[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 158 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6891]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: 
Calendar Nos. 129, 130, 248, 289, 341, 342, 367, 417, 418, 419, 423, 
424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 442, 443, 444, and all nominations at the 
Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service, and NOAA; that the nominations 
be confirmed en bloc; the motions to reconsider be considered made and 
laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that no 
further motions be in order to any of the nominations; that any related 
statements be printed in the Record; that President Obama 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:


                OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

       James A. Torrey, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2013.
       Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of California, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2012.
       Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2012.


                  COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

       Mark P. Wetjen, of Nevada, to be a Commissioner of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring June 
     19, 2016.


                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

       Luis A. Aguilar, of Georgia, to be a Member of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 
     5, 2015.
       Daniel M. Gallagher, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Member of 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring 
     June 5, 2016.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       Janice Eberly, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Treasury.


                   executive office of the president

       Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States 
     Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador.
       Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural 
     Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 
     with the rank of Ambassador.


                         department of commerce

       Paul Piquado, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce.


         united states advisory commission on public diplomacy

       Anne Terman Wedner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a 
     term expiring July 1, 2013.


                overseas private investment corporation

       Katherine M. Gehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2013.
       Terry Lewis, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for 
     a a term expiring December 17, 2011.
       Terry Lewis, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for 
     a term expiring December 17, 2014.


                             united nations

       Russ Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the 
     General Assembly of the United Nations.
       Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Representative of 
     the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of 
     the General Assembly of the United Nations.


                         department of justice

       Steven R. Frank, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term 
     of four years.
       Martin J. Pane, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term 
     of four years.
       David Blake Webb, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term 
     of four years.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                            foreign service

       PN922 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (2) beginning Nicholas E. 
     Gutierrez, and ending John L. Shaw, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of September 8, 2011.
       PN923 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (102) beginning Erik M. 
     Anderson, and ending Larry G. Padget, Jr., which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of September 8, 2011.
       PN970 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (6) beginning Robert 
     Donovan, Jr., and ending Brenda Vanhorn, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of September 15, 2011.


            national oceanic and atmospheric administration

       PN744 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
     nominations (28) beginning Richard R. Wingrove, and ending 
     Linh K. Nguyen, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 30, 2011.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, we rushed through these as if they didn't 
mean anything, but for each one of these people, it means a new life 
for them. These are very accomplished people, and I am only going to 
talk about one tonight--Mark P. Wetjen to be Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
  This young man came to me working for a major law firm--the largest 
law firm in Nevada. I got a call from my son, who said: This person I 
work with wants to come to work in Washington, so he came and worked in 
Washington. He has been an invaluable employee of mine and the State of 
Nevada and the Senate. He is a person the entire Senate looks to for 
advice and counseling on banking, housing issues, and other matters.
  He has been a wonderful employee. I really hate to lose him, but his 
talent is one people recognize, both Democrats and Republicans, and I 
am very proud of him. Even though I will miss him, I know he will be 
very good as Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission--
one of the most important commissions in the entire world. So I wish 
him the very best.

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