[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17342]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate July 25, 2005:


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

       DARLENE F. WILLIAMS, OF TEXAS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VICE DENNIS C. SHEA, 
     RESIGNED.


         INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

       JENNIFER L. DORN, OF NEBRASKA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 
     RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS, VICE 
     ROBERT B. HOLLAND, TERM EXPIRED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       C. BOYDEN GRAY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     EUROPEAN UNION, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY.
       RICHARD HENRY JONES, OF NEBRASKA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO ISRAEL.
       FRANCIS JOSEPH RICCIARDONE, JR., OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 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 ARAB REPUBLIC OF 
     EGYPT.


                 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

       MARTIN J. GRUENBERG, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 
     CORPORATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 27, 2012. 
     (REAPPOINTMENT)