[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 74 (Thursday, April 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S2389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


               METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

        SEAN BURTON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     DIRECTORS OF THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY 
     FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 30, 2024, VICE NINA MITCHELL WELLS, 
     TERM EXPIRED.


                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

        KAREN JEAN HEDLUND, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 
     2025, VICE ANN BEGEMAN, TERM EXPIRED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

        GERALDINE RICHMOND, OF OREGON, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
     SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VICE PAUL DABBAR.
        ANDREW EILPERIN LIGHT, OF GEORGIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF ENERGY (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS), VICE THEODORE J. 
     GARRISH.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

        JANE TOSHIKO NISHIDA, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, VICE 
     WILLIAM CHARLES MCINTOSH.


             CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

        STEPHEN A. OWENS, OF ARIZONA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD FOR A TERM OF 
     FIVE YEARS, VICE RICHARD J. ENGLER, TERM EXPIRED.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

        JEFFREY M. PRIETO, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, VICE 
     MATTHEW Z. LEOPOLD.


             CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

        JENNIFER BETH SASS, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD FOR A TERM OF 
     FIVE YEARS, VICE KRISTEN MARIE KULINOWSKI, TERM EXPIRED.
        SYLVIA E. JOHNSON, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE A MEMBER OF 
     THE CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD FOR A TERM 
     OF FIVE YEARS , VICE VANESSA LORRAINE ALLEN SUTHERLAND, TERM 
     EXPIRED.


                     AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

        MARY CATHERINE PHEE, OF ILLINOIS, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT 
     FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 27, 2026. 
     (REAPPOINTMENT)
        MARY CATHERINE PHEE, OF ILLINOIS, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT 
     FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, VICE LINDA 
     THOMAS-GREENFIELD, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

        MARY CATHERINE PHEE, OF ILLINOIS, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (AFRICAN AFFAIRS), VICE TIBOR 
     PETER NAGY, JR.
        LEE SATTERFIELD, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF STATE (EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS), VICE 
     MARIE ROYCE.
        ADAM SCHEINMAN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 
     OF THE PRESIDENT FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION, WITH THE RANK 
     OF AMBASSADOR.
        KAREN ERIKA DONFRIED, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (EUROPEAN AFFAIRS AND 
     EURASIAN AFFAIRS), VICE A. WESS MITCHELL, RESIGNED.
        BARBARA A. LEAF, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS), VICE DAVID SCHENKER.
        JESSICA LEWIS, OF OHIO, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     STATE (POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS), VICE R. CLARKE COOPER.
        DONALD LU, OF CALIFORNIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR 
     FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS, VICE NISHA DESAI 
     BISWAL.
        CHRISTOPHER P. LU, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOR U.N. 
     MANAGEMENT AND REFORM, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR.
        CHRISTOPHER P. LU, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ALTERNATE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 
     DURING HIS TENURE OF SERVICE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOR U.N. MANAGEMENT 
     AND REFORM.
        SARAH MARGON, OF NEW YORK, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     STATE FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR, VICE ROBERT A. 
     DESTRO.


           NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

        LYNETTE YOUNG OVERBY, OF DELAWARE, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     JANUARY 26, 2026, PHYLLIS KAMINSKY, TERM EXPIRED.
        DARYL W. BALDWIN, OF OHIO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL 
     COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 26, 
     2026, VICE DAVID ARMAND DEKEYSER, TERM EXPIRED.
        GENINE MACKS FIDLER, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     JANUARY 26, 2026, VICE JOYCE MALCOLM, TERM EXPIRED.
        BEVERLY GAGE, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     JANUARY 26, 2026, VICE NOEL VALIS, TERM EXPIRED.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

        ROBERTO JOSUE RODRIGUEZ, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO 
     BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND POLICY 
     DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, VICE JAMES BLEW.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

        JONATHAN EUGENE MEYER, OF OHIO, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, VICE JOHN MARSHALL MITNICK.


                             THE JUDICIARY

        CHRISTINE P. O'HEARN, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY, VICE ROBERT B. 
     KUGLER, RETIRED.
        DAVID G. ESTUDILLO, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, VICE 
     RONALD B. LEIGHTON, RETIRED.
        TANA LIN, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, VICE MARSHA J. 
     PECHMAN, RETIRED

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