[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5288-S5292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       NOMINATION OF SARA DARROW

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the nomination 
of Sara Darrow to serve as a district court judge for the Central 
District of Illinois.
  Sara Darrow is a superb nominee, and she will make an excellent 
addition to the Federal bench.
  Her nomination is not controversial. She had her hearing before the 
Judiciary Committee in April and was reported out of the committee by 
unanimous voice vote on May 12.
  Sara Darrow's name was recommended to me by a bipartisan merit 
selection committee that I established to consider applicants for 
judicial vacancies.
  I was proud to recommend her name to the President last year, and I 
was pleased to see the President nominate her to fill the Central 
District judgeship that was vacated when Judge Joe Billy McDade took 
senior status last year.
  I want to thank Chairman Pat Leahy of the Judiciary Committee for 
moving Ms. Darrow's nomination through the committee. I also want to 
thank Senator Mark Kirk for his support of this nomination.
  Once the Senate confirms Sara Darrow, we will finally have a full 
complement of judges for the Central District of Illinois. Last year 
there was only one judge in this district--Chief Judge Mike McCuskey--
and three judgeships were vacant.
  These vacancies left the Central District in a dire situation. Cases 
were grinding to a halt, and Judge McCuskey had to drive all across the 
State to try to keep the dockets moving.
  Fortunately, earlier this year the Senate confirmed Judge Jim Shadid 
and Judge Sue Myerscough to serve in the Central District. They are 
serving on the bench now.
  And with Sara Darrow on the bench as well, the Central District will 
finally be operating at full strength. That is good news for the people 
who live in the 46 Illinois counties that make up the Central District.
  Sara Darrow has a distinguished record, including her service as a 
prosecutor both at the State and Federal level.
  She currently serves as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Illinois 
Central District, where she has worked since 2003. She works out of the 
Rock Island branch of the U.S. Attorney's Office.
  She has investigated and prosecuted hundreds of defendants for 
various Federal crimes including gang offenses, drug conspiracies, gun 
crimes, bank robbery, money laundering, and fraud. She has also written 
and argued numerous appeals.

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  Since 2007, Ms. Darrow has served as the violent crimes chief for the 
U.S. Attorney's Office. She has also served as the office's project 
safe neighborhoods coordinator.
  Before becoming a Federal prosecutor, Ms. Darrow worked in private 
practice in Rock Island, and she also worked as a prosecutor in the 
Henry County State's Attorney's Office.
  She served as an assistant State's attorney in Henry County from 1999 
to 2000, and then as first assistant State's attorney from 2000 to 
2003.
  While serving at the State's Attorney's Office she prosecuted a wide 
range of State felony cases. She also was responsible for supervising 
staff attorneys and managing the office's caseload.
  Ms. Darrow enjoys an excellent reputation among the legal community 
in the Central District. She will serve the people of Illinois well in 
her new capacity as a Federal judge.
  In addition to her impressive professional accomplishments, Sara 
Darrow is an impressive person with a wonderful family.
  She is a graduate of Marquette University and Saint Louis University 
School of Law.
  While a college student at Marquette, she interned in Washington, DC, 
for Senator Carl Levin. It was on Capitol Hill where Sara met and began 
dating her husband Clarence, who was then working for Congressman Lane 
Evans.
  Sara and Clarence are now blessed to be the proud parents of six 
children: Connor, age 14; Lilia, 13; Augie, 12; Anna Grace, 10; Ella, 
8; and Danny, 5.
  And Sara Darrow also has an impressive record of service in the 
community of Rock Island, IL. She is truly a credit to this community.
  In short, Ms. Darrow has the experience, qualifications and 
temperament to be an excellent Federal judge.
  I enthusiastically support her nomination and urge my colleagues to 
do the same.


                        nomination of gary locke

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, it is my great pleasure to 
congratulate and pay tribute to Gary Locke, who has been the Secretary 
of Commerce since March 2009 and was recently confirmed by the Senate 
to be the U.S. Ambassador to China. Secretary Locke has been a truly 
outstanding public servant, and I applaud him as he continues his 
service to our country in China. His service truly makes our country a 
better place.
  As Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke has been an aggressive leader at 
the Department of Commerce, and has earned a reputation as a strong 
manager and an innovator.
  Among his many successes at Commerce, he has helped innovators by 
pushing the Patent and Trademark Office to streamline the process to 
get a patent.
  Secretary Locke worked with the Economic Development Administration 
to streamline its approval process. The EDA is a crucial program, which 
makes business-development grants to distressed communities. Programs 
such as EDA help ordinary Americans and small businesses and will help 
move the economy forward. I appreciate Secretary Locke's commitment to 
programs such as EDA and helping these communities.
  In this time of fiscal austerity, he brought the 2010 census in 25 
percent under budget, saving taxpayers $1.9 billion. He led an 
organization that still got the census information that we need to get 
a true picture of the makeup of our Nation.
  I also appreciate his hard work to meet the Obama administration's 
goal to double exports within 5 years. Currently, only 1 percent of 
American companies export, and Secretary Locke understands the crucial 
need for expanded U.S. exports as part of our economic recovery.
  I know we will look back and say that Secretary Locke's time at the 
Department of Commerce was the beginning of America's return to 
prominence as an export nation. As he said, ``It is almost like [we're] 
building the foundation of a house or an office tower. All the 
foundation work takes a long, long time. You don't really see it. It is 
all happening below the street level. . . . After that, then things 
really begin to take off''
  Thank you, again, Gary, now Ambassador Locke. You are a true public 
servant, and that is one of the highest compliments I can convey. I 
wish you luck as you continue to serve this great Nation in your new 
post.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       David Bruce Shear, 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


               SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       Jennifer A. Di Toro, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       Yvonne M. Williams, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.


                        state justice institute

       David V. Brewer, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring 
     September 17, 2013.


    institute of american indian and alaska native culture and arts 
                              development

       Barbara Jeanne Ells, of Colorado, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and 
     Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term 
     expiring October 18, 2016.
       Deborah Downing Goodman, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and 
     Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term 
     expiring October 18, 2014.
       Cynthia Chavez Lamar, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and 
     Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term 
     expiring May 19, 2016.


                      national science foundation

       Dan Arvizu, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
     Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term 
     expiring May 10, 2016.
       Alan I. Leshner, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a 
     term expiring May 10, 2016.
       William Carl Lineberger, of Colorado, to be a Member of the 
     National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a 
     term expiring May 10, 2016.


           national foundation on the arts and the humanities

       Aaron Paul Dworkin, of Michigan, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
     2014.


                    united states institute of peace

       Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
     term of four years.


                         department of justice

       Clayton D. Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of 
     four years.


                          department of state

       Derek J. Mitchell, of Connecticut, to be Special 
     Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma, with the 
     rank of Ambassador.
       Jeffrey DeLaurentis, of New York, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America for Special 
     Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.
       Jeffrey DeLaurentis, of New York, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be an 
     Alternate Representative of the United States of America to 
     the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 
     during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of 
     the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in 
     the United Nations.
       David S. Adams, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs).
       Frankie Annette Reed, 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 the Fiji Islands, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of 
     Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Kiribati.
       Paul D. Wohlers, of Washington, 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 Macedonia.
       William H. Moser, of North Carolina, 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 Moldova.
       Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, A Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Personal Rank of Career Ambassador, 
     to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
     United States of America to Mexico.
       Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

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     United States of America to the Republic of Guatemala.


            office of the director of national intelligence

       Matthew G. Olsen, of Maryland, to be Director of the 
     National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence.


                         department of defense

       Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.
       Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense.


                            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. William M. Fraser, III

       The following Air National Guard of the United States 
     officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to 
     the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 
     and 12212:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Donald P. Dunbar

       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. Stephen L. Hoog

       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

     Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger

       The following Air National Guard of the United States 
     officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to 
     the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 
     and 12212:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. Verle L. Johnston, Jr.

       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 major general

     Brig. Gen. Leonard A. Patrick

       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 Trulan A. Eyre
     Brigadier General Mark R. Johnson
     Brigadier General Bruce W. Prunk
     Brigadier General Harold E. Reed
     Brigadier General Roy E. Uptegraff, III

                        To be brigadier general

     Colonel Patrick D. Aiello
     Colonel Aaron J. Booher
     Colonel Kevin W. Bradley
     Colonel David T. Buckalew
     Colonel Peter J. Byrne
     Colonel Paul D. Cummings
     Colonel Vyas Deshpande
     Colonel Brian T. Dravis
     Colonel Brent J. Feick
     Colonel Mark K. Foreman
     Colonel David R. Fountain
     Colonel Timothy L. Frye
     Colonel Paul D. Gruver
     Colonel Michael A. Hudson
     Colonel Salvatore J. Lombardi
     Colonel Stephen E. Markovich
     Colonel Richard L. Martin
     Colonel Brian A. Miller
     Colonel William W. Pond
     Colonel Jonathan T. Wall
     Colonel Jennifer L. Walter


                              in the army

       The following named officer for appointment as the Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointment to the grade 
     indicated while assigned to a position of importance and 
     responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 152 and 601:

                             To be general

     Gen. Martin E. Dempsey

       The following named officer for appointment as the Chief of 
     Staff, United States Army, and appointment to the grade 
     indicated while assigned to a position of importance and 
     responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 3033:

                             To be general

     Gen. Raymond T. Odierno

       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. Keith C. Walker

       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. Charles T. Cleveland

       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. Michael Ferriter

       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. Robert L. Caslen, 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. David G. Perkins

       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. Brian R. Copes

       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. Bert K. Mizusawa

       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. Fred W. Allen

       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 general

     Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr.

       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., section 12203 and 
     12211:

                          To be major general

     Brigadier General Stephen E. Bogle
     Brigadier General Dominic A. Cariello
     Brigadier General David J. Elicerio
     Brigadier General Sheryl E. Gordon
     Brigadier General Ronald W. Huff
     Brigadier General Gerald W. Ketchum
     Brigadier General William L. Seekins
     Brigadier General Richard E. Swan
     Brigadier General Joe M. Wells

                        To be brigadier general

     Colonel Matthew P. Beevers
     Colonel Joel E. Best
     Colonel Michael E. Bobeck
     Colonel Joseph M. Bongiovanni
     Colonel Brent E. Bracewell
     Colonel Allen E. Brewer
     Colonel Leon M. Bridges
     Colonel Eric C. Bush
     Colonel Scott A. Campbell
     Colonel William R. Coats
     Colonel Albert L. Cox
     Colonel Sylvia R. Crockett
     Colonel Terry A. Ethridge
     Colonel Kevin R. Griese
     Colonel John J. Jansen
     Colonel Donald O. Lagace, Jr.
     Colonel Louis J. Landreth
     Colonel William S. Lee
     Colonel Jerry H. Martin
     Colonel Robert A. Mason
     Colonel Craig M. McGalliard
     Colonel Christopher J. Morgan
     Colonel Todd M. Nehls
     Colonel Kevin L. Neumann
     Colonel Michael J. Osburn
     Colonel Lannie D. Runck
     Colonel George M. Schwartz
     Colonel Terence P. Sullivan
     Colonel Alicia A. Tate-Nadeau
     Colonel Thomas P. Wilkinson
     Colonel Wilbur E. Wolf, III
     Colonel David C. Wood

       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 David B. Enyeart

                        To be brigadier general

     Colonel Randy A. Alewel
     Colonel Karen D. Gattis
     Colonel Catherine F. Jorgensen
     Colonel Blake C. Ortner
     Colonel Timothy P. Williams
     Colonel David E. Wilmot

       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. Gina D. Seiler

       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. Michael A. Calhoun

       The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 12203:

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                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Kaffia Jones


                              in the navy

       The following named officer for appointment as Chief of 
     Naval Operations, United States Navy and appointment to the 
     grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
     and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 
     5033:

                             To be admiral

     Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert

       The following named officer for appointment as the Vice 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointment to the 
     grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
     and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 
     154:

                             To be admiral

     Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr.

       The following named officer for appointment as Chief of 
     Naval Personnel, United States Navy, and appointment to the 
     grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
     and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 
     5141:

                           To be vice admiral

     Vice Adm. Scott R. Van Buskirk

       The following named officer for appointment as Vice Chief 
     of Naval Operations, United States Navy and appointment to 
     the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
     importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., 
     sections 601 and 5035:

                             To be admiral

     Vice Adm. Mark E. Ferguson, 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

     Rear Adm. Scott H. Swift

       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. Harry B. Harris, 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

     Vice Adm. Michael A. LeFever

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy Reserve to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 12203:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

     Capt. Luke M. McCollum

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       PN497 AIR FORCE nominations (79) beginning LAUREN F. AASE, 
     and ending DEBRA S. Z1NSMEYER, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of May 4, 2011.
       PN787 AIR FORCE nomination of Mary F. Hart-Gallagher, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN788 AIR FORCE nomination of Raymond S. Collins, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN790 AIR FORCE nominations (50) beginning WADE B. ADAIR, 
     and ending ELIJIO J. VENEGAS, JR., which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN791 AIR FORCE nominations (4) beginning JOHNATHAN M. 
     COMPTON, and ending BENJAMIN J. MITCHELL, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.


                              in the army

       PN719 ARMY nomination of Thomas B. Murphree, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 22, 2011.
       PN720 ARMY nominations (3) beginning PEDRO T. RAGA, and 
     ending MATTHEW H. VINNING, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     22, 2011.
       PN765 ARMY nominations (2) beginning Nicholas M. 
     Cruzgarcia, and ending Joseph P. Lynn, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 11, 2011.
       PN766 ARMY nomination of Luisa G. Santiago, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 11, 2011.
       PN767 ARMY nominations (4) beginning TROY W. ROSS, and 
     ending CARLOS E. QUEZADA, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     11, 2011.
       PN768 ARMY nominations (6) beginning JAMES L. ADAMS, JR., 
     and ending ROBERT M. THELEN, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 11, 2011.
       PN769 ARMY nominations (36) beginning MATTHEW B. AHN, and 
     ending GREGORY S. THOGMARTIN, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 11, 2011.
       PN793 ARMY nomination of Cindy B Katz, which was received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 20, 2011.
       PN794 ARMY nomination of Wiley C. Thompson, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN795 ARMY nomination of Marshall S. Humes, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN796 ARMY nomination of Cyruss A. Tsurgeon, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN797 ARMY nominations (2) beginning COLLEEN F. BLAILES, 
     and ending CURTIS T. CHUN, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN798 ARMY nominations (2) beginning BRAD M. EVANS, and 
     ending JAY S. KOST, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 20, 
     2011.
       PN799 ARMY nominations (2) beginning MATTHEW J. BAKER, and 
     ending RUSSELL B. CHAMBERS, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 20, 2011.
       PN800 ARMY nominations (6) beginning JOSEPH B. RUSINKO, and 
     ending PAULA S. OLIVER, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN801 ARMY nominations (55) beginning CHARLESPAUL T. 
     ANONUEVO, and ending TRACY E. WALTERS, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN802 ARMY nominations (12) beginning DAVID H. BURNHAM, and 
     ending RANDALL S. VERDE, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN803 ARMY nominations (326) beginning MICHAEL A. ADAMS, 
     and ending PAULA YOUNG, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN804 ARMY nominations (582) beginning GEOFFREY R. ADAMS, 
     and ending D005579, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 20, 
     2011.
       PN805 ARMY nominations (347) beginning ALISSA R. ACKLEY, 
     and ending D003185, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 20, 
     2011.
       PN806 ARMY nominations (284) beginning THOMAS H. AARSEN, 
     and ending D010899, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 20, 
     2011.


                         in the foreign service

       PN421 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (275) beginning Ross 
     Ellis Hagan, and ending Willem H. Brakel, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of April 8, 2011.
       PN756 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (160) beginning Timothy 
     C. Cannon, and ending Mark Jeffrey Hipp, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 11, 2011.

                          in the marine corps

       PN369 MARINE CORPS nomination of Carroll J. Connelley, 
     which was received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of March 30, 2011.
       PN370 MARINE CORPS nomination of Samuel H. Carrasco, which 
     was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 30, 2011.


                              IN the NAVY

       PN721 NAVY nomination of Troy D. Carr, which was received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     June 22, 2011.
       PN722 NAVY nominations (32) beginning DAWN C. ALLEN, and 
     ending JENNIFER L. TIETZ, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     22, 2011.
       PN770 NAVY nominations (3) beginning JAMES S. BROWN, and 
     ending HEATHER J. WALTON, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     11, 2011.
       PN771 NAVY nominations (98) beginning CHRISTOPHER A. 
     ALFONZO, and ending SARA B. ZIMMER, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 11, 2011.
       PN772 NAVY nominations (23) beginning RAUL L. BARRIENTOS, 
     and ending HAROLD S. ZALD, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     11, 2011.
       PN773 NAVY nominations (67) beginning DAVID L. AGEY, and 
     ending LAURA L. V. WEGEMANN, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 11, 2011.
       PN774 NAVY nominations (12) beginning ROBERT P. ANSELM, and 
     ending PAUL A. WALKER, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 11, 
     2011.
       PN775 NAVY nominations (29) beginning RANDY E. ASHMAN, and 
     ending TAMMY L. WEINZATL, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     11, 2011.
       PN776 NAVY nominations (45) beginning DEANGELO ASHBY, and 
     ending LAGENA K. G. YARBROUGH, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 11, 2011.

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       PN777 NAVY nominations (20) beginning DENNIS K. ANDREWS, 
     and ending BRIAN K. WAITE, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     11, 2011.
       PN778 NAVY nominations (26) beginning ROBERTO M. ALVARADO, 
     and ending JOSEPH W. YATES, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 11, 2011.
       PN807 NAVY nomination of Mathew R. Loe, which was received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 20, 2011.
       PN808 NAVY nomination of Michael J. O'Donnell, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN809 NAVY nomination of Lawrence Brandon, Jr., which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN810 NAVY nominations (2) beginning Robert A. Slaughter, 
     and ending Robert Thomas, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN811 NAVY nominations (5) beginning ANTHONY DIAZ, and 
     ending JANE E. MCNEELY, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN812 NAVY nominations (3) beginning CARISSA L. GAREY, and 
     ending DANIEL G. NICASTRI, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN813 NAVY nominations (8) beginning TIMOTHY M. DERBYSHIRE, 
     and ending CHRISTINA J. WONG, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 20, 2011.
       PN814 NAVY nominations (17) beginning JEREMIAH E. CHAPLIN, 
     and ending PAMELA A. TELLADO, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 20, 2011.
       PN815 NAVY nominations (21) beginning PAIGE H. ADAMS, and 
     ending ANDREW F. YOUNG, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN816 NAVY nominations (17) beginning ROBERT S. BAIR, and 
     ending PATRICIA R. WILSON, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN817 NAVY nominations (58) beginning KIRKLAND M. ANDERSON, 
     and ending MARTHA A. WITTOSCH, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN818 NAVY nominations (202) beginning CHERYL E. 
     AIMESTILLMAN, and ending JON E. ZATLOKOWICZ, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN819 NAVY nominations (24) beginning ARCHIE L. BARBER, and 
     ending ZAVEAN V. WARE, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 20, 
     2011.
       PN820 NAVY nominations (42) beginning MYLENE R. ARVIZO, and 
     ending ASHLEY S. WRIGHT, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN821 NAVY nominations (4) beginning AMELIA F. DUDLEY, and 
     ending BRANDON D. SMITH, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     20, 2011.
       PN822 NAVY nominations (18) beginning RICHFIELD F. 
     AGULLANA, and ending CHIEH YANG, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
       PN823 NAVY nominations (4) beginning CHARITY C. HARDISON, 
     and ending STEPHANIE B. MURDOCK, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 20, 2011.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 114, 115, 
116, and 117; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that no further 
motions be in order to any of the nominations; that any related 
statements be printed in the Record; and that President Obama be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                             the judiciary

       Sara Lynn Darrow, of Illinois, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Central District of Illinois.
       Richard Brooke Jackson, of Colorado, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Colorado.
       Kathleen M. Williams, of Florida, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
       Nelva Gonzales Ramos, of Texas, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

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