[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2943-S2945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

        CHRISTOPHER FALL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     OFFICE OF SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VICE CHERRY ANN 
     MURRAY.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        RONALD GIDWITZ, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM.
        DONALD LU, OF CALIFORNIA, 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 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC.
        RONALD MORTENSEN, OF UTAH, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     STATE (POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION), VICE ANNE CLAIRE 
     RICHARD.
        DENISE NATALI, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS), VICE DAVID 
     MALCOLM ROBINSON, RESIGNED.
        ALAINA B. TEPLITZ, OF COLORADO, 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 DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI 
     LANKA, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL 
     COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY 
     OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES.
        CHRISTINE J. TORETTI, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 531:

                              To be major

JOSEPH B. RYAN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 
     12203 AND 12212:

                             To be colonel

MICHAEL FRANCIS ADAMITIS
RUSSELL L. ADAMS
KIMBERLY M. AINSWORTH
DAVID GEORGE ALLEN
KEOLANI W. BAILEY
SONYA JEAN BATCHELOR
MATTHEW GRANT BRANCATO
GENE C. BUCKNER
LAURA POLZ CAPUTO
JEFFERY GUY CARLTON
JUSTIN JONATHAN CHAPMAN
MARCIA LYNN COLE
BRUCE ALLEN COWAN
TROY A. CRAMER
JEREMIAH J. CRUZ
ALBERT JOSEPH DANZA
JOHN J. DEVINE
TROY A. DRENNAN
MARC ANTHONY ECCHER
DAVID B. ETHEREDGE
CHRISTOPHER PETER FILER
DANIEL PATRICK FINNEGAN
KIMBERLY A. FITZGERALD
JOHN PAUL FLINT
DARRELL L. FUN
LARRY EUGENE GARDNER
TIMOTHY JOSEPH GORDON
BRIAN JAMES GRASKY
ASHLEY E. GROVES
STEPHANIE L. HAINES
DAVID L. HALASIKUN
KENT ERWIN HARBAUGH, JR.
JEFFREY TODD HILLS
SUSANNE MARIE HISCOCK
AMY D. HOLBECK
CHRISTOPHER J. HOWARD
MICHAEL A. HRYNCIW III
MATTHEW R. HUMMEL
MARK ALAN HURLEY
JENNY LORAN JOHNSON
MARK R. JOHNSON
WILLIAM DAVID JOHNSTON
ROBBY A. KEY
KYLE M. KOVARIK
CHRISTINE M. KROMIS
RANDOLPH LEON LAKE
ERIC LEE LAUGHTON
BRIAN JOSEPH LAURI
SCOTT W. LERDON
TINA LOUISE LIPSCOMB
JOSEPH FRANKLIN LOGAN
ROGER D. LUDWIG
CLARENCE K. MAYNUS, JR.
ROBERT D. MCCULLERS
MARK ELLIOTT MCDANIEL
TERESA JANIE MCDONALD
DANIEL TIMOTHY MCGEE
RYAN TAYLOR MCGUIRE
MICHAEL BERT MEASON
CHARLES C. MERKEL
GARY S. MONROE
DARYL EUGENE NEWHART
JULIAN LEONARD PACHECO
CHRISTOPHER J. PAROT
GARY E. PELLETIER
GEOFFREY ALAN PETYAK
BRANT ALLEN PUTNAM
KENNETH J. RADFORD, JR.
MICHAEL J. REVIT
DAVID HERBERT RICE
STEVEN ROTHSTEIN
JOSEPH L. RUEGEMER
JAMES CORBY SCOTT
HOLLY M. SHENEFELT
DAVID WILLIAM SHEVCHIK
CHRISTIAN B. SHUE
ROBERT A. SIAU
CHRISTOPHER B. SIGLER
KARLYN KATHRYN SLAYDON
JOHN P. SORGINI II
JOHN LEROY STEELE III
DANA RENE STEFANEC
TAMMY DENISE STREET
PAUL J. SYRIBEYS
DEREK RYAN TATE
STEVEN RALPH THOMAS
JON S. TRAINER
KRISTINA A. TWEEDY
BART T. VANROO
JEFFREY R. WALES
CARYN CHRISTINE WARREN
ANDREW JOSEF WINEBERGER
LESLIE ANN ZYZDAMARTIN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

BARBARA B. ACEVEDO
MARY A. BAUZA LAWVER
KENNETH L. BEADLE
ERIKA L. BEST
SCOTT A. BLACK
BRYAN W. BOVITZ
TRACY A. BRANNOCK BENNETT
SAUNYA N. BRIGHT
PETER E. CARRA
VICKI L. CHARBONNEAU
BRIAN M. CLARKE
WILLIAM P. CLARKSON II
SHAUNA G. CRIM
DANNY C. DACEY
JESSICA DEES
KIERAN K. DHILLON
DARRICK N. DURAN
JOSHUA M. ELSTON
SEAN J. ESTRADA
CASSANDRA J. GILBERT
MARC J. GRAESSLE
HEIDI L. GRANDIN
STEPHANIE K. HARLEY
SHANNON E. HUNT
DEBORAH L. KARRER
TRACY E. MAYFIELD
KIMBERLY A. MCCOY SINGH
JULIE M. MEEK
DONALD T. MICHAEL
REBEKAH R. MOONEY
BRANDON C. MORGAN
CHAD E. MORROW
MICHAEL C. RENKAS
PATRICE L. REVIEREBUFORD
DAVID M. STUEVER
MELISSA L. TENNANT
SAMUEL B. TOBLER
JOHN M. TONARELLI
AARON D. TRITCH
JOHN W. WAGGONER
SHAWNEE A. WILLIAMS
DAVID S. WINTER
HEATH S. WOOCKMAN

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HEIDI P. WORLEY
CHRISTY L. ZAHN


                              IN THE ARMY

       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

MAC B. CARTER
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE 
     GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER 
     TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064:

                              To be major

PATRICIA YOUNG
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE 
     GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 531:

                              To be major

DIEGO L. BECERRA III
EPIFANIO M. GARZA, JR
ANTONIO J. HARDY
NATALIE A. JUHLIN
MICHAEL E. ZELLOUS
       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

PATRICK M. ABELL
ANTHONY K. ATLAS, SR.
RONALD L. BAHL
CLINT A. BARNES
DAVID K. BASHAW
CHARLES R. BELL
MICHAEL J. BORGEL
KEVIN D. BRANCH
BRENDA M. BROCKINGTON
RANDALL S. BROWN
TONRI C. BROWN
ANGELA A. BUTTS
ANDREW D. CECIL
DARYL A. CHAMBERLAIN
JOSEPH B. CORCORAN III
RICHARD W. CORNER II
JOSEPH F. COX
BILL R. CROUSE
DAPHNE D. DAVIS
JOSEPH M. DREKSLER
GARY A. DUFF
LORENZO L. EASON, JR.
CARLOS E. ESPARRA
TRICIA A. GINTHER
DANIEL J. GRASSETTI
JOSHUA R. HEGAR
FREDERICK A. HOCKETT, JR.
HOWARD M. KEEBLER
STEVEN P. KISNER
STEPHEN W. LADD
LISA M. LAMB
CHARLES W. LEWIS
MARKUS J. LEWIS
URBI N. LEWIS
PEGGY R. MCMANUS
KYLE A. MYERS
MARTIN J. NARANJO
MARK A. NED
JAY P. OTKEN
SCOTT N. PARKER
DAVID W. PAYNE, JR.
ROBERT L. PENN
MONICA M. RADTKE
ANTIONETTE N. RAINEY
LEAH M. REID
MARK F. SCHOENFELD
TOMIKA M. SEABERRY
EFREM Z. SLAUGHTER
DAVID R. SONNEK
DAVID J. SPESS
VICTOR H. SUNDQUIST
KATHERINE A. TROMBLEY
FRANK S. VICTOR
CHRISTOPHER W. WARNER
SMITH A. M. WILLIAMS
CLAUDE WOODS, JR.
ALBERT F. YONKOVITZ, JR.
       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

GEORGE R. K. ACREE
MICHAEL A. AKE
ERIK ANDERSEN
TROY E. ARMSTRONG
JEFFREY R. BAKER
RAYMOND J. BARNES
RANDALL D. BARTON
ANDREW J. BATES
FREDERICK W. V. BATES
BRUCE A. BECKER
MARC E. BELSCAMPER
THOMAS E. BENTON
GLORIA A. BERLANGA
ERIC G. BEUERMAN
MICHAEL T. BICE
KEVIN M. BIGGIE
JEFFREY M. BILODEAU
WILLIAM L. BLANCO
GERALD W. BODNAR
RONALD W. BONESZ
MARLON C. BRANNAN
JAMES H. BRIDGMAN
MAX A. BROSIG
JEFFREY K. BROWNLEE
TIFFANY A. BUETHE
CHRISTOPHER T. BURT
RICHARD F. BURTT
ADAM M. CALDERON
CHRISTOPHER A. CALDWELL
ANDREW J. CALIENDO
KRISTINE L. CAMBRE
HENRY T. CAPELLO, JR.
SIDNEY U. CARDOZO
DANIEL J. CARROLL
PAUL A. CERNIAUSKAS
CATHERINE L. CHERRY
JOHN G. CHURCH
JOHN M. CLINE
ANTHONY J. CLOUD
EDWARD A. CLOYD
JOSEPH A. COGNITORE
ANDREW W. COLLINS
JELORA J. COMAN
MICHAEL F. COTE
JOHN C. CRAWSON
KEVIN B. CREECH
SHANE C. CROFTS
GENE M. CUMMINS
HUBERT L. DAVIDSON, JR.
JUSTIN H. DAVIS
WILLIAM R. DAVIS
RONALD E. DELOATCH
STEVEN W. DENNEY
MICHAEL J. DIAZ
WILLIAM L. DIONNE
ANDREW E. DODSON
DAVID R. DORAN
JON K. DYER
ROBERT A. EASON III
PAMELA L. ELLISON
JEFFREY W. ERDLEY
DIRK D. ERICKSON
TODD M. ESSING
JON D. FARR
CARL A. FASSBENDER
JAMES R. FIDLER
PETER E. FIORENTINO
ANTHONY P. FLOOD
JORGE M. FONSECA
BRIAN H. FOULK
ANTHONY D. FULTON
WILLIAM B. GENTLE
WALTER R. GILL
JOHN A. GOBEL
RUSSELL P. GRANT III
ROBERT A. GRAVES
RANDALL E. GREEN
ELTON S. GRIFFIN
JOHN E. GRIFFIS
KIMBERLY HAMLIN
ANTHONY S. HAMMETT
COLBY Q. HAMMONDS
JAY T. HANCOCK
RICHARD P. HANES
JOSEPH A. HARO
MICHELE P. HARPER
JASON T. HART
TONY L. HASSLER
MARK A. HATFIELD
MICHAEL C. HENDERSON
KRISTINE L. HENRY
THOMAS L. HERNANDEZ
ROBERT C. HERNDON
DAVID E. HICKETHIER
CHAD A. HIGGINBOTHAM
JAVONTKA R. HOEFLEIN
REUBEN J. HOKANSON
ROBERT J. HOWARD
ROBERT W. HUGHES, JR.
JOHN T. HYATT
DWIGHT D. IKENBERRY
ALBERTO IRIZARRYORTIZ
NICHOLAS P. JASKOLSKI
GRAY A. JOHNSON, JR.
JULIUS M. JOHNSON
MICHAEL A. JONES
MATTHEW L. JORDAN
ROBERT J. KADAVY
TIMOTHY T. KEMP
KRIS A. KOUGH
JASON L. LAMBERT
MATTHEW B. LAMBETH
MARY F. LAUMBACH
ERIC J. LECKEL
ROBERT A. LEE
HAYMET LLOVET
STANLEY R. MANES
DANIEL T. MARKERT
JOEL L. MARTIN
DAVID MASON, JR.
DONALD M. MCCARTY
FRANK J. MCGOVERN IV
JOHN S. MCKAY
JOSEPH B. MERRILL
JOYCE L. MERRILL
JAMES C. MEYER
DANIEL D. MINER, JR.
OLIVER F. MINTZ
DEREK G. MIXON
MICHAEL J. MOFFIT
PATRICK R. MONAHAN
MICHAEL K. MORENI
SETH L. MORGULAS
DONALD J. MOSINSKI
LISA A. MULLINAX
AUGUST T. MURRAY
ALEJANDRO NAVARRETE
CHRISTIAN M. NEARY
DAVID G. NEARY
MARK J. NELSON
EVERTON E. NEVERS
GERALD L. NEWMAN
KELVIN C. NICHOLS
KENNETH A. NILES
COLIN S. NOYES
ROBERT W. OCONNELL
VINCENT M. ORLANDO
ORLANDO G. ORTEGA
EDWARD J. OSHEEHAN
DOUGLAS E. PALMER
ROCHELLE T. PARKS
ROBERT M. PARSONS
LYNN A. PATE
MICHAEL D. PAZDERNIK
PATRICK J. PELLETIER
GLEN R. PETERSEN
LISA A. PIERCE
TIMOTHY D. PILLION
JOHN R. PIPPY
ANTHONY B. POOLE
JOHN T. PRESTON
ALFRED C. PRILL
CESAR V. PUDIQUET
CLINE R. PYATT
RICARDO QUILES
JAMES A. REED
DANIEL A. REICHEN
KEITH E. ROBINSON
MOSES P. ROBINSON II
JOHN B. RUNY
KEVIN C. SANDERS
DANA P. SANDERSUDO
SIMON L. SCHAEFER
ANDREW C. SCHULTE
STANLEY Y. SEO
ALEXANDER M. SHARPE
MICHAEL P. SHOEN
DAYMONE A. SIMMONS
KEVIN L. SMITH
RICHARD D. SNOWDALL
GEORGE A. STAKIAS
DAVID L. STEVENS
ROBERT K. STINSON, JR.
MICHAEL S. STRANSKY
LUKE T. STRICKERT
RICHARD M. SUDDER II
MARK A. TALLO
RONALD D. TAMMARO
WILLIAM X. TAYLOR
SCOTT C. THOMAS
DONALD L. THOMSEN III
DANA J. TOURANGEAU
TODD A. TOWNSEND
BARBARA P. TUCKER
WILLIAM R. TUCKER II
TODD J. TUTTLE
MATTHEW W. TWOMBLY
THEODORE O. UNBEHAGEN
MICHAEL J. URRUTIA
CATHLEEN A. VANBREE
BARTHOLOMEW J. VERBANIC
CHARLES C. VEREEN, JR.
EDWARD J. WALLACE
NORMAN P. WALLS
KEVIN L. WARFIELD
RUSSELL J. WARR
MICHAEL W. WASHINGTON
JEFFREY WATKINS
CRAIG A. WEEDON
BRENT A. WILKINS
CHRISTOPHER M. WILLIAMS
GERARD B. WILLIAMS II
MICHAEL E. WILSON
CRAIG C. WORSHAM
KIMBERLEY A. YORK
JAMES E. YOUNG III
STEVEN S. ZEGA
ARTHUR E. ZEGERS IV
       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

MELISSA K. G. ADAMSKI
JOSEPH W. ADAMSON
NICHOLAS S. ADLER
DAVID W. ALBERTSON, JR.
BRENT W. ALLEN
JAMES B. ALLEN
HAROLD V. ANDERSON
JOSEPH A. ASHER
RICHARD AVILES
MICHELLE M. AVOLIO
THOMAS J. BROOKS
SEAN S. BROWN
KENNETH W. BRYANT
RUSSELL B. CHAMBERS
MARK I. CHOATE
MICHAEL B. CLARK
CHERYL A. CLEMENT
DANIEL W. CLOYD
PATRICK D. COMBS
STACY A. CORDELL
PAUL L. DEAL
KELLY M. DICKERSON
MICHAEL T. DOBBS
JOHN G. DRAKEFORD
LANCE R. DUELLMAN
JOHN M. DUNN
MICHAEL C. EHRENHOFER
WILLIAM F. EHRHARDT
STEPHANIE B. W. ELLIOTT

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ANTHONY R. ELY
THOMAS M. ESKOLA
JAMES E. FERRON
MICHAEL B. FIELD
JOEL D. FISCHER
MONICA M. FOLEY
JOHN N. GAMBY
CLAYTON E. GARDNER III
GREGORY E. GIMENEZ
JOHN R. GLORIOSO
MARK F. GOELLER
KRISTINA J. GREEN
WILLIAM H. GUENTHER
CLIFFORD R. GUNST
MICHAEL J. HAHN
LANCE J. HALDER
RICHARD H. HALLIBURTON
TRAVIS A. HARTMAN
GAIL E. HEARD
CEDRIC G. HILL
LAURA A. HOWELL
ANDREW R. HOWES
BRADFORD L. HUGHES
MICHAEL A. HUNTER
BRYAN S. IRVINE
CHRIS S. ISERI
ANDRE L. JENKINS
CHRISTIAN E. JENNI
EDGAR R. JUGUETA
KEITH K. KELLY
LANCE A. KINCANON
TINA L. KIRKPATRICK
MICHAEL A. KLEPZIG
HENRY R. KORF
ERIC G. KRANTZ
VANCE KUHNER
ANDREWS C. A. MACK
KIMBERLEY M. MARQUEZ
RYAN C. MCDAVITT
ANTHONY MERRIWEATHER
MICHAEL W. MILLER
KELLY L. MIMS
FRANCISCO M. MORERA
MICHAEL P. MORRIS
ANHTUAN T. NGUYEN
JAMES L. NINNIS
PATRICK G. OLEARY
STANLEY OSTREM
LIONEL A. OVIDE
KARL J. PAINTER
CRISTINA PAOLONI
MATTHEW A. PATTERSON
CAROLINE R. POGGE
JAMES F. PORTER
KENNETH H. QUIMBY
TIMOTHY S. RADOS
RODNEY J. REGO
STEVEN P. RESSLER
JOHN D. RHODES
BRIAN T. ROBERTS
MARK S. ROBERTSON
PHILIP F. ROMANELLI
BRETT C. SAXON
ELLIOT D. SCHROEDER
DELBRIA D. SCOTT
RICKY L. SEMPLE
CLINTON C. SEYBOLD
RICKY L. SHAWYER
RACHEL E. SHERRER
KENNETH A. SHUBERT
STEPHEN W. SHUMWAY
MICHAEL T. SLACK
EARL C. SPARKS IV
BERNARD J. STABINSKI
NARVAEZ L. STINSON
CHRISTOPHER M. SULLIVAN
ROGER B. SWARTWOOD
KENNETH TAFAO, JR.
ANDREW J. TALMADGE
LESLIE L. TEAGUE III
KYLE B. TEAMEY
PAUL D. TIESZEN
BRIAN J. VANDEWAL
EDWARD W. VANGIEZEN
PAUL A. VENCILL
CHARLES E. WACK
STEPHEN G. WALDROP
NATHANIEL P. WALTON
ANGELIA R. C. WARD
JAMES B. WEAVER
DANIEL A. WHITLOCK
ERIC M. WILSON
BRIAN K. WOODFORD
JAMES YI


                              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 lieutenant commander

ADRAIN D. FELDER
       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 lieutenant commander

ASHLEY D. GIBBS
       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 lieutenant commander

REYNALDO A. JORNACION

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