[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9943-9944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on today's Executive Calendar: Nos. 443, 573, 590, 591, 
592, 593, 595, 615, 629, 640, 664, 665, 615, 640, 666, 667, 668, 669, 
671, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 
686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 700, 701, 
702, and 703 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk; provided 
further that the Commerce Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of four lists of Coast Guard nominations at the desk and 
the Senate proceed to their consideration; I further ask unanimous 
consent that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return to 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                          department of energy

       Edward F. Sproat III, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of 
     the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, 
     Department of Energy.
       Raymond L. Orbach, of California, to be Under Secretary for 
     Science, Department of Energy. (New Position)


                      department of transportation

       Roger Shane Karr, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
       Tyler D. Duvall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       Nicole R. Nason, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
       Thomas J. Barrett, of Alaska, to be Administrator of the 
     Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 
     Department of Transportation. (New Position)


                   federal communications commission

       Robert M. McDowell, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years 
     from July 1, 2004.


                      department of transportation

       Richard Capka, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the 
     Federal Highway Administration.
       Susan Davis Wigenton, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
       W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of 
     Customs, Department of Homeland Security.


                    department of homeland security

       David L. Norquist, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Homeland Security.


                      office of government ethics

       Robert Irwin Cusick, Jr., of Kentucky, to be Director of 
     the Office of Government Ethics for a term of five years.


                   executive office of the president

       Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.


                     nuclear regulatory commission

       Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 
     five years expiring June 30, 2008.
       Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 
     five years expiring June 30, 2008.
       Peter B. Lyons, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring 
     June 30, 2009.


                     NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

       Dale Klein, of Texas, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring 
     June 30, 2011.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       Duane Acklie, of Nebraska, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly of the United 
     Nations.
       Goli Ameri, of Oregon, to be a Representative of the United 
     States of America to the Sixtieth Session of the General 
     Assembly of the United Nations.
       Robert C. O'Brien, of California, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly of the United 
     Nations.
       Rajkumar Chellaraj, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (Administration).
       Patricia P. Brister, of Louisiana, for the rank of 
     Ambassador during her tenure of service as the Representative 
     of the United States of America on the Commission on the 
     Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the 
     United Nations.
       Warren W. Tichenor, of Texas, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Office of the United Nations 
     and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the 
     rank of Ambassador.
       Daniel S. Sullivan, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (Economic and Business Affairs).
       Robert F. Godec, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Tunisia.
       Mark C. Minton, of Florida, 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 Mongolia.
       Michael D. Kirby, of Virginia, 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 Republic of Moldova.
       Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes, of Pennsylvania, a Career 
     Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Suriname.
       David M. Robinson, of Connecticut, 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 Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
       John A. Cloud, Jr., of Virginia, 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 Republic of Lithuania.
       Robert S. Ford, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
       Anne E. Derse, 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 Republic of Azerbaijan.
       April H. Foley, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Hungary.
       Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, a Career 
     Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Tajikistan.
       Robert Anthony Bradtke, of Maryland, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

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     of the United States of America to the Republic of Croatia.
       William B. Taylor, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Ukraine.
       Michael Wood, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Sweden.


                NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES

       William Hardiman, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences 
     for a term expiring September 7, 2006.


               SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION

       Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., of Florida, to be a Director of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term 
     expiring December 31, 2008. (Reappointment)
       Todd S. Farha, of Florida, to be a Director of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Corporation for the remainder 
     of the term expiring December 31, 2006.
       Todd S. Farha, of Florida, to be a Director of the 
     Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term 
     expiring December 31, 2009. (Reappointment)


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

       John W. Cox, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       Gary D. Orton, of Nevada, to be United States Marshal for 
     the District of Nevada for the term of four years.
       Erik C. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin for the term 
     of four years.


                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

       Lurita Alexis Doan, of Virginia, to be Administrator of 
     General Services.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       R. David Paulison, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for 
     Federal Emergency Management, Department of Homeland 
     Security.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       PN1331 Foreign Service nominations (87) beginning Brent 
     Royal Bohne, and ending William J. Booth, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of February 17, 2006.
       PN1425 Foreign Service nominations (4) beginning Craig B. 
     Allen, and ending Daniel D. DeVito, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of March 30, 2006.
       PN1456 Foreign Service nominations (322) beginning Anita 
     Katial, and ending Scott R. Reynolds, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of April 24, 2006.


            National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                            To be lieutenant

     Christiaan H. Van Westendorp

                              To be ensign

     Mary A. Barber
     Matthew P. Berg
     Christopher W. Daniels
     Matthew C.Davis
     Nathan P. Eldridge
     Francisco J. Fuenmayor
     Matthew Glazewski
     David M. Gothan
     Sarah A. T. Harris
     Meghan E. McGovern
     Damian M. Ray
     Lecia M. Salerno
     Raul Vasquez Del Mercado
     William G. Winner
     Victoria E. Zalewski


                       United States Coast Guard

                    To be lieutenant (junior grade)

     Thea Iacomino, 0000


                       United States Coast Guard

                            To be commander

     Max A. Caruso, 0000

                            To be lieutenant

     Josh L. Bauer, 0000


                       United States Coast Guard

                    To be lieutenant (junior grade)

     Mark Molavi, 0000
     Andrew G. Schanno, 0000

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