[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2414]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                          Department of State

       SCOT A. MARCIEL, OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR 
     DURING HIS TENURE OF SERVICE AS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     STATE FOR EAST ASIAN AND ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN 
     NATIONS (ASEAN) AFFAIRS.
       DONALD E. BOOTH, 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 ZAMBIA.
       NANCY E. MCELDOWNEY, 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 THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA.
       STEPHEN GEORGE MCFARLAND, OF TEXAS, 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 GUATEMALA.
       GILLIAN ARLETTE MILOVANOVIC, OF PENNSYLVANIA, 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 MALI.


                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

       CAROL DILLON KISSAL, OF MARYLAND, TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, VICE ERIC M. THORSON.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       JOSEPH A. BENKERT, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE PETER CYRIL WYCHE FLORY, RESIGNED.


                              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

LT. GEN. STANLEY A. MCCHRYSTAL


                          IN THE MARINE CORPS

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

                        To be lieuenant general

BRIG. GEN. JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR.


                              IN THE NAVY

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

                           To be vice admiral

REAR ADM. WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSTIION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10. 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                           To be vice admiral

REAR ADM. MICHAEL C. VITALE