[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 163 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to executive session to consider en bloc Calendar Nos. 
1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1204, 1214, and all nominations on 
the Secretary's desk in the Coast Guard and NOAA; that the nominations 
be confirmed en bloc and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 
table en bloc; that any statements relating to the nominations be 
printed in the Record; 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 were as follows:


                         department of justice

       Ripley Rand, of North Carolina, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the 
     term of four years.
       Charles M. Oberly III, of Delaware, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Delaware for the term of four 
     years.
       William Conner Eldridge, of Arkansas, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of 
     four years.
       Frank Leon-Guerrero, of Guam, to be United States Marshal 
     for the District of Guam and concurrently United States 
     Marshal for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
     the term of four years.
       Charles Thomas Weeks II, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of 
     four years.
       Kenneth F. Bohac, of Illinois, to be United States Marshal 
     for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four 
     years.


                            in the air force

       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 general

     Gen. Claude R. Kehler


                           in the coast guard

       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Coast Guard to the grade indicated under title 14, 
     U.S.C., section 271:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

     Captain Bruce D. Baffer
     Captain David R. Callahan
     Captain Richard T. Gromlich
     Captain Frederick J. Kenney
     Captain Marshall B. Lytle
     Captain Stephen P. Metruck
     Captain Fred M. Midgette

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                           in the coast guard

       PN2216 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning GREGORY J. 
     HALL, and ending JOSEPH T. BENIN, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of September 23, 2010.
       PN2217 COAST GUARD nomination of Andrew C. Kirkpatrick, 
     which was received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of September 23, 2010.
       PN2266 COAST GUARD nominations (6) beginning Julia A. Hein, 
     and ending Susan L. Subocz, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     September 29, 2010.
       PN2267 COAST GUARD nominations (59) beginning Thomas Allan, 
     and ending Aylwyn S. Young, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     September 29, 2010.
       PN2355 COAST GUARD nominations (182) beginning JOSEPH B. 
     ABEYTA, and ending DAVID K. YOUNG, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of November 18, 2010.
       PN2356 COAST GUARD nominations (135) beginning STEPHEN 
     ADLER, and ending SCOTT A. WOOLSEY, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of November 18, 2010.


            NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

       PN2301 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
     nominations (12) beginning DENISE J. GRUCCIO, and ending 
     LINDSAY R. KURELJA, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 
     17, 2010.

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