[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2-S3]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT


                        Monday, January 3, 2022

  The following nominations transmitted by the President of the United 
States to the Senate during the first session of the 117th 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.


             Administrative Conference of the United States

       Andrew Fois, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of 
     the Administrative Conference of the United States for a term 
     of five years.


               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

       Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the 
     Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for a term expiring 
     January 19, 2025.


   Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

       Barbara George Johnson, of New Jersey, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and 
     Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring 
     February 4, 2026.
       Mildred Otero, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in 
     Education Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 2026.


             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.


                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner 
     of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder 
     of the term expiring April 13, 2024.
       Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring 
     April 13,2025.


                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

       Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years 
     from October 27, 2018.


             Corporation for National and Community Service

       Cynthia C. Hogan, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
     Service for a term expiring February 8, 2024.
       Shirley Sachi Sagawa, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2024.
       Alvin Harlyn Warren, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2023.


                         Department of Commerce

       Arun Venkataraman, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the 
     United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
       Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce.
       Laurie E. Locascio, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Standards and Technology.
       Jainey Kumar Bavishi, of New York, to be Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
       Viquar Ahmad, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       Viquar Ahmad, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Commerce.
       Jed David Kolko, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Economic Affairs.


                         Department of Defense

       Brenda Sue Fulton, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.


                        Department of Education

       Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for 
     Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of 
     Education.


                          Department of Energy

       Shalanda H. Baker, of Texas, to be Director of the Office 
     of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
       Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, of California, to be Director of the 
     Office of Science, Department of Energy.
       Joseph F. DeCarolis, of North Carolina, to be Administrator 
     of the Energy Information Administration.
       Maria Duaime Robinson, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Energy (Office of Electricity).


                Department of Health and Human Services

       Robert McKinnon Califf, of North Carolina, to be 
     Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and 
     Human Services.


                    Department of Homeland Security

       Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Homeland Security.


              Department of Housing and Urban Development

       Solomon Jeffrey Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       Mark Colon, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development.
       David Uejio, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development.
       Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       James Arthur Jemison II, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava, of New York, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.


                         Department of Justice

       Helaine Ann Greenfeld, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Attorney General.


                          Department of Labor

       Elizabeth Schoff Watson, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor.
       David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the 
     Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.

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       Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor.
       Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Labor .


                          Department of State

       C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (International Security and Non-
     Proliferation).
       Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (Near Eastern Affairs).
       Sarah Margon, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
       Mallory A. Stewart, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).
       Amy Gutmann, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Federal Republic of Germany.
       Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America on the Economic and Social Council 
     of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 
     during her tenure of service as Representative of the United 
     States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the 
     United Nations.
       Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of India.
       Deborah E. Lipstadt, of Georgia, to be Special Envoy to 
     Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.
       Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Panama.
       John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be Ambassador at Large, 
     Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat 
     HIV/AIDS Globally.
       Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for 
     Global Women's Issues.
       Steven H. Fagin, of New Jersey, 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 Yemen.


                       Department of the Interior

       Cynthia Weiner Stachelberg, of New York, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       Martha Williams, of Montana, to be Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service.


                      Department of Transportation

       Mohsin Raza Syed, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the District of 
     Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
     Transportation.
       Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       Robert Cornelius Hampshire, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       Carol Annette Petsonk, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
       Steven Scott Cliff, of California, to be Administrator of 
     the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
       Ann Claire Phillips, of Virginia, to be Administrator of 
     the Maritime Administration.


                    Environmental Protection Agency

       Carlton Waterhouse, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       Henry Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, to be an 
     Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.


                   Executive Office of the President

       Laurel A. Blatchford, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of 
     Management and Budget.


                Export-Import Bank of the United States

       Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be First Vice President 
     of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
     expiring January 20, 2025.
       Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States for a term expiring January 20, 2025.
       Reta Jo Lewis, of Georgia, to be President of the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 
     20, 2025.


                   Federal Communications Commission

       Gigi B. Sohn, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
     of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five 
     years from July 1, 2021.


                     Federal Housing Finance Agency

       Sandra L. Thompson, of Maryland, to be Director of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years.


                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

       Ernest W. DuBester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years 
     expiring July 1, 2024.
       Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be Member of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years 
     expiring July 1, 2025.
       Kurt Thomas Rumsfeld, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of 
     the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five 
     years.


                      Federal Maritime Commission

       Max Vekich, of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2026.


              Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services

       Javier Ramirez, of Illinois, to be Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Director.


              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

       Meera Joshi, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.


                         Federal Reserve System

       Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four 
     years.
       Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be Vice 
     Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System for a term of four years.


                        Federal Trade Commission

       Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade 
     Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 
     2019.


                   International Atomic Energy Agency

       Laura S. H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of 
     the United States of America to the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.


         International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

       Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States 
     Executive Director of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.


                     Merit Systems Protection Board

       Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring 
     March 1, 2028.
       Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board.


               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.
       Samuel H. Slater, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
     Authority for a term expiring November 22, 2023.


                  National Credit Union Administration

       Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
     Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 
     10, 2027.


           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

       Beverly Gage, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2024.
       Fiona Whelan Prine, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
     2024.


                        National Mediation Board

       Gerald W. Fauth, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2023.
       Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be Member of the National 
     Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2024.


            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

       Susan Harthill, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term 
     expiring April 27, 2027.


               Securities Investor Protection Corporation

       Glen S. Fukushima, of California, to be a Director of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term 
     expiring December 31, 2021.
       Glen S. Fukushima, of California, to be a Director of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term 
     expiring December 31, 2024.


                     Small Business Administration

       Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration.


                       Tennessee Valley Authority

       Beth Pritchard Geer, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a 
     term expiring May 18, 2026.
       Robert P. Klein, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term 
     expiring May 18, 2026.
       Kimberly Caudle Lewis, of Alabama, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a 
     term expiring May 18, 2025.
       L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the 
     remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2021.
       L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term 
     expiring May 18, 2026.


                             The Judiciary

       Tovah R. Calderon, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals 
     for the term of fifteen years.
       Charlotte N. Sweeney, of Colorado, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Colorado.
       Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Central District of California.
       Adrienne Jennings Noti, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       Bridget Meehan Brennan, of Ohio, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
       Victoria Marie Calvert, of Georgia, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
       John H. Chun, of Washington, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Western District of Washington.
       Charles Esque Fleming, of Ohio, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
       Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty, of Georgia, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
       Dale E. Ho, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
     for the Southern District of New York.
       David Augustin Ruiz, of Ohio, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
       Georgette Castner, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
       Jacqueline Scott Corley, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of California.
       Ruth Bermudez Montenegro, of California, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Southern District of 
     California.
       Julie Rebecca Rubin, of Maryland, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Maryland.
       Cristina D. Silva, of Nevada, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Nevada.
       Leonard Philip Stark, of Delaware, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.
       Trina L. Thompson, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of California.
       Anne Rachel Traum, of Nevada, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Nevada.
       Andre B. Mathis, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
       Alison J. Nathan, of New York, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Second Circuit.


                 United States Agency for Global Media

       Amanda Bennett, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
     Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global 
     Media.


           United States Agency for International Development

       Tamara Cofman Wittes, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       Amy Elizabeth Searight, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       Monde Muyangwa, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.