[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14167]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate Friday, June 24, 2005:


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

       LINDA MORRISON COMBS, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE CONTROLLER, 
     OFFICE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
     AND BUDGET.


                     OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

       LINDA M. SPRINGER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       EMIL A. SKODON, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO BRUNEI 
     DARUSSALAM.
       JOSEPH A. MUSSOMELI, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA.
       LARRY MILES DINGER, OF IOWA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND 
     WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC 
     OF NAURU, THE KINGDOM OF TONGA, TUVALU, AND THE REPUBLIC OF 
     KIRIBATI.
       RONALD E. NEUMANN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR TO THE 
     ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN.
       GREGORY L. SCHULTE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE VIENNA OFFICE OF THE 
     UNITED NATIONS, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR.


                   INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

       GREGORY L. SCHULTE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC 
     ENERGY AGENCY, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR.


           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

       MICHAEL E. HESS, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
     DEVELOPMENT.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       DINA HABIB POWELL, OF TEXAS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS).
       THE ABOVE NOMINATION WAS APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE NOMINEE'S 
     COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY 
     BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       A. NOEL ANKETELL KRAMER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF 
     APPEALS FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS.
       LAURA A. CORDERO, 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.