[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 156 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6235]
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                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate September 28, 2017:


                             THE JUDICIARY

       RALPH R. ERICKSON, OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       ROBERT J. HIGDON, JR., OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 
     FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       J. CODY HILAND, OF ARKANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       JOSHUA J. MINKLER, OF INDIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       BYUNG J. PAK, OF GEORGIA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR 
     THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       JOHN R. BASS, OF NEW YORK, 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 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN.
       JON M. HUNTSMAN, JR., OF UTAH, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
       JUSTIN HICKS SIBERELL, OF MARYLAND, 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 KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN.
       A. WESS MITCHELL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS).


                              IN THE ARMY

       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 brigadier general

COL. MICHAEL R. FENZEL


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       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. JACQUELINE D. VAN OVOST
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OFFICERS 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. JEFFERY D. AEBISCHER
COL. NATHAN B. ALHOLINNA
COL. BORIS R. ARMSTRONG
COL. KIMBERLY A. BAUMANN
COL. ROBERT L. BELL
COL. SHAWN N. BRATTON
COL. JEFFREY L. BUTLER
COL. MICHAEL E. CALLAHAN
COL. KEVIN J. CAMPBELL
COL. THOMAS S. CAUTHEN
COL. LAWRENCE L. CHRISTENSEN
COL. SHAWN A. CLOUTHIER
COL. DARWIN L. CRAIG
COL. ROBERT C. DESKO
COL. KEVIN M. DONOVAN
COL. BOBBI J. DOORENBOS
COL. DAVID M. DZIOBKOWSKI
COL. RANDAL K. EFFERSON
COL. HOWARD L. EISSLER III
COL. SHAWN D. FORD
COL. JED J. FRENCH
COL. DANIEL E. GABRIELLI
COL. MARK P. GAUL
COL. RAINER G. GOMEZ
COL. PATRICK M. GUINEE
COL. PENNY C. HODGES-GOETZ
COL. JEREMY C. HORN
COL. CASSANDRA D. HOWARD
COL. PAUL D. JOHNSON
COL. EDWARD S. JONES
COL. GARY W. KIRK
COL. HEIDI L. KJOS
COL. MEAGHAN Q. LECLERC
COL. GREGOR J. LEIST
COL. SUZANNE B. LIPCAMAN
COL. KEITH G. MACDONALD
COL. ROLF E. MAMMEN
COL. GERALD E. MCDONALD
COL. CHRISTOPHER G. MCGRAW
COL. MICHAEL R. MORGAN
COL. REBECCA L. O'CONNOR
COL. DUKE A. PIRAK
COL. JEFFREY L. RYAN
COL. JON S. SAFSTROM
COL. WILLIAM L. SPARROW
COL. JAMES R. STEVENSON, JR.
COL. JEFFREY D. STOREY
COL. BRYAN J. TEFF
COL. EDWARD L. VAUGHAN IV
COL. APRIL D. VOGEL
COL. CHARLES M. WALKER
COL. CHRISTOPHER S. WALKER
COL. DAVID A. WEISHAAR
COL. WENDY B. WENKE
COL. GREGORY T. WHITE
COL. BRENT W. WRIGHT
COL. WILLIAM T. YATES
COL. DANIEL S. YENCHESKY


                              IN THE ARMY

       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. JOHN E. CARDWELL
       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. JOSEPH D'COSTA
       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. MICHAEL A. BILLS
       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. DANIEL J. CHRISTIAN
       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. KENNETH H. MOORE
       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. MATTHEW P. EASLEY
       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. JOHNNY R. BASS
       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. TONY L. WRIGHT


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF STEPHEN J. AUGUSTINE, TO BE MAJOR.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF WILLIAM J. VIT, JR., TO BE MAJOR.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF THERESA A. JONES, TO BE MAJOR.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JAMES S. SHIGEKANE AND 
     ENDING WITH ANDREW H. STEPHAN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MARC AALDERINK AND 
     ENDING WITH JOSEPH R. ZITO, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH IAN S. ANDERSON AND 
     ENDING WITH JOAN DIAZ ZUNIGA, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JENNIFER L. BAKER AND 
     ENDING WITH DORIAN R. WILLIAMS, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.


                              IN THE ARMY

       ARMY NOMINATION OF DERRICK C. LONG, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF NATALIE E. VANATTA, TO BE LIEUTENANT 
     COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF JOHN F. LOPES, TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF TERRANCE R. LATSON, TO BE LIEUTENANT 
     COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF ROBERT P. L. BAILEY, TO BE MAJOR.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF MARIAH C. SMITH, TO BE LIEUTENANT 
     COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF MARK W. CANARY, TO BE MAJOR.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF DAVID E. MEACHER, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF CHRISTOPHER D. MCDEVITT, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BRUCE M. COCCOLI AND ENDING 
     WITH SCOTT J. SHERIDAN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY 
     THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH THOMAS A. BROOKS AND ENDING 
     WITH D012739, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE 
     AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 5, 
     2017.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH EDWARD A. JARRETT AND 
     ENDING WITH CASEY T. SCHOBER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CURTIS J. ALLEN AND ENDING 
     WITH BRADLEY A. WRIGHT, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY 
     THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.


                          IN THE MARINE CORPS

       MARINE CORPS NOMINATION OF MEGAN L. BUSTIN, TO BE MAJOR.
       MARINE CORPS NOMINATION OF ROBERT M. BARCLAY, TO BE MAJOR.


                              IN THE NAVY

       NAVY NOMINATION OF JASON A. TEWS, TO BE LIEUTENANT 
     COMMANDER.
       NAVY NOMINATION OF CHRISTOPHER P. CARROLL, TO BE LIEUTENANT 
     COMMANDER.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH GABRIEL PEREZ AND ENDING 
     WITH ERIC R. TRUEMPER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 
     5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ANTON A. ADAM AND ENDING 
     WITH YING P. ZHONG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 
     5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ADRIENNE T. BENTON AND 
     ENDING WITH AARON R. WESSON, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SALAHHUDIN A. ADENKHALIF 
     AND ENDING WITH VICTOR T. F. WONG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SANTIAGO A. ABADAM II AND 
     ENDING WITH JAIME M. YORK, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY 
     THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SARAH A. AGUERO AND ENDING 
     WITH DENNIS E. WESTMAN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY 
     THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOKO A. ABUBAKAR AND ENDING 
     WITH YUI Y. WONG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 
     5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BROOKE T. AHLSTROM AND 
     ENDING WITH MARK C. WARNER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.
       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MIGUEL M. ALAMPAY AND 
     ENDING WITH ZACHARY A. ZANFES, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2017.

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