[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 137 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5936-S5937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                       FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

        JEFFERY S. HALL, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FARM 
     CREDIT ADMINISTRATION BOARD, FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION, FOR 
     A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 13, 2018, VICE LELAND A. STROM, TERM 
     EXPIRED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

        DAVID J. BERTEAU, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE ALAN F. ESTEVEZ, RESIGNED.


                 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

        JAY NEAL LERNER, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
     FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, VICE JON T. RYMER, 
     RESIGNED.


             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

        DAVA J. NEWMAN, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE DEPUTY 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
     ADMINISTRATION, VICE LORI GARVER, RESIGNED.


                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

        MICHAEL P. O'RIELLY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 2014. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                  NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

        MARK SCARANO, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO BE FEDERAL 
     COCHAIRPERSON OF THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION, 
     VICE SANDFORD BLITZ, RESIGNING.


         UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

        SIM FARAR, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE UNITED 
     STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JULY 1, 2015. (REAPPOINTMENT)
        SIM FARAR, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE UNITED 
     STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JULY 1, 2018. (REAPPOINTMENT)
        WILLIAM JOSEPH HYBL, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FOR A 
     TERM EXPIRING JULY 1, 2015. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                    BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

        LEON ARON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BROADCASTING 
     BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2016, VICE 
     S. ENDERS WIMBUSH, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        AZITA RAJI, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     KINGDOM OF SWEDEN.


             CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

        ROMONIA S. DIXON, OF ARIZONA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
     OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
     SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 6, 2018, VICE MATTHEW 
     FRANCIS MCCABE, TERM EXPIRED.


                       RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

        WALTER A. BARROWS, OF OHIO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE RAILROAD 
     RETIREMENT BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 28, 2019. 
     (REAPPOINTMENT)


                             THE JUDICIARY

        ROBERT A. SALERNO, 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, VICE ROBERT ISAAC 
     RICHTER, RETIRED.


                      UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

        DAVID S. SHAPIRA, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE A GOVERNOR OF THE 
     UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 8, 
     2019, VICE DENNIS J. TONER, TERM EXPIRED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

        MICHELLE K. LEE, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED 
     STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, VICE DAVID J. KAPPOS, 
     RESIGNED.


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

        LEIGH A. BRADLEY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VICE WILL A. GUNN, RESIGNED.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       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. SHELLEY R. CAMPBELL
       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. MARK C. NOWLAND


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY IN THE 
     GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 
     12211:

                        To be brigadier general

COLONEL MICHAEL G. AMUNDSON
COLONEL CHARLES K. ARIS
COLONEL TOMMY H. BAKER
COLONEL JOE G. BARNARD, JR.
COLONEL BRIAN B. BARRONTINE
COLONEL BARRY K. BEACH
COLONEL MICHAEL R. BERRY
COLONEL THOMAS H. BLACKSTOCK, JR.
COLONEL WILLIAM B. BLAYLOCK II
COLONEL DANIEL J. BOCHICCHIO
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER P. CALLAHAN
COLONEL LLOYD P. CAVINESS, JR.
COLONEL FRED M. CHESBRO
COLONEL DAVID L.G. COLLINS
COLONEL JAMES D. CRAIG
COLONEL THOMAS G. CROYMANS
COLONEL ZACHARY F. DOSER
COLONEL GORDON L. ELLIS
COLONEL WILLIAM J. FREIDEL
COLONEL DANIEL J. FUHR
COLONEL TROY D. GALLOWAY
COLONEL JEFFREY L. GAYLORD
COLONEL DAVID E. GRAETZ
COLONEL MATTHEW J. HEARON
COLONEL WILLIAM J. HERSH
COLONEL THOMAS F. HESLIN, JR.
COLONEL MICHAEL T. HESTON
COLONEL MARK C. JACKSON
COLONEL BERT S. KOZEN
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER F. LAWSON
COLONEL TIM C. LAWSON
COLONEL COLLIER H. LIPPLE
COLONEL JOANE K. MATHEWS
COLONEL KENNETH L. MCCREARY
COLONEL ANTHONY V. MOHATT
COLONEL ADRIAN B. NETTLES
COLONEL TRACY R. NORRIS
COLONEL STEPHEN B. OWENS
COLONEL LAWRENCE R. POWELL
COLONEL JOHN M. PRINE
COLONEL HELEN E. ROGERS
COLONEL PAUL D. ROGERS
COLONEL ROBERT A. SPARING
COLONEL MARK C. STRONG
COLONEL BARRY K. TAYLOR
COLONEL BRIAN R. TRENDA
COLONEL BRYAN A. TUTKO
COLONEL WILLIAM J. WALKER
COLONEL STEVEN H. WARNSTADT
COLONEL RONALD A. WESTFALL
COLONEL CLIFFORD W. WILKINS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                          To be major general

BRIG. GEN. DARSIE D. ROGERS, 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. FREDERICK S. RUDESHEIM
       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. EDWARD E. HILDRETH III
       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 brigadier general

COL. STEPHEN J. HAGER
       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 brigadier general

COL. EUGENE J. LEBOEUF
       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 major general

BRIG. GEN. JOHN C. HARRIS
       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. LEWIS G. IRWIN
       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 E. QUANTOCK
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED

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     WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. ANTHONY R. IERARDI


                          IN THE MARINE CORPS

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES MARINE CORPS 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. MICHAEL R. REGNER


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

        ADEWALE ADEYEMO, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, VICE MARISA LAGO.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

        DANIEL R. ELLIOTT III, OF OHIO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 
     2018. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        MARISA LAGO, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A DEPUTY UNITED STATES 
     TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR, VICE 
     MIRIAM E. SAPIRO, RESIGNED.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

        ANTONIO F. WEISS, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     THE TREASURY, VICE MARY JOHN MILLER.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        ANTONY BLINKEN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
     STATE, VICE WILLIAM J. BURNS, RESIGNED.


                     NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

        LAUREN MCGARITY MCFERRAN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO 
     BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD FOR THE 
     TERM OF FIVE YEARS EXPIRING DECEMBER 16, 2019, VICE NANCY 
     JEAN SCHIFFER, TERM EXPIRING.


               FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD

        DAVID AVREN JONES, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING OCTOBER 11, 2018. (REAPPOINTMENT)
        MICHAEL D. KENNEDY, OF GEORGIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 25, 2018. (REAPPOINTMENT)


            OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

        NICHOLAS J. RASMUSSEN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
     NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, VICE MATTHEW G. OLSEN, RESIGNED.


                             THE JUDICIARY

        LUIS FELIPE RESTREPO, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT, VICE ANTHONY J. SCIRICA, 
     RETIRED.
        KARA FARNANDEZ STOLL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT, VICE RANDALL R. RADER, 
     RETIRED.
        DALE A. DROZD, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, VICE ANTHONY W. 
     ISHII, RETIRED.
        LASHANN MOUTIQUE DEARCY HALL, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 
     VICE NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, RETIRED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

        MICHAEL GRECO, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL 
     FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS, VICE JOSEPH R. GUCCIONE, TERM EXPIRED.

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