[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6829]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate May 3, 2006:


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       MARK MYERS, OF ALASKA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES 
     GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, VICE CHARLES G. GROAT, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       SUSAN C. SCHWAB, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNITED STATES TRADE 
     REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
     PLENIPOTENTIARY, VICE ROBERT J. PORTMAN.


                           IN THE COAST GUARD

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES COAST GUARD TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 14, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 271:

                           To be rear admiral

REAR ADM. (LH) GARY T. BLORE, 0000
REAR ADM. (LH) JOHN P. CURRIER, 0000
REAR ADM. (LH) JOEL R. WHITEHEAD, 0000

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINTMENT AS PERMANENT 
     COMMISSIONED REGULAR OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
     IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 211:

                    To be lieutenant (junior grade)

THEA IACOMINO, 0000


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. LINDA K. MCTAGUE, 0000


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. LLOYD J. AUSTIN III, 0000

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