[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate July 13, 2006:


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       CHRISTOPHER A. PADILLA, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, VICE PETER LICHTENBAUM.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       CALVIN L. SCOVEL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, VICE KENNETH M. MEAD, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       RICHARD W. GRABER, OF WISCONSIN, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC.
       CINDY LOU COURVILLE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE AFRICAN UNION, WITH THE 
     RANK OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       SARA ELIZABETH LIOI, OF OHIO, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, VICE LESLEY BROOKS 
     WELLS, RETIRED.
       NORA BARRY FISCHER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, VICE 
     ROBERT J. CINDRICH, RESIGNED.