[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 158 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6891]
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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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