[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 2856-2857]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate February 26, 2004:


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       THEODORE WILLIAM KASSINGER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DEPUTY 
     SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, VICE SAMUEL W. BODMAN, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       JOHN J. DANILOVICH, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL.
       MICHAEL CHRISTIAN POLT, OF TENNESSEE, 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 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO.


                     MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

       NEIL MCPHIE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE MERIT 
     SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, VICE SUSANNE T. MARSHALL.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

       EDWARD R. MCPHERSON, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     EDUCATION, VICE EUGENE HICKOK.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 1552:

                             To be colonel

ARTHUR R. HOMER

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 1552:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

WILLIAM R. KENT III

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

LORI J. FINK

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE 
     GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 1552:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

PATRICIA K. COLLINS
JEFFREY E. SHERWOOD

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

                        To be lieutenant colonel

CHRISTOPHER D. BOYER
MATTHEW E. COOMBS

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                              To be major

RICHARD G. HUTCHISON

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND FOR REGULAR 
     APPOINTMENT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 531:

                              To be major

JEFFERY C. SIMS


                              IN THE ARMY

       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

FLOYD T. CURRY
JOHN M. DOLAN
RANDY A. HURTT
MALCOLM F. KIRSOP
RAPHAEL F. PERL
BYRON E. SHORT JR.
RONALD E. TRIGGS
JEFFREY B. WHEELER

       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

JOHN E ARMITSTEAD
MICHAEL L BRITTON
WILLIAM L BRUNOLD
JOHN T DINSMORE
HENRI P FISCHER
LAWRENCE M HENDEL
MELVIN R JACOB
ALAN J JOHNSON JR.
BONNIE J KOPPELL
ERNEST E LAMERTHA
COYSE D MCLEMORE
JERRY L MILLER
BILLY R MIMS
CHARLES M PURINTON JR.
BRANDON K TRAVIS
ALEXANDER F C WEBSTER
FRANKLIN E WESTER
JAMES P WOMACK
EUGENE R WOOLRIDGE

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               CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

       MARK B. MCCLELLEN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 
     SERVICES, VICE THOMAS SCULLY, RESIGNED.

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