[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 11 (Friday, January 20, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S365-S366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        REX W. TILLERSON, OF TEXAS, TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

        STEVEN T. MNUCHIN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE 
     TREASURY.


            EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

        STEVEN T. MNUCHIN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     GOVERNOR OF THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
     DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES GOVERNOR OF THE AFRICAN 
     DEVELOPMENT FUND, AND UNITED STATES GOVERNOR OF THE ASIAN 
     DEVELOPMENT BANK, VICE JACOB JOSEPH LEW, RESIGNED.


                      INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

        STEVEN T. MNUCHIN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     GOVERNOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, UNITED STATES 
     GOVERNOR OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, UNITED STATES 
     GOVERNOR OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, AND UNITED 
     STATES GOVERNOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR

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     RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE 
     JACOB JOSEPH LEW, RESIGNED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

        JAMES MATTIS, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

        JEFF SESSIONS, OF ALABAMA, TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

        RYAN ZINKE, OF MONTANA, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

        WILBUR L. ROSS, JR., OF FLORIDA, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

        THOMAS PRICE, OF GEORGIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 
     HUMAN SERVICES.


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

        BENJAMIN S. CARSON, SR., OF FLORIDA, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

        ELAINE L. CHAO, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     TRANSPORTATION.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

        JAMES RICHARD PERRY, OF TEXAS, TO BE SECRETARY OF ENERGY.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

        ELISABETH PRINCE DEVOS, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     EDUCATION.


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

        ANDREW F. PUZDER, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE SECRETARY OF LABOR.


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

        DAVID J. SHULKIN, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     VETERANS AFFAIRS.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

        JOHN F. KELLY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND 
     SECURITY.


            OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

        DANIEL COATS, OF INDIANA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
     INTELLIGENCE, VICE JAMES R. CLAPPER, JR.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        ROBERT LIGHTHIZER, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES TRADE 
     REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
     PLENIPOTENTIARY.


                      CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

        MIKE POMPEO, OF KANSAS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL 
     INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, VICE JOHN OWEN BRENNAN.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

        SCOTT PRUITT, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

        TODD M. RICKETTS, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

        VINCENT VIOLA, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, 
     VICE ERIC KENNETH FANNING.


                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

        JAY CLAYTON, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SECURITIES 
     AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 5, 2021, 
     VICE DANIEL M. GALLAGHER, JR. (TERM EXPIRED).


                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

        LINDA E. MCMAHON, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
     THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, VICE MARIA CONTRERAS-
     SWEET, RESIGNED.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

        SEEMA VERMA, OF INDIANA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES, VICE MARILYN B. 
     TAVENNER.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        NIKKI R. HALEY, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE THE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED 
     NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED 
     NATIONS.


                             UNITED NATIONS

        NIKKI R. HALEY, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL 
     ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE 
     AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     UNITED NATIONS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        TERRY BRANSTAD, OF IOWA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
        DAVID FRIEDMAN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO ISRAEL.

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