[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                         Department of Defense

       JAMES SHINN, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     DEFENSE. (NEW POSITION)


                      Department of Transportation

       ROBERT A. STURGELL, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS, 
     VICE MARION C. BLAKEY, TERM EXPIRED.


                            Foreign Service

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 
     PROMOTION WITHIN AND INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE 
     CLASSES INDICATED: 
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     CAREER MINISTER:
ANNE H. AARNES, OF VERMONT
HILDA MARIE ARELLANO, OF TEXAS
DAWN M. LIBERI, OF FLORIDA
KAREN DENE TURNER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
DEBORAH K. KENNEDY-IRAHETA, OF VIRGINIA
ERNA WILLIS KERST, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HOWARD JEFFREY SUMKA, OF MARYLAND
LEON S. WASKIN, JR., OF FLORIDA
PAUL E. WEISENFELD, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SUSUMU KEN YAMASHITA, OF FLORIDA

       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     COUNSELOR:
JENNIFER ADAMS, OF NEW YORK
JOHN A. BEED, OF MARYLAND
BETH ELLEN CYPSER-KIM, OF NEW YORK
THOMAS R. DELANEY, OF PENNSYLVANIA
DONA M. DINKLER, OF VIRGINIA
GARY FLYNN FULLER, OF CALIFORNIA
LAWRENCE HARDY II, OF WASHINGTON
MICHAEL T. HARVEY, OF TEXAS
JAMES M. HARMON, OF MARYLAND
EDITH FAYSSOUX JONES HUMPHREYS, OF FLORIDA
BROOKE ANDREA ISHAM, OF WASHINGTON
DAVID LEONG, OF VIRGINIA
BOBBIE E. MYERS, OF FLORIDA
CHARLES ERIC NORTH, OF VIRGINIA
MARTHA ERIN SOTO, OF VIRGINIA
DENNIS J. WELLER, OF ILLINOIS
MELISSA ANN WILLIAMS, OF VIRGINIA

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PROMOTION IN THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASSES INDICATED: 
       CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER:
PAMELA E. BRIDGEWATER, OF MARYLAND
STEVEN A. BROWNING, OF TEXAS
JEREMY F. CURTIN, OF MARYLAND
DANIEL FRIED, OF CALIFORNIA
FRANCIS JOSEPH RICCIARDONE, JR., OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

       CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
BERNADETTE MARY ALLEN, OF MARYLAND
BETSY LYNN ANDERSON, OF VIRGINIA
CLAUDIA E. ANYASO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
EDMUND EARL ATKINS, OF CALIFORNIA
JOYCE A. BARR, OF WASHINGTON
KEVIN MICHAEL BARRY, OF VIRGINIA
LESLIE ANN BASSETT, OF CALIFORNIA
DONNA M. BLAIR, OF LOUISIANA
ANNE TAYLOR CALLAGHAN, OF VIRGINIA
ARNOLD A. CHACON, OF NEW YORK
MICHAEL HUGH CORBIN, OF CALIFORNIA
GENE ALLAN CRETZ, OF NEW YORK
MICHAEL JOSEPH DARMIENTO, OF VIRGINIA
JONATHAN D. FARRAR, OF CALIFORNIA
PHILIP S. GOLDBERG, OF NEW YORK
GARY A. GRAPPO, OF FLORIDA
CHARLES H. GROVER, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
DAVID M. HALE, OF NEW JERSEY
ROBERT PORTER JACKSON, OF VIRGINIA
TRACEY ANN JACOBSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
STUART E. JONES, OF PENNSYLVANIA
PETER GRAHAM KAESTNER, OF FLORIDA
SUSAN E. KEOGH, OF CALIFORNIA
NABEEL A. KHOURY, OF NEW YORK
LISA JEAN KUBISKE, OF VIRGINIA
JOSEPH ESTEY MacMANUS, OF NEW YORK
HAYNES RICHARDSON MAHONEY III, OF MASSACHUSETTS
M. LEE McCLENNY, OF WASHINGTOn
NANCY E. McELdOWNEY, OF FLORIDA
CHRISTOPHER J. McMULLEN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JAMES DESMOND MELVILLE, JR., OF NEW JERSEY
WILLIAM H. MOSER, OF FLORIDA
SANDRA M. MUENCH, OF FLORIDA
ANTHONY MUSE, OF TENNESSEE
GERALDINE H. O'BRIEN, OF MASSACHUSETTS
JAMES A. PAIGE, OF OHIO
ISIAH L. PARNELL, OF FLORIDA
MICHAEL BERNARD REGAN, OF NEW JERSEY
PAUL EDWARD ROWE, OF VIRGINIA
LARRY SCHWARTZ, OF WASHINGTON
JUSTINE M. SINCAVAGE, OF PENNSYLVANIA
JAY THOMAS SMITH, OF INDIANA
BARBARA J. STEPHENSON, OF FLORIDA
AGU SUVARI, OF RHODE ISLAND
TEDDY B. TAYLOR, OF MARYLAND
DONALD GENE TEITELBAUM, OF VIRGINIA
MARGARET A. UYEHARA, OF VIRGINIA
JAMES B. WARLICK, JR., OF CALIFORNIA
KEVIN MICHAEL WHITAKER, OF VIRGINIA
MARY JO WILLS, OF VIRGINIA
MARIE L. YOVANOVITCH, OF CONNECTICUT

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
     FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, AND FOR 
     APPOINTMENT AS CONSULAR OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES IN THE 
     DIPLOMATIC SERVICE, AS INDICATED: 
     
       CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
     
GREGORY ADAMS, OF ARIZONA
SUSAN ELAINE ALEXANDER, OF WASHINGTON
RICHARD HANSON APPLETON, OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL LEE BAJEK, OF TEXAS
ROBERT DAVID BANKS, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN R. BASS II, OF NEW YORK
ROBERT STEPHEN BEECROFT, OF CALIFORNIA
ROBERT I. BLAU, OF VIRGINIA
THURMOND H. BORDEN, OF TEXAS
PHILIP JACKSON BREEDEN, JR., OF CALIFORNIA
MATTHEW J. BRYZA, OF CALIFORNIA
PIPER ANNE-WIND CAMPBELL, OF NEW YORK
THOMAS H. CASEY, JR., OF NEW JERSEY
KAREN LISE CHRISTENSEN, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT JOHN CLARKE, OF FLORIDA
JOHN ALAN CONNERLEY, OF CALIFORNIA
THOMAS FREDERICK DAUGHTON, OF NEW YORK
ROBERT RICHARD DOWNES, OF TEXAS
SUSAN MARSH ELLIOTT, OF VIRGINIA
LAURA PATRICIA FAUX-GABLE, OF VIRGINIA
JULIE A. FURUTA-TOY, OF CALIFORNIA
GONZALO ROLANDO GALLEGOS, OF TEXAS
PEGGY ANN GENNATIEMPO, OF WASHINGTON
THOMAS HENRY GOLDBERGER, OF NEW JERSEY
ROBERT DANIEL GRIFFITHS, OF NEVADA
EVA JANE GROENING, OF NEW JERSEY
TED WILLIAM HALSTEAD, OF VIRGINIA
D. BRENT HARDT, OF FLORIDA
CLIFFORD AWTREY HART, JR., OF VIRGINIA
FRANCISCA THOMAS HELMER, OF CALIFORNIA
SIMON HENSHAW, OF MASSACHUSETTS
LESLIE C. HIGH, OF PENNSYLVANIA
ANTHONY ALONZO HUTCHINSON, OF WASHINGTON
DOROTHY SENGER IMWOLD, OF FLORIDA
TINA S. KAIDANOW, OF NEW YORK
ANN N. KAMBARA, OF CALIFORNIA
DAVID JOEL KATZ, OF WASHINGTON
NEIL R. KLOPFENSTEIN, OF IOWA
CHRISTOPHER A. LAMBERT, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN CHARLES LAW, OF VIRGINIA
FRANK JOSEPH LEDAHAWSKY, OF NEW JERSEY
LEWIS ALAN LUKENS, OF VERMONT
CAROL LYNN MACCURDY, OF VIRGINIA
KEVIN K. MAHER, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN A. MATEL, OF WASHINGTON
ROBIN HILL MATTHEWMAN, OF WASHINGTON
MATTHEW JOHN MATTHEWS, OF VIRGINIA
LOUIS MAZEL, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
MICHAEL WILLIAM MCCLELLAN, OF KENTUCKY
KENNETH H. MERTEN, OF VIRGINIA
LAWRENCE MIRE, OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL CHASE MULLINS, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
RICHARD WALTER NELSON, OF CALIFORNIA
VIRGINIA E. PALMER, OF VIRGINIA
ROBERT PATTERSON, OF PENNSYLVANIA
CLAIRE A. PIERANGELO, OF CALIFORNIA
H. DEAN PITTMAN, OF MISSISSIPPI
ROBERT GLENN RAPSON, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
PHILIP THOMAS REEKER, OF NEW YORK
GARY D. ROBBINS, OF WASHINGTON
TODD DAVID ROBINSON, OF NEW JERSEY
MATTHEW M. ROONEY, OF TEXAS
DOROTHEA-MARIA ROSEN, OF CALIFORNIA
ANDREW T. SIMKIN, OF WASHINGTON
PAMELA LEORA SPRATLEN, OF CALIFORNIA
WILLIAM RALPH STEWART, OF TEXAS
STEPHANIE SANDERS SULLIVAN, OF MARYLAND
SUSAN M. SUTTON, OF VIRGINIA
ALAINA TEPLITZ, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HEATHER ANN TOWNSEND, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JEFFREY STEWART ALEXANDER TUNIS, OF FLORIDA
THOMAS E. WILLIAMS, JR., OF VIRGINIA
BISA WILLIAMS-MANIGAULT, OF TEXAS
MARY HILLERS WITT, OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT A. WOOD, OF NEW YORK

       CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     COUNSELOR, AND CONSULAR OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES IN THE 
     DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
CHERYL L. ALSTON, OF TEXAS
ROBERT DOUGLAS BARTON, OF TEXAS
KEVIN W. BAUER, OF VIRGINIA
STEPHEN P. BRUNETTE, OF VIRGINIA
SCOTT P. BULTROWICZ, OF OHIO
KENNETH B. DEKLEVA, OF TEXAS
LOREN F. FILE, JR., OF VIRGINIA
GREGORY V. GAVAGAN, OF FLORIDA
JOSEPH G. HAYS III, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN F. HERNLY, OF MARYLAND
KIBBY FELECIA JORGENSEN, OF FLORIDA
GEORGE G. LAMBERT, OF INDIANA
PHILLIP S. LOUH, OF NEW JERSEY
JAMES P. MCDERMOTT, OF MARYLAND
BILL A. MILLER, OF GEORGIA
RICHARD A. NICHOLAS, OF COLORADO
ROBERT A. RILEY, OF FLORIDA
MICHAEL H. ROSS, OF VIRGINIA
ERIC N. RUMPF, OF WASHINGTON
DONALD A. SCHENCK, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN W. SCHILLING, OF VIRGINIA
CONRAD V. SCHMITT, OF TEXAS
JAMES E. VANDERPOOL, OF CALIFORNIA
FRONTIS B. WIGGINS, OF VIRGINIA