[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 138 (Monday, October 7, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7272-S7274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       KELLY R. WELSH, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE 
     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, VICE CAMERON F. KERRY.
       ARUN MADHAVAN KUMAR, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
     STATES AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE, VICE SURESH KUMAR, 
     RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       ARNOLD A. CHACON, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE 
     DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE, VICE LINDA THOMAS-
     GREENFIELD, RESIGNED.
       DANIEL BENNETT SMITH, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF STATE (INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH), VICE PHILIP 
     S. GOLDBERG.


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

       HELEN TIERNEY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 
     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.


                              IN THE ARMY

       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. STEPHEN R. LANZA
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                             To be colonel

ROBERT F. PLECZKOWSKI
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                             To be colonel

MILTON L. SHIPMAN
ROBERT W. STEWART
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                             To be colonel

JOHN C. ANDERSON
SCOTT K. BENNER
KENNETH M. BUCK
SAMUEL R. COOK
JOHN H. DAVENPORT
ROBERT S. DAVIDSON
DAVID W. DINENNA
KRISTEN E. DIXON
KELLEY L. DONHAM
SAMUEL F. DRIVER
PAUL S. DRURY
RAYMOND M. DUNNING II
CHRISTOPHER J. ELLIS
TONEY E. FILOSTRAT
MATTHEW D. FISHER
JAMES H. FITZGERALD
ERIC P. FLOWERS
WILFREDO GARCIA
JAMES J. GROARK
GEORGE J. HANHAUSER IV
LARRY D. HEARN
KIM J. HODGES

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NELSON IRIZARRY
GEORGE D. JOHNSON
MARTIN F. KLEIN
CATHERINE L. LASSITER
CARL E. LINK, JR.
ALVARO W. LOFSTROM
EARL MACK III
GARY J. MANN
SEAN P. MCDONALD
DELWYN S. MERKERSON
EUGENE L. MONTAGUE
TAMARA L. MORRIS
ISOLDE K. OPPHILE
KURT D. OROURKE
REGAL L. PERRY
TODD M. PETERSON
CHERYL D. PHILLIPS
DAVID J. PINTER
ELIZABETH W. PREKKER
RANDY K. RIEDY
ERIC ROBINSON
KEVIN M. SANDERS
WILLIAM S. SCHAPER
GREGORY A. SCHEIDHAUER
SCOTT R. SHRADER
DOUGLAS D. SMITH
MICHAEL E. STEWART
MARK D. STIMER
ERIC P. TAUCH
KEVIN J. VINK
STEPHEN VROOMAN
KATTIRIA M. WALKER
ALEXIS M. WELLS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS CHAPLAINS UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                             To be colonel

JAMES L. BRISSON, JR.
MARK E. FAIRBROTHER
KEITH N. GOODE
WILLIAM GREEN, JR.
SCOTT A. HAMMOND
JEFFREY D. HAWKINS
SCOTT F. JONES
ROBERT P. LASLEY
TIMOTHY S. MALLARD
JAMES PALMER, JR.
MARK A. PENFOLD
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, SR.
MARK E. THOMPSON
DAVID A. VANDERJAGT
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                             To be colonel

JAMES D. BROWN
ERIK W. FEIG
JAMES D. GRAY
JAMES J. KRISCHE
LESLIE D. MALONEY
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 
     AND 12211:

                             To be colonel

LAURENCE J. BAZER
RUSSEL L. BETTS
DAVID D. COLDREN
DANIEL H. DENT
ROBERT J. DESOUSA
EDDIE M. FRIZELL
JORGE H. GALOFFINLOPEZ
MICHAEL J. GILLETT
STEPHANIE K. HORVATH
TODD H. HUBBARD
NATHAN F. LORD
KENNETH J. MARKWELL
KEVIN D. MCMAHAN
DAVID J. MIKOLAITIES
STEPHANIE A. PURGERSON
COLLIN D. ROSE
COREY L. SEATS
RANDY R. SIKOWSKI
JOHN E. TRUNZO
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                             To be colonel

BRIAN M. ADELSON
DON C. AHSHAPANEK, JR.
CALVIN AMOS
TODD M. ANDERSON
LISA T. ANGLESON
PETER A. ARCANO
RICHARD P. ATCHISON
TERRY A. AYERS
BETTY J. BANKS
KEVIN D. BANTA
MATTHEW C. BECKMANN
KRIS A. BELANGER
CHRISTOPHER M. BENTCH
ROBERT L. BERRY
CRAIG B. BEST
JOHN A. BIVONA
THERESE J. BLAKE
BRADLY M. BOGANOWSKI
RUSSELL J. BONACCORSO, JR.
ERIC D. BOWERS
KIMBERLY R. BOYD
JEFFREY A. BREWSTER
KENNETH B. BROWN
ERIC B. BRYSON
MICHAEL L. BUTLER
THOMAS J. BYANSKI
DENISE M. CALISE
JOHN F. CAMPBELL, JR.
ROBERT L. CAPECE
THOMAS A. CARLSON, JR.
STEPHEN M. CARROLL
BRIAN T. CASHMAN
ROBERT J. CENTENO
JOHN R. CICCARELLI
KEVIN E. CLARK
WILLIAM J. CLARK
KIRK M. CLAUNCH
JOHN J. COLLINS
ROBERT S. COOLEY, JR.
CHARLES W. CROWDER
LUIS CRUZ
STEPHEN F. DALE
TRACY L. DAWKINS
GARY W. DETTLING
JORGE I. DIAZ
MATTHEW R. DOSMANN
ERIN M. DOWD
KATRINA K. DOWIS
THOMAS J. DOWNEY
DENNIS R. DUFFY
THOMAS A. DUNCAN
PETER J. DUSICK
PETER DYKMAN
DOUGLAS J. EISENSCHENK
DANIEL L. ELLIS, JR.
WILLIAM E. ELLISON
STEVEN K. ESPLIN
CHERYN L. FASANO
MICHAEL G. FLORU
SANDRA L. FORREST
ANGELA D. FORTUNE
STEPHAN J. FRANK
BRYAN S. FRANKLIN
CLARK D. FREDERICK
MICHELE B. FRIEDRICH
JOHN G. GANINO
MICHAEL F. GARCIA
NORA M. GARONO
STACY L. GARRITY
KATY M. GARZABAIR
MARK E. GIARDINA
GLENN A. GIBBS
STEPHEN E. GIBSON
STEVEN M. GRADY
DONALD G. GREENWOOD
ROBERT A. GRIERSON
RICHARD G. GULLEY
JAMES D. HAGAN
JOHN R. M. HAHN
ROBYN R. HAMASAKI
LISA A. HARBACH
JOEL C. HARDIN
JOHN S. HARRIS
JEAN E. HENDERSON
ROBERT J. HENDERSON
SUSAN E. HENDERSON
MICHAEL HENRY
JON K. HOLLAND
LAWANDA J. HOLLIMAN
JAMES G. HOLLINGSWORTH
DAVID M. HOLLIS
GEORGE E. HOOVER
JOHN K. HOPF
JEFFREY A. HOPKINS
MICHAEL J. HOWARD
SHELIA R. HOWELL
HOPE M. HUBBARD
STEPHEN IACOVELLI
JIMMY IBANEZ
GARRETT L. IDE
JOHN C. JACOBI
ALEXANDER JAROTZKY
ISAAC JOHNSON, JR.
CHARLES A. JONES
DOUGLAS E. JONES
JOHN F. K. JONES
DONALD L. JOYNER
DAVID J. JUNGQUIST
MICHAEL J. JUNOD
RONALD J. KASTELEIN
ALAN D. KATZ
MATTHEW A. KEUREJIAN
KENNETH D. KIRK
STEPHEN E. KREBS
CHRISTOPHER R. KUDUK
RAYMOND J. LAGEMANN, JR.
RUSSELL M. LARAWAY
ERIC J. LARSON
DAVID E. LEE
LAWRENCE D. LEON
JEFFREY H. LEROY
SARAH E. LETTSSMITH
STEPHANIE A. LEWIS
JOHN K. LIM
ROBERT K. LIPUT II
ERNEST LITYNSKI
EARNESTRHEINOLD R. LLOYD
JEFFERY E. LONG
DEWEY S. LOWERY, JR.
WYATT A. LOWERY
JOSE LUCENA
WILLIAM F. LYONS, JR.
ERNEST J. MALDONADO
PATRICIA A. MANCE
MARK W. MARTIN
TIMOTHY F. MCCONVERY
JESSE D. MCCURLEY
ELAINE K. MCGARRY
MICHAEL J. MCINERNEY
CHARLES J. MCLAUGHLIN IV
RAFAEL MEDINAVAZQUEZ
KEVIN F. MEISLER
EDWARD H. MERRIGAN, JR.
MASAYO M. MESLER
MICHAEL H. MIDKIFF
KRISTO S. MIETTINEN
BRIAN E. MILLER
ERIC MILLER, JR.
WARREN L. MILLER
WILLIAM E. MILLER
JAMES C. MITCHELL
BYRON G. MOBLEY
WILLIAM D. MONTGOMERY
STEPHEN S. MORRIS
NORMAN D. NELSON
RANDALL D. NEWTON
DAVID L. NICHOLS
THOMAS A. NILES
RICHARD NORL, JR.
WILLIAM P. OBYRNE
DINAH F. OLAGBEGI
HEBER OLGUIN
RICHARD D. PANZARELLA
REINALDO PARAVISINI
GREGORY L. PARKER
BRIAN L. PATTERSON
JOHN D. PATTERSON
PHILLIP K. PATTERSON
FRANK W. PECJAK, JR.
MARISA K. PELOQUIN
WILLIAM PELT
EDGAR L. PEREZ
JOHN M. PERRY
ERIC R. PERRYMAN
LANCE S. PETERSON
CURTIS PHELPS
BRUCE PROTESTO
JAY M. PULLIAM
CARL D. RAMSEY
KEITH W. RAMSEY
TONY M. RATLIFF
TANYA M. RAWLINS
SCOTT A. REED
TODD L. RESSEL
DARWIN F. RICE
DALE A. RIDEN
JEFFERY P. RISNER
WILLIAM A. ROBERTSON
TERRY J. ROBEY
MARTHA D. ROBINS
MICHAEL A. RODRIGUEZ
MICHAEL E. ROERK
JOHN F. ROSNOW
CURTIS A. SAUBERAN
BRENDEN M. SCHERR
MITCHELL A. SCHMIDTKE
MICHAEL J. SEGUIN
SEAN E. SEIBERT
BRENT R. SELNAU
JAMES K. SHEARER
NATHANIEL SHROPSHIRE, JR.
ROBERT F. SILE
JONATHAN R. SIMMONS
TIMOTHY L. SIMPSON
JOHN C. SMALL, JR.
BRUCE M. SMITH
JOEL L. SOENKSEN
LOREN P. SOMMERFIELD
STEIN L. SORENSON
GARY R. SPEAR
KARL V. STAHLECKER
JOHN N. STIBBARD
RODNEY D. STOVALL
JOSEF W. SUJET
BRADLEY J. SUMMERS
CYNTHIA K. SUMMERS
DAVID N. TATE
DANIEL L. TAYLOR
HERMAN E. TERMEER
LESLIE R. THOMASON
JONATHAN D. THOMPSON
THOMAS P. THOMPSON
TIMOTHY L. THRASHER
HARRY R. TIDESWELL
CHARLES E. TIPTON
REDUS V. TITTLE
JIMMEY W. TODD, JR.
MARCI D. TOLER
DERRICK E. TOMPKINS
STEPHEN TORRES
JANET J. TSAO
PAUL K. TSATSOS
JOSEPH S. TURLINGTON
ANDREW UDZIELAK
DAVID J. UYEMATSU
KENNETH J. VALCOURT
EMILIO VARGAS II
CHRISTOPHER H. VARHOLA
WILLIAM A. VAUGHN
JOHN G. VERNICK
MITCHELL R. WAITE
GEORGE B. WALSH
JANICE M. WALTMAN
ANGELA M. WANNAMAKER
MATTHEW S. WARNE
GAYLENE K. WEBER
KEVIN R. WILEY
ANTHONY L. WILKERSON
MARTHA S. WILKINS
JAMES O. WILLIAMS
AARON C. WILSON
WILLIAM WILSON II
MICHELLE M. WOOD
SIDNEY C. WRIGHT
DAVID A. YASENCHOCK

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BRIAN G. YOUNG


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

SENNAY M. STEFANOS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 5582:

                       To be lieutenant commander

JESSICA Y. LIN

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