[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 169 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6882-S6883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate October 11, 2018:


                             THE JUDICIARY

       WILLIAM M. RAY II, OF GEORGIA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA.
       LILES CLIFTON BURKE, OF ALABAMA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.
       MICHAEL JOSEPH JUNEAU, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
       MARK SAALFIELD NORRIS, SR., OF TENNESSEE, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE.
       ELI JEREMY RICHARDSON, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       JEFFREY BOSSERT CLARK, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ATTORNEY GENERAL.
       ERIC S. DREIBAND, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 
     GENERAL.


              PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

       ADAM I. KLEIN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE CHAIRMAN 
     AND MEMBER OF THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL

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     LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 29, 
     2024.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       JAMES N. STEWART, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       THOMAS S. KLEEH, OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA.
       PETER J. PHIPPS, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
       SUSAN BRNOVICH, OF ARIZONA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA.
       CHAD F. KENNEY, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
       JEREMY D. KERNODLE, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.


              PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

       EDWARD W. FELTEN, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER 
     OF THE TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 29, 2019.
       JANE NITZE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF 
     THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JANUARY 29, 2023.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       JAMES PATRICK HANLON, OF INDIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA.
       LANCE E. WALKER, OF MAINE, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
       DAVID JAMES PORTER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       KIMBERLY BREIER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS).
       DENISE NATALI, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS).
       JOHN COTTON RICHMOND, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING, WITH THE RANK OF 
     AMBASSADOR AT LARGE.


             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

       JAMES MORHARD, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF 
     THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       RYAN DOUGLAS NELSON, OF IDAHO, TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT 
     JUDGE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.
       RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       JASON R. DUNN, OF COLORADO, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       DALLAS L. CARLSON, OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       KAREN L. WILLIAMS, OF MISSOURI, 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 REPUBLIC OF SURINAME.
       KEVIN K. SULLIVAN, OF OHIO, 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 REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA.
       DONALD Y. YAMAMOTO, OF WASHINGTON, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA.
       EARL ROBERT MILLER, OF MICHIGAN, 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 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH.


                  NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

       HAROLD B. PARKER, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO BE FEDERAL 
     COCHAIRPERSON OF THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       ROBERT H. MCMAHON, OF GEORGIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF DEFENSE.


                  FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

       PETER GAYNOR, OF RHODE ISLAND, TO BE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, 
     FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
     SECURITY.


                              IN THE ARMY

       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 general

GEN. ROBERT B. ABRAMS


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                             To be admiral

VICE ADM. CRAIG S. FALLER


                            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

LT. GEN. JERRY D. HARRIS, JR.


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                           To be vice admiral

VICE ADM. ANDREW L. LEWIS


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BRUCE A. ABBOTT AND 
     ENDING WITH SHIRLEY B. ZISER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     JUNE 18, 2018.
       AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH PATRICK C. DEGRAAF AND 
     ENDING WITH CHRISTOPHER L. PRIDGEN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2018.


                              IN THE ARMY

       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH GARY W. BROCK, JR. AND 
     ENDING WITH JOHN M. WILSON, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED 
     BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 
     JUNE 20, 2018.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF JOHN J. KAIKKONEN, TO BE LIEUTENANT 
     COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF MARC A. PATTERSON, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATION OF JAMES B. ELLEDGE, TO BE COLONEL.
       ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MICAH B. BELL AND ENDING 
     WITH TANYA R. TROUT, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 
     28, 2018.


                              IN THE NAVY

       NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CAPT. MARCUS N. FULTON AND 
     ENDING WITH CAPT. FRANK D. HUTCHISON, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2018.
       NAVY NOMINATION OF TILFORD L. CLARK, TO BE COMMANDER.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS).