[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9717-9718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate May 25, 2006:


                          Department of State

       ROBERT O. BLAKE, JR., OF MARYLAND, 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 DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI 
     LANKA, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL 
     COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY 
     OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES.


                             The Judiciary

       ANNA BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS 
     FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS, VICE FRANK ERNEST SCHWELB, 
     RETIRING.
       PHYLLIS D. THOMPSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS 
     FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS, VICE JOHN A. TERRY, RETIRED.


                        National Mediation Board

       ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     JULY 1, 2009, VICE READ VAN DE WATER, TERM EXPIRING.


                            In the Air Force

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. THERESA M. CASEY, 0000
COL. GARBETH S. GRAHAM, 0000
COL. BYRON C. HEPBURN, 0000


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED

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     WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

MAJ. GEN. N. ROSS THOMPSON III, 0000

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

                          To be major general

BRIG. GEN. RAYMOND C. BYRNE, JR., 0000

       THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE 
     GRADES INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                          To be major general

BRIGAIDER GENERAL EDWARD H. BALLARD, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL MICHAEL W. BEAMAN, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL FLOYD E. BELL, JR., 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL NELSON J. CANNON, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL CRAIG N. CHRISTENSEN, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL JOHN T. FURLOW, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL FRANK J. GRASS, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL LARRY W. HALTOM, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL VERN T. MIYAGI, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL HERBERT L. NEWTON, 0000
BRIGAIDER GENERAL LAWRENCE H. ROSS, 0000

                        To be brigadier general

COLONEL TIMOTHY E. ALBERTSON, 0000
COLONEL MARK E. ANDERSON, 0000
COLONEL STEPHEN M. BLOOMER, 0000
COLONEL MARIA L. BRITT, 0000
COLONEL JAMES K. BROWN, JR., 0000
COLONEL PAUL E. CASINELLI, 0000
COLONEL KEITH W. CORBETT, 0000
COLONEL BRET D. DAUGHERTY, 0000
COLONEL DAVID M. DEARMOND, 0000
COLONEL LAWRENCE E. DUDNEY, JR., 0000
COLONEL GREGORY B. EDWARDS, 0000
COLONEL DAVID J. ELICERIO, 0000
COLONEL PHILIP R. FISHER, 0000
COLONEL GARY M. HARA, 0000
COLONEL RUSSELL S. HARGIS, 0000
COLONEL CHARLES A. HARVEY, JR., 0000
COLONEL CAROL A. JOHNSON, 0000
COLONEL JOSEPH P. KELLY, 0000
COLONEL CHRIS F. MAASDAM, 0000
COLONEL MICHAEL C.H. MCDANIEL, 0000
COLONEL PATRICK A. MURPHY, 0000
COLONEL MANDI A. MURRAY, 0000
COLONEL MICHAEL R. NEVIN, 0000
COLONEL MANUEL ORTIZ, JR., 0000
COLONEL TERRY L. QUARLES, 0000
COLONEL MICHAEL G. TEMME, 0000
COLONEL STEVEN N. WICKSTROM, 0000

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN 
THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                             To be colonel

ROY D. STEED, 0000

                              in the navy

THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE 
INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 
531:

                       To be lieutenant commander

LUZ V. ALICEA, 0000
PETER B. DOBSON, 0000