[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9-S10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT


                        Friday, January 3, 2020

  The following nominations transmitted by the President of the United 
States to the Senate during the first session of the 116th Congress, 
and upon which no action was had at the time of the sine die 
adjournment of the Senate, failed of confirmation under the provisions 
of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.


                       Amtrak Board of Directors

       Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the 
     Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
       Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director of the 
     Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
       Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director of the 
     Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
       Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
     Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring 
     January 3, 2021.


                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

       Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the term of three 
     years.


                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

       Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years 
     from October 27, 2018.
       Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission.


             Corporation for National and Community Service

       Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2021.
       Heather Reynolds, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service for a term expiring September 14, 2021.


                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       Don Munce, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a 
     term expiring January 31, 2024.


                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

       Lisa Vickers, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense 
     Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 
     18, 2021.


                       Department of Agriculture

       Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.


                    Department of Homeland Security

       William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for 
     Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security.


                         Department of Justice

       Shannon Lee Goessling, of Florida, to be Director of the 
     Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice.
       Vincent F. DeMarco, of New York, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of New York for the term of 
     four years.
       Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be 
     Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives.
       Owen McCurdy Cypher, of Michigan, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 
     four years.
       Thomas L. Leonard III, of Michigan, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of 
     four years.


                          Department of State

       Pamela Bates, of Virginia, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Organization for Economic 
     Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary 
     of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).
       Brett P. Giroir, of Texas, to be Representative of the 
     United States on the Executive Board of the World Health 
     Organization.
       Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).
       Leandro Rizzuto, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without 
     additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and 
     Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint 
     Vincent and the Grenadines.
       Christine J. Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Malta.
       John Linder, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United 
     States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian 
     Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary.
       William Ellison Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Estonia.
       Leora Rosenberg Levy, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Chile.
       Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Singapore.


                       Department of the Interior

       Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy 
     Secretary of the Interior.


                       Department of the Treasury

       Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto, of California, to be Deputy 
     Under Secretary of the Treasury.


                      Department of Transportation

       Thelma Drake, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit 
     Administrator.
       Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       Finch Fulton, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Transportation.


                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

       Keith E. Sonderling, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring 
     July 1, 2024.


                       Farm Credit Administration

       Rodney K. Brown, of California, to be a Member of the Farm 
     Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for 
     a term expiring October 13, 2024.


                      Federal Election Commission

       James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 
     2023.


                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

       James P. Danly, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term 
     expiring June 30, 2023.


                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

       Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.


              Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services

       Richard Giacolone, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Director.


                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

       Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for 
     a term expiring December 10, 2021.


                      International Monetary Fund

       Mark Rosen, of Connecticut, to be United States Executive 
     Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two 
     years.


               Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

       Alan E. Cobb, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 
     for a term expiring November 22, 2023.
       William Shaw McDermott, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington 
     Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2024.


           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

       Robert Joseph Kruckemeyer, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2022.

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                              Peace Corps

       Alan R. Swendiman, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director 
     of the Peace Corps.


                     Small Business Administration

       David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for 
     Advocacy, Small Business Administration.


                     Social Security Administration

       David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy 
     Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 
     19, 2019.
       Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social 
     Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019.


                             The Judiciary

       Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Central District of California.
       Kevin Ray Sweazea, of New Mexico, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Mexico.
       Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
       Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
       Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of 
     fifteen years.
       Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
       Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
     years.
       Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of International Trade.
       Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
     years.
       Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
       Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
     years.
       Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
       John W. Holcomb, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Steve Kim, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Central District of California.
       Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Alaska.
       Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Nevada.
       John Peter Cronan, of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
       John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of 
     Oklahoma.
       David Cleveland Joseph, of Louisiana, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
       Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
     for the Southern District of New York.
       Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.


                      Trade and Development Agency

       Darrell E. Issa, of California, to be Director of the Trade 
     and Development Agency.


           United States Agency for International Development

       Alma L. Golden, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development.
       Jenny A. McGee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development.


                    United States Parole Commission

       Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a 
     term of six years.


                        United States Tax Court

       Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.


                              In the Army

       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Brig. Gen. David M. Hamilton, to be 
     Major General.
       Army nomination of Col. Jed J. Schaertl, to be Brigadier 
     General.


                           In the Coast Guard

       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Captain Christopher 
     A. Bartz and ending with Captain Melissa L. Rivera, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on October 15, 2019.
       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) 
     Thomas G. Allan and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Matthew W. 
     Sibley, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on November 19, 2019.


                          In the Marine Corps

       Marine Corps nomination of Col. David Nathanson, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Brig. Gen. Austin E. Renforth, 
     to be Major General.
       Marine Corps nomination of Col. Daniel Q. Greenwood, to be 
     Brigadier General.


                              In the Navy

       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Ronny L. Jackson, to be 
     Rear Admiral.


                            In the Air Force

       Air Force nomination of Thomas L. Rempfer, to be Colonel.
       Air Force nomination of Robert B. Goss, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.


                              In the Army

       Army nomination of David L. Johnson, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of James L. Pope, to be Lieutenant Colonel.
       Army nomination of Nathan Gorn, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of James E. Matisko, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of David J. Painter, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of Shawn D. Smith, to be Colonel.


                           In the Coast Guard

       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Erin N. Adler and 
     ending with Marc A. Zlomek, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     October 15, 2019.
       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Ryan G. Angelo and 
     ending with Jeffrey S. Zamarin, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on October 15, 2019.
       Coast Guard nominations beginning with Jennifer J. Conklin 
     and ending with Gennaro A. Ruocco, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on November 19, 2019.


                            Foreign Service

       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Alan Turley and 
     ending with Eric Wolff, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     November 21, 2019.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Scott L. 
     Anderson and ending with Conrad Wp. Wong, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on November 21, 2019.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Michael Lally 
     and ending with Dale Tasharski, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on November 21, 2019.
       Foreign Service nomination of Gunter E. Schwabe.
       Foreign Service nomination of Laura Farnsworth Dogu.


                              In the Navy

       Navy nomination of Robert K. Debuse, to be Captain.
       Navy nomination of Paul S. Ruben, to be Captain.