[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1191-S1192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate February 15, 2018:


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       JOHN MARSHALL MITNICK, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       JOHN C. DEMERS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 
     GENERAL.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       NEIL JACOBS, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       JOSEPH D. BROWN, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR 
     THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       MATTHEW D. KRUEGER, OF WISCONSIN, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.
       NORMAN EUELL ARFLACK, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS.

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       TED G. KAMATCHUS, OF IOWA, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR 
     THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       JOEL DANIES, 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 GABONESE REPUBLIC, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY 
     AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       JOHN H. DURHAM, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       MICHAEL T. BAYLOUS, OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA FOR THE 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       DANIEL R. MCKITTRICK, OF MISSISSIPPI, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       JOHN HENDERSON, OF SOUTH DAKOTA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE.
       MICHAEL D. GRIFFIN, OF ALABAMA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING.
       WILLIAM ROPER, OF GEORGIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     THE AIR FORCE.
       PHYLLIS L. BAYER, OF MISSISSIPPI, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

       HOLLY W. GREAVES, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE CHIEF 
     FINANCIAL OFFICER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       JOHN H. GIBSON II, OF TEXAS, TO BE CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER 
     OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       MELISSA F. BURNISON, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF ENERGY (CONGRESSIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
     AFFAIRS).


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       PETER HENDRICK VROOMAN, OF NEW YORK, 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 RWANDA.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       JOHN C. ANDERSON, OF NEW MEXICO, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       BRANDON J. FREMIN, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS.
       JOSEPH P. KELLY, OF NEBRASKA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       SCOTT W. MURRAY, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS.
       DAVID C. WEISS, OF DELAWARE, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       DAVID G. JOLLEY, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE UNITED STATES MARSHAL 
     FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.
       THOMAS M. GRIFFIN, JR., OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       LISA GORDON-HAGERTY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
     NUCLEAR SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       KEVIN FAHEY, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF DEFENSE.
       THOMAS E. AYRES, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.