beginning DAVID GONZALEZ, and
ending PAMELA H. REYNOLDS, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1917 ARMY nominations (2) beginning GREGORY C. RISK, and
ending VICTOR Y. YU, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29,
2010.
PN1918 ARMY nominations (4) beginning MARK M. JACKSON, and
ending AVINASH JADHAV, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29,
2010.
PN1960 ARMY nominations (15) beginning SUSAN M. CEBULA, and
ending D070757, which nominations were received by the Senate
and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 12, 2010.
PN1961 ARMY nominations (148) beginning JOHN S. AITA, and
ending D010009, which nominations were received by the Senate
and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 12, 2010.
PN1979 ARMY nominations (69) beginning ILSE K. ALUMBAUGH,
and ending PAMELA M. WULF, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July
14, 2010.
PN1980 ARMY nominations (16) beginning DERRON A. ALVES, and
ending SAMUEl L. YINGST, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July
14, 2010.
PN1981 ARMY nominations (94) beginning JENNIFER L.
ANDERSON, and ending D006711, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
July 14, 2010.
PN1982 ARMY nomination of Edward J. Benz III, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of July 14, 2010.
PN1983 ARMY nominations (10) beginning PAUL W. CARDEN, and
ending SHERRY L. WOMACK, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July
14, 2010.
PN2010 ARMY nominations (48) beginning JOHN P. BATSON, and
ending TONY K. YOON, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 21,
2010.
PN2011 ARMY nominations (329) beginning CHRISTOPHER W.
ABBOTT, and ending D00587, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July
21, 2010.
PN2012 ARMY nominations (336) beginning MATTHEW C.
ABOUDARA, and ending DAVID J. YOO, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of July 21, 2010.
PN2013 ARMY nominations (437) beginning PETER M.
ABBRUZZESE, and ending G001388, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of July 21, 2010.
PN2014 ARMY nominations (784) beginning JOSE C.
ACOSTAJAVIERRE, and ending G010027, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of July 21, 2010.
FOREIGN SERVICE
PN1889 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (2) beginning Karen S.
Sliter, and ending Elia P. Vanechanos, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 28, 2010.
PN1890 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (153) beginning James K.
Chambers, and ending Cameron Munter, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 28, 2010.
in the navy
PN1919 NAVY nomination of Paul J. Joyce, which was received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
June 29, 2010.
PN1920 NAVY nomination of Kerry J. Krause, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1921 NAVY nomination of Matthew D. Barker, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1922 NAVY nominations (4) beginning CHRISTOPHER J.
KLUGEWICZ, and ending BRIGHAM C. WILLIS, which nominations
were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1923 NAVY nominations (2) beginning EDGARDO MONTERO, and
ending BECKY J. WATSON, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1924 NAVY nominations (2) beginning DAVID B. RODRIGUEZ,
and ending BRADLEY J. THOM, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
June 29, 2010.
PN1925 NAVY nominations (5) beginning ROBERT C. BURTON, and
ending ROBERT A. OLIVER JR., which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
June 29, 2010.
PN1926 NAVY nominations (8) beginning JERRY D. BINGHAM, and
ending AMIN MOURAD, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29,
2010.
PN1927 NAVY nominations (9) beginning RUBY O. ANDERSON, and
ending LYNN C. OMALLEY, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1928 NAVY nominations (6) beginning JOHN R. CAPRA, and
ending DILLON L. ROSS, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29,
2010.
PN1929 NAVY nominations (4) beginning PATRICIA A.
FREDRICKSON, and ending JAMES M. SMITH, which nominations
were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1930 NAVY nominations (4) beginning FRANK M. GUPTON, and
ending JAIME A. QUEJADA, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1931 NAVY nominations (17) beginning MICHAEL J. BATTAGLIA
II, and ending KATHLEEN G. WILSON, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1932 NAVY nominations (5) beginning ROBERTO J. ATHA JR.,
and ending JAMES A. MCMULLIN III, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1933 NAVY nominations (8) beginning THOMAS H. COTTON, and
ending KEVIN R. STEPHENS, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1934 NAVY nominations (11) beginning MARIANIE O.
BALOLONG, and ending JONATHAN J. VORRATH, which nominations
were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1935 NAVY nominations (15) beginning FRANKLIN W. BENNETT,
and ending EDWIN SANTANA, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1936 NAVY nominations (16) beginning RICHARD M. ARCHER,
and ending NAGEL B. SULLIVAN, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
June 29, 2010.
PN1937 NAVY nominations (19) beginning WILLIAM ARIAS, and
ending JAMES V. WALSH, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29,
2010.
PN1938 NAVY nominations (20) beginning NICHOLAS E. ANDREWS,
and ending WILLIAM E. WREN JR., which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of June 29, 2010.
PN1939 NAVY nominations (23) beginning JAMIE W. ACHEE, and
ending DARYK E. ZIRKLE, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1940 NAVY nominations (25) beginning KEVIN L. ANDERSEN,
and ending PAUL W. WILKES, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June
29, 2010.
PN1941 NAVY nominations (32) beginning PATRICK L. BENNETT,
and ending TIMOTHY L. ZANE, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
June 29, 2010.
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PN1942 NAVY nominations (42) beginning BRIAN M. AKER, and
ending BRETT A. WISE, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29,
2010.
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Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the
President's nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence,
DNI--GEN James Clapper, U.S. Air Force, Lieutenant General retired.
I am pleased his confirmation will be approved by unanimous consent.
General Clapper is well qualified to be the Director of National
Intelligence. He has as much experience in the intelligence profession
as anyone serving in the government today.
He has held a wide range of positions that have prepared him for this
position, in the U.S. military, as the head of two intelligence
agencies, and in the private sector. General Clapper is currently the
highest ranking intelligence official in the Department of Defense,
serving as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
He has clearly expressed his views on the position of the DNI and
described how he intends to carry out those views.
Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee reported out his
nomination on a rollcall vote of 15-0.
Not a single objection that was raised in the Senate following the
committee's unanimous vote was related to the nominee, his background,
his views, or how he intends to serve.
And now I am pleased to report that those objections have been worked
out and General Clapper will be approved by unanimous consent.
Let me take a few minutes and describe the position to which General
Clapper has been nominated, the Director of National Intelligence, or
DNI.
The DNI position was first seriously considered by the so-called
``Joint Inquiry'' into the attacks of September 11, 2001--a joint panel
of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees that studied the events
leading to the attacks of 9/11 and the structural problems in the U.S.
Government that led to our failure to prevent them.
The Joint Inquiry concluded that the Intelligence Community--the
collection of intelligence agencies and offices across the Federal
Government--could not be led by the same person who was simultaneously
serving as the Director of the CIA.
This congressional panel recommended, in December 2002, that the
National Security Act be amended ``to create and sufficiently staff a
statutory Director of National Intelligence who shall be the
President's principal advisor on intelligence and shall have the full
range of management, budgetary and personnel responsibilities needed to
make the entire U.S. Intelligence Community operate as a coherent
whole.''
Two years later, the 9/11 Commission, led by former Governor Tom Kean
and former Congressman Lee Hamilton, came to the same conclusion and
recommended the creation of a National Intelligence Director to
``manage the national intelligence program and oversee the agencies
that contribute to it.''
A few months later, in December 2004, the Congress passed the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, IRTPA, that created
the position of DNI.
By statute, the position of the Director of National Intelligence is
the senior-most intelligence position in the U.S. Government. The DNI
is, under the law:
The head of the 16 different offices and agencies that make
up the U.S. intelligence community;
The principal advisor to the President on intelligence
matters; and
The official in charge of developing the intelligence
budget.
Despite that expansive charge, the first 5 years with a Director of
National Intelligence at the helm of the intelligence community have
been unsteady times. There have been three Directors in 5 years:
Ambassador John Negroponte, ADM Mike McConnell, and ADM Dennis Blair.
It is the strong hope of the Senate Intelligence Committee that
General Clapper will provide some stability to the office and set it on
a more stable path.
He was asked about this in the committee's confirmation hearing.
Senator Whitehouse asked General Clapper if he intended to stick
around. General Clapper responded ``Yes, sir, I will. I wouldn't take
this on without thinking about that. And I do think my experience has
been, it does take time to bring these changes about.''
And certainly changes are needed. I have discussed with General
Clapper my concern that the position of DNI could be considered the job
of a coordinator someone--who makes sure the 16 agencies are carrying
out their roles and working harmoniously.
But that was not what the job was designed to be, and that isn't
going to be sufficient to put in place the changes we need. The
Director needs to set priorities, develop the budget accordingly,
oversee agencies' implementation, and make changes when problems or
gaps arise. These include:
Making sure the systems and personnel are in place to make
sure the dots are connected before a terrorist attack;
Ensuring there is sufficient intelligence collected by
human and technical means so that decisionmakers have an
accurate and full set of facts before setting policies--for
example, on sending troops to war;
Reviewing intelligence programs and activities to make sure
they fit squarely within the Constitution and the law, and
that Congress is provided with the information it requires to
conduct independent oversight; and
Managing the intelligence budget to make sure it is spent
without waste, abuse, or inappropriate duplication.
These are not the jobs of a coordinator; they are the jobs of a
Director. General Clapper recognizes these as the obligations of the
DNI.
The last thing I would like to note on the position of the DNI is its
statutory authorities, and the limits placed on them.
In particular, the DNI is constrained from directing 15 of the 16
agencies and offices of the intelligence community, because they reside
in various Federal departments. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004, IRTPA, states that in carrying out his
responsibilities, the DNI may not ``abrogate'' the statutory
responsibilities
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of Cabinet Secretaries. This is often interpreted to prevent
centralized direction.
The 16th agency, the CIA, is not housed within a department, but it,
too, has demonstrated its ability to thwart the DNI's directives it
dislikes by importuning the White House.
We understand from former officials in the DNI's office that both
problems have greatly frustrated past DNIs' ability to lead.
General Clapper has served on the DNI's executive committee under
Directors McConnell and Blair. He has seen firsthand how this tension
between the DNI's direction and the views of a Cabinet Secretary has
played out.
Indeed, General Clapper has been very forthright that as the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence since 2007, part of his
responsibility has been to uphold and support the interests of the
Secretary of Defense.
But he has also assured the Intelligence Committee that, if
confirmed, this would change. During his confirmation hearing, General
Clapper said, ``I have been, for the last three years, the
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. And I considered it my
responsibility and my obligation to defend and protect the secretary's
authorities and prerogatives to the maximum extent I could. If I were
confirmed as the DNI, I will be equally assiduous in ensuring that the
DNI's prerogatives and authorities are protected and advanced.''
Even so, General Clapper has a track record of taking concrete steps
to ensure that the interests of the Department of Defense and the
intelligence community are synchronized, and both are enhanced to
improve our national security.
What is more, General Clapper is perhaps unique in that he has strong
relationships with the President and the national security team at the
White House, the Secretary of Defense, and the CIA Director--the three
most important relationships for a DNI to be successful.
So in short, I believe that General Clapper will bring to the
position of the DNI the right approach, skills, and gravitas to make
this work.
I will continue to work with him, like the committee has worked with
past Directors, to make changes in the law to give him the authorities
and flexibility that he needs.
The Senate has just passed unanimously a revised version of the
fiscal year 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act. That bill includes 10
provisions to strengthen the DNI's ability to run his office and direct
the intelligence community. Eight of those ten provisions were
requested by this administration or the last one, and I will continue
to push to get this important bill signed into law soon.
Let me say a few words now about General Clapper himself.
General Clapper has served in the intelligence field for 46 years,
almost all of which was in military and government service.
His 32 years of military service in the U.S. Air Force included
wartime operations, flying 72 combat support missions over Laos and
Cambodia and being a wing commander.
He has served as the Director of Intelligence, the J-2, for three
warfighting commands--at U.S. Forces Korea, the Pacific Command, and
the Strategic Air Command.
In the 1990s, Lieutenant General Clapper led the Defense Intelligence
Agency, DIA, one of the biggest and most complex of the agencies in the
intelligence community.
He retired from active duty in 1995 after this position and worked in
the private sector until he was asked to return to government service
and lead the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, NIMA--since renamed
the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, NGA. He led NGA for 5
years--an unusually long tenure heading an intelligence agency--until a
difference of opinion with Secretary Rumsfeld cost him his job in
2006--and provided a notable example of General Clapper's willingness
to ``speak truth to power.''
In 2007, General Clapper once again put aside the benefits of a
private life and agreed to serve under Secretary Gates as the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
As he said in his confirmation hearing, the nomination to be DNI
``was an unexpected turn of events. I'm in my third tour back in the
government, and my plan was to walk out of the Pentagon about a
millisecond after Secretary Gates. I had no plan or inkling to take on
another position.''
Nonetheless, he has agreed to take on this challenging and somewhat
thankless position.
General Clapper was nominated by the President on June 7, 2010. He
answered more than 150 tailored pre-hearing questions in addition to
our standard questionnaire and appeared before a lengthy confirmation
hearing on July 20.
After the hearing, he answered another 79 questions for the record
and appeared in a subsequent closed session meeting with four members
of the committee who had additional questions.
If there were questions or doubts about his nomination, they have
been answered. In fact, when General Clapper was nominated, I had my
doubts about having another person in this position with a military
background and whether he viewed the position of DNI as a coordinator
or a director.
My concerns have been allayed. I am confident that he will be mindful
of the important intelligence needs of the military and the Department
of Defense, but he will be independent of Pentagon interests. He
understands that the responsibility of the DNI is to provide strategic
intelligence to policymakers and that the job requires more than simple
coordination.
On July 29, the Intelligence Committee voted out General Clapper's
nomination on a roll call vote of 15 to 0.
The committee has expressed its full support of General Clapper. He
has excellent credentials, support from the White House and other key
intelligence officials, and will be a strong Director of the
Intelligence Community.
I congratulate General Clapper on his confirmation.
Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, as a member of the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence, I voted in support of the confirmation of
General Clapper to be Director of National Intelligence. He is clearly
qualified for the position and his extensive experience at various
intelligence agencies and at the Pentagon should give him a clear sense
of the challenges ahead.
Over the course of the confirmation process, General Clapper provided
encouraging responses on a number of issues. He expressed clear support
for the declassification of the top-line intelligence budget, which
would allow for the establishment of a separate intelligence budget.
This reform, which was recommended by the 9/11 Commission and passed by
the Senate, would improve transparency, accountability and oversight.
He also agreed with the principle that the public should be made aware
of secret interpretations of law. Finally, in a welcome shift from the
previous DNI, General Clapper expressed openness to recommendations
provided by an independent commission related to the integration of the
intelligence community and those in the U.S. Government who collect
information openly. Legislation to create this commission has also
passed the Senate.
On other issues, General Clapper's responses were less encouraging.
He indicated that he would be a ``zealous advocate'' for full
notification of the committee, and I have no reason to doubt that. But,
when asked about statutory reporting requirements under the National
Security Act, he cited an incorrect interpretation of the law,
specifically the assertion that the ``Gang of Eight'' provision that
appears only in the covert action section could apply to other
intelligence activities. As DNI, General Clapper will be responsible
for adhering to the law, regardless of the views of counsel.
I am also concerned about his responses to questions on the PATRIOT
Act, in which he described proposed safeguards on National Security
Letter authorities as ``crippling.'' As he becomes familiar with these
and other surveillance authorities, and the abuses associated with
them, I hope that he will become more open to efforts to protect the
privacy and civil liberties of Americans.
General Clapper has testified that the DNI already has sufficient
authorities, and I agree that the ODNI should not be expanded for its
own sake. But there are specific, identifiable problems with how the
intelligence community spends taxpayer dollars which are
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addressed in provisions of the intelligence authorization bill and my
Control Spending Now legislation. While I will continue to fight for
those provisions, I have asked General Clapper to tackle these issues
with or without new statutory authorities. I will also continue to seek
greater access by the GAO to the intelligence community, an issue on
which General Clapper has expressed some flexibility.
Finally, General Clapper is in a unique position to address one of
the great failings of intelligence reform thus far--the extent to which
intelligence and intelligence-related activities are conducted by the
military, away from the oversight of the congressional intelligence
committees. In some cases, such as cybersecurity operations, I remain
concerned about the division of authorities but have been kept
reasonably informed. In other cases, specifically the Department of
Defense's use of ``Section 1208'' authorities to assist foreign forces
and irregular groups supporting counterterrorism operations around the
world, I have generally been stonewalled. General Clapper has stated
that, as DNI, these activities will not be his responsibility. But the
DNI, particularly one with General Clapper's background, should be
assertive in ensuring that the intelligence community and the military
are operating in a coordinated fashion under coherent and consistent
policies, and that the congressional intelligence committees are kept
fully informed of all relevant programs and operations.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to consider en bloc the following nominations on the Executive
Calendar: No. 883, J. Michelle Childs to be a United States District
Judge;
No. 884, Richard Gergel to be a United States District Judge--both of
these judges are from the State of South Carolina--No. 893, Leonard
Stark to be a United States District Judge for the District of
Delaware; and No. 657, James Wynn, to be a United States Circuit Judge;
that the Senate proceed to vote en bloc on the nominations; that upon
confirmation, the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the
table; that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in
the Record, and that the President be immediately notified of the
Senate's action, and the Senate then resume legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:
the judiciary
J. Michelle Childs, of South Carolina, to be United States
District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
Richard Mark Gergel, of South Carolina, to be United States
District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
Leonard Philip Stark, of Delaware, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Delaware.
James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
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