[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26834]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate October 4, 2007:


                       Government Printing Office

       ROBERT CHARLES TAPELLA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE PUBLIC PRINTER.


    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

       KRISTINE MARY MILLER, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND 
     ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING MAY 19, 2010.
       BRENDA L KINGERY, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA 
     NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 
     19, 2012.
       JULIE E. KITKA, OF ALASKA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA 
     NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 
     19, 2012.
       SONYA KELLIHER-COMBS, OF ALASKA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND 
     ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING MAY 19, 2008.
       PERRY R. EATON, OF ALASKA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA 
     NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 
     19, 2012.


                     Department of Veterans Affairs

       PAUL J. HUTTER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                             The Judiciary

       ROSLYNN RENEE MAUSKOPF, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
       RICHARD A. JONES, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON.
       SHARION AYCOCK, OF MISSISSIPPI, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI.
       JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.


                         Department of Justice

       PATRICK P. SHEN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR 
     IMMIGRATION-RELATED UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES FOR A TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS.


                   Executive Office of the President

       DONALD M. KERR, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY 
     DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.


                         Department of Justice

       JAMES RUSSELL DEDRICK, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.
       THOMAS P. O'BRIEN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS.
       EDWARD MEACHAM YARBROUGH, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS VICE JAMES K. VINES, RESIGNED.