[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17143]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on today's executive calendar: Calendar Nos. 185, 186, 187, 
214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 223, 224, 225, and all nominations on the 
Secretary's desk.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, 
the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and finally that the 
Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                         department of commerce

       David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the 
     Department of Commerce.
       William Alan Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Director of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology.


                department of health and human services

       Suzanne C. DeFrancis, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       Alex Azar II, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       Charles E. Johnson, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.


                      national science foundation

       Kathie L. Olsen, of Oregon, to be Deputy Director of the 
     National Science Foundation.


                       department of the interior

       Mark A. Limbaugh, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Interior.


                      federal maritime commission

       Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2010. 
     (Reappointment)


                    department of homeland security

       Edmund S. Hawley, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Homeland Security.


                    General Services Administration

       Brian David Miller, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
     General Services Administration.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                           in the coast guard

       PN706 COAST GUARD nomination of Melissa Diaz, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 12, 2005.
       PN707 COAST GUARD nomination of Royce W. James, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 12, 2005.

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