[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 61 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2820-S2821]
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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:
By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
Air Force nomination of Col. Donald S. Wenke, to be
Brigadier General.
Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, to be
Lieutenant General.
Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Bruce A. Litchfield, to
be Lieutenant General.
Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Charles R. Davis, to be
Lieutenant General.
Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Salvatore A. Angelella,
to be Lieutenant General.
Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson, to be
Lieutenant General.
Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, to be
Lieutenant General.
Army nomination of Colonel Robert P. White, to be Brigadier
General.
Army nomination of Col. Steven Ferrari, to be Brigadier
General.
Army nominations beginning with Col. Kristin K. French and
ending with Col. Walter E. Piatt, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on January 23, 2012.
Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Via, to be General.
Army nomination of Col. Todd A. Plimpton, to be Brigadier
General.
Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Patricia E. McQuistion, to be
Lieutenant General.
Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Raymond P. Palumbo, to be
Lieutenant General.
Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Robert P. Lennox, to be
Lieutenant General.
Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Robert B. Brown, to be
Lieutenant General.
Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, to be
Lieutenant General.
Navy nomination of Capt. Eric C. Young, to be Rear Admiral
(lower half).
Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Terry B. Kraft, to be
Rear Admiral.
Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Bryan P. Cutchen, to be
Rear Admiral.
Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Jonathan W. White, to be
Rear Admiral.
Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Richard P.
Breckenridge and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Herman A.
Shelanski, which nominations were received by the Senate and
appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19, 2012.
Navy nomination of Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, to be Vice
Admiral.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of
Senators.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Air Force nominations beginning with Jennifer M. Agulto and
ending with Kathryn W. Weiss, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
February 16, 2012.
Air Force nominations beginning with Mario Abejero and
ending with Carl R. Young, Jr., which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on February 16, 2012.
Air Force nominations beginning with Richard E. Aaron and
ending with Eric D. Zimmerman, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on February 16, 2012.
Army nomination of Carol A. Fensand, to be Major.
Army nominations beginning with Kelley R. Barnes and ending
with David L. Gardner, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19,
2012.
Army nomination of Troy W. Ross, to be Colonel.
Army nomination of Sean D. Pitman, to be Major.
Army nomination of Walter S. Carr, to be Major.
Army nomination of Marc E. Patrick, to be Major.
Army nomination of Demetres Williams, to be Major.
Army nominations beginning with Alyssa Adams and ending
with Donald L. Potts, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19,
2012.
Army nomination of James M. Veazey, Jr., to be Colonel.
Army nomination of Shari F. Shugart, to be Major.
Army nominations beginning with Daniel A. Galvin and ending
with Thomas J. Sears, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21,
2012.
Army nominations beginning with Anthony R. Camacho and
ending with Richard J. Sloma, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
March 21, 2012.
Army nominations beginning with James M. Bledsoe and ending
with Daniel J. Young, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21,
2012.
Army nominations beginning with John R. Abella and ending
with D010584, which nominations were received by the Senate
and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 2012.
Army nominations beginning with Drew Q. Abell and ending
with G010092, which nominations were received by the Senate
and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 2012.
Army nominations beginning with Edward C. Adams and ending
with D011050, which nominations were received by the Senate
and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 2012.
Marine Corps nomination of Juan M. Ortiz, Jr., to be
Lieutenant Colonel.
Navy nomination of David T. Carpenter, to be Captain.
Navy nomination of Michael Junge, to be Captain.
Navy nomination of Marc E. Bernath, to be Commander.
Navy nomination of Steven A. Khalil, to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Navy nomination of Ashley A. Hockycko, to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Navy nomination of Jason A. Langham, to be Commander.
Navy nomination of Will J. Chambers, to be Commander.
Navy nominations beginning with Patrick J. Fox, Jr. and
ending with Leslie H. Trippe, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
March 21, 2012.
By Mr. BINGAMAN for the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
*Marcilynn A. Burke, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior.
*Adam E. Sieminski, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of
the Energy Information Administration.
*Anthony T. Clark, of North Dakota, to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring
June 30, 2016.
*John Robert Norris, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30,
2017.
By Mr. KERRY for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
*Michael A. Raynor, 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 Benin.
Nominee Michael A. Raynor.
Post Cotonou, Benin.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons
to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To
the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
1. Self: none.
2. Spouse: Kathleen M. Raynor: $25, 9/2008, Barack Obama.
3. Children and Spouses: Bradley J. Raynor: none; Emma C.
Raynor: none.
4. Parents: Albert P. Raynor--deceased; Margaret B.
Raynor--deceased.
5. Grandparents: Albert B. Raynor--deceased; Hazel P.
Raynor--deceased; William Bradley--deceased; Beatrice
Bradley--deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Gregory P. Raynor--none; Geoffrey
B. Raynor--deceased.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Catherine L. Raynor--none.
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*Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, 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 Uganda.
Nominee: Scott H. DeLisi.
Post: Kampala, Uganda.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons
to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To
the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
1. Self $112.58, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential Campaign
'08; $20.00, Dec. 2011, Obama for America.
2. Spouse: Leija C. DeLisi: $80.00, Oct. 2008, Obama
Presidential Campaign '08.
3. Children and Spouses: Daughter/Son-in-law: Tjama & Joe
Saitta: $75.00, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential Campaign '08;
Son: Anthony DeLisi: $120.00, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential
Campaign '08; Son: Joe DeLisi: None.
4. Parents: Glorie A. DeLisi: $75.00, Oct. 2008, Obama
Presidential Campaign '08; Joseph DeLisi (deceased), none.
5. Grandparents: Agostino & Antonella DeLisi (deceased),
none; Elmer & Katherine Minea (deceased), none.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Andrew & Ida DeLisi: none; Daniel
(deceased) & Jill DeLisi: none.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Sister: Deborah Hannigan:
$2,200.00, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential Campaign '08;
Brother-in-Law: James Hannigan: $500.00, Oct. 2008, Obama
Presidential Campaign '08; Christine & Edmond Perz: none;
Martha & David Bogie: none.
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*Makila James, of the District of Columbia, 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 Kingdom of Swaziland.
Nominee: Makila James
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Post: Swaziland
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons
to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To
the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this
report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
1. Self: none.
2. Spouse: $100.00, 2008, Barak Obama.
3. Children and Spouses: Louis Wells (spouse)
4. Parents: Eddie Mae James (mother) and Albert James
(father) both deceased.
5. Grandparents: Cora Lester (grandmother); Lucius Lester
(grandfather), Nellie James (grandmother), and Tal James
(grandfather)--all deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Albert James (brother) and Avonell
James (sister-in-law): none.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Names: Helen Garrett (sister):
none. Rosetta James (sister): $247.00, 2008, Hillary Clinton
for President; $205.00, 2008, Obama Victory Fund; Patricia
Boatner (sister) and Arnold Boatner (brother-in-law): none;
Cynthia Jenkins (sister): none; Linda James (sister): none;
Lisa Wise (sister) and Tony Wise (brother-in-law): none;
Felice James (sister): none.
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of
Senators.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Foreign Service nominations beginning with Robert E.
Drapcho and ending with Robert P. Schmidt, Jr., which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on February 13, 2012.
Foreign Service nominations beginning with Kathryn E. Abate
and ending with Timothy J. Riley, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on February 29, 2012.
By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
Gonzalo P. Curiel, of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Robert J. Shelby, of Utah, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Utah.
Michael P. Shea, of Connecticut, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
By Mrs. MURRAY for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
*Margaret Bartley, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of
fifteen years.
*Coral Wong Pietsch, of Hawaii, to be a Judge of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of
fifteen years.
*Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
(Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the
recommendation that they be confirmed.)
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