[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8] [Senate] [Pages 10506-10507] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]NOMINATIONS Executive nominations received by the Senate: tennessee valley authority Michael B. Bemis, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2013, vice Skila Harris, resigned. Overseas Private Investment Corporation Patrick J. Durkin, of connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2009, vice Ned L. Siegel, term expired. Department of State David F. Girard-diCarlo, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Austria. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation John J. Faso, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring May 29, 2013, vice David Wesley Fleming, term expired. Joe Manchin III, of west Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 5, 2012, vice George Perdue, term expired. Harvey M. Tettlebaum, of Missouri, to be a Member of the board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring October 3, 2012, vice Marc R. Pacheco, term expired. Foreign Service The following-named persons of the agencies indicated for appointment as Foreign Service Officers of the classes stated. [[Page 10507]] For appointment as Foreign Service Officer of Class Four, Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America: Department of State Matthew Kazuaki Asada, of New Jersey Tammy McQuilkin Baker, of Florida James L. Bangert, of Kansas Keith B. Bean, of New Jersey Philip Martin Beekman, of Michigan Wylita L. Bell, of Virginia Tashawna S. Bethea, of New Jersey Mieczyslaw Pawel Boduszynski, of California Ryan Thomas Campbell, of California Vincent Max Campos, of California Jared S. Caplan, of Florida John Y. Choi, of California Robert J. Dahlke, of Illinois Daniel K. Delk, Jr., of Georgia David S. Feldmann, of Maryland Rodrigo Garza, of Texas Daniel Charles Gedacht, of Connecticut Leon W. Gendin, of Florida Tonya W. Gendin, of Florida Simone Lynnette Graves, of Florida Stephanie Lynne Hallett, of Florida Thomas Edward Hammang, Jr., of Texas Brian Benjamin Himmelsteib, of New Jersey Ariel Nicole Howard, of Louisiana Douglas M. Hoyt, of Virginia Margaret Hsiang, of New Jersey Antoinette C. Hurtado, of California Anna Sunshine Ison, of Kentucky Donald F. Kilburg III, of Texas Holly Ann Kirking, of Wisconsin Jeremiah A. Knight, of Connecticut Tomika L. Konditi, of Illinois Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen, of New Jersey Molly Rutledge Koscina, of Washington Elizabeth Marie Lawrence, of Illinois Anita Lyssikatos, of Virginia Loren G. Mealey, of New Jersey Lioudmila Millman, of Virginia Anjana J. Modi, of Pennsylvania Molly C. Montgomery, of Oregon Jessica N. Munson, of Minnesota Rebecca Pierce Owen, of Oregon Jennifer Davis Paguada, of Georgia Angela P. Pan, of California Seth Lee Provvedi Patch, of Massachusetts Joshua Wiley Polacheck, of Arizona Anupama Prattipati, of Pennsylvania T. Clifford Reed, of Texas Kyle Andrew Richardson, of Virginia Susan Jean Riggs, of Texas Stetson Sanders, of California Caroline J. Savage, of Wisconsin Veronica Scarborough, of Virginia Addie B. Schroeder, of Kansas Daniel E. Slusher, of Kansas Deborah B. Smith, of Connecticut Alys Louise Spensley, of Minnesota David Stephenson, of Texas Michael Stewart, of Oregon Nancy Elizabeth Talbot, of Florida Laura Taylor-Kale, of California Mark Hamilton Thornburg, of the District of Columbia Dennis Dean Tidwell, of Tennessee Michael J. Tran, of Kansas Tina C. Tran, of Oklahoma Ian A. Turner, of Maryland Linnisa Joya Wahid, of Maryland Susan Fisher Walke, of Virginia TONIA N. WEIK, OF TEXAS APRIL SHAVONNE WELLS, OF ALABAMA RUSSELL JAY WESTERGARD, OF VIRGINIA JESSICA A. WOLF-HUDSON, OF NEW YORK SUSAN W. WONG, OF NEW YORK THE FOLLOWING-NAMED MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE TO BE CONSULAR OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Department of Commerce MATTHEW HILGENDORF, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Department of State CASSANDRA ALLEN, OF ARIZONA HAYWARD M.G. ALTO, OF CALIFORNIA ANDREW L. ARMSTRONG, OF FLORIDA DONALD J. ASQUITH, OF MARYLAND DEVIN K. AUBRY, OF VIRGINIA JOSEPH F. BIEDLINGMAIER, JR., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ALFREDA FRANCES BIKOWSKY, OF VIRGINIA MARIE BLANCHARD, OF MASSACHUSETTS SETH G. BLAYLOCK, OF VIRGINIA MATTHEW A. BOCKNER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHRIS BREDING, OF TEXAS MATTHEW J. BRITTON, OF CALIFORNIA CHARLES L. BROWN II, OF TEXAS CHERIE L. BROWN, OF VIRGINIA REBECCA ELLEN BYERS, OF MARYLAND ROBERT CARNEY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILLIAM RUSSELL CAULFIELD III, OF VIRGINIA MICHAEL A. CICERE, OF VIRGINIA JACLYN ANNE COLE ADKINS, OF MARYLAND MELISSA ELMORE COTTON, OF NEW YORK ANDREW TAYLOR COWDERY, OF VIRGINIA JUSTIN D. CUNHA, OF MARYLAND HADI KAMIL DEEB, OF VIRGINIA YVETTE M. DENNE, OF FLORIDA JANE M. DITTMAR, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JACOB DOTY, OF OREGON JONATHAN EDWARD EARLE, OF VIRGINIA CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL ELMS, OF NEW YORK CHRISTOPHER S. ENLOE, OF GEORGIA RACHEL L. ERICKSON, OF CALIFORNIA CONCEPCIN ESCOBAR, OF MASSACHUSETTS JASON E. FARKAS, OF VIRGINIA RUPERT FINKE, OF VIRGINIA SEAN PATRICK FITZGERALD, OF VIRGINIA NIKOLAI FLEXNER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TRESIA M. GALE, OF VIRGINIA DENNIS J. GARCIA, OF VIRGINIA REBECCA GARDNER, OF OHIO ROBERT RICHARD GATEHOUSE, JR., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAN S. GELMAN, OF VIRGINIA PAUL ANTHONY GHIOTTO, JR., OF FLORIDA CATHERINE GIAQUINTA, OF MARYLAND SHAUN V. GONZALES, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MICHAEL GORMAN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SILJE M. GRIMSTAD, OF VIRGINIA CATHERINE A. HALLOCK, OF NEW YORK MEREDITH P. HAMILTON, OF VIRGINIA DELLA R. HARELAND, OF NEVADA JEFFREY M. HAY, OF VIRGINIA MICHAEL LEE HICKS, JR., OF VIRGINIA ARIN C. HOTZ, OF VIRGINIA JONATHAN PAUL HOWARD, OF VIRGINIA GEOFFREY HOWE, OF VIRGINIA DAVID P. IREY, OF VIRGINIA ERIC R. JACOBS, OF VIRGINIA RYAN P. JENNINGS, OF MARYLAND KIMBERLEE M. JOHNSON, OF VIRGINIA RICHARD H. JOHNSON, OF VIRGINIA LAURA M. KACZMAREK, OF VIRGINIA THOMAS N. KATEN, OF VIRGINIA SHAMIM KAZEMI, OF MARYLAND JAY M. KIMMEL, OF KANSAS KENNON W. KINCAID, OF VIRGINIA STEVEN C. KISH, OF VIRGINIA ALLEN L. KRAUSE, OF MICHIGAN MATTHEW THOMAS LARSON, OF VIRGINIA LISSETTE LASANTA, OF VIRGINIA CHON JI RYONG LEE, OF VIRGINIA IRENE S. LEE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAI M. LEE, OF VIRGINIA TRACIE K. LESTER, OF VIRGINIA WALTER S. LUTES, OF VIRGINIA WINI M. LYONS, OF VIRGINIA AMY MARIE MALLEY, OF VIRGINIA THERESA J. MANGIONE, OF FLORIDA NATALIA MARIC, OF CALIFORNIA KUNDAI MASHINGAIDZE, OF NEW JERSEY MELISSA L. MCCARTHY, OF VIRGINIA MEGAN L. MCCULLOCH, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JULIE P. MCKAY, OF SOUTH CAROLINA ROBERT L. MCKINNON, OF VIRGINIA HERA ANDORA MCLEOD, OF MARYLAND LORENZO DOW MCWILLIAMS, OF VIRGINIA JEREMY M. MEARS, OF VIRGINIA DANIEL LANG MEGES, OF VIRGINIA ROBERTO MELENDEZ, OF VIRGINIA DAVID BEAU MELLOR, OF VIRGINIA CYNTHIA D. MILLER, OF ILLINOIS BETHANY MILTON, OF NEW YORK JAY BRYAN MITCHELL, OF VIRGINIA BROOKE M. MONDERO, OF VIRGINIA RUSSELL ALLEN MORALES, OF VIRGINIA KEVIN P. MORAN, OF VIRGINIA VICTOR M. MUNGEN, OF VIRGINIA WALKER P. MURRAY, OF WASHINGTON WILLIAM T. NIMMER, OF GEORGIA LAREINA L. OCKERMAN, OF VIRGINIA JUN H. OH, OF VIRGINIA ANDREW JOSEPH PASTIRIK, OF VIRGINIA LINDA J. PERCY, OF MICHIGAN GAIL G. PERLEY, OF VIRGINIA NEIL PHILLIPS, OF MARYLAND JAY L. PORTER, OF UTAH ANGELA JENELLE POZDOL, OF VIRGINIA JEFFREY T. PUGH, OF VIRGINIA DAVID P. RAGANO, OF VIRGINIA MARGARET S. RAMSAY, OF NEW YORK RYAN M. REID, OF VIRGINIA ANDREW ETHAN REMSON, OF VIRGINIA GEORGE RIVAS, JR., OF TEXAS ANGELA LYNN RUTH, OF VIRGINIA GABRIEL L. RUTH, OF VIRGINIA WILBER N. SAENZ, OF VIRGINIA PRINCESS J. SCHMIDT, OF VIRGINIA LAUREN SCHOR, OF VIRGINIA DAVID RYAN SECKINGER, OF PENNSYLVANIA TRAVIS MARK SEVY, OF UTAH KATHRYN L. SHAFFNER, OF VIRGINIA MICHAEL AARON SHULMAN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOWARD A. SIMMONDS, OF VIRGINIA NICHOLAS ANDREW SLEDER, OF VIRGINIA ALAN J. SMITH, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT E. STACY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA G. BART STOKES, OF FLORIDA ELIZABETH E. STROBEL, OF VIRGINIA TRENT MATTHEW SUKO, OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDER TATSIS, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCOTT A. THOMAS, OF MARYLAND HEATHER JOY THOMPSON, OF NEW YORK JOACHIM VAN BRANDT, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAMMY L. VITATOE, OF GEORGIA JENNIFER HOPE WALKER, OF VIRGINIA TODD JAMES WATKINS, OF VIRGINIA CLINT ALLAN WATTS, OF TEXAS TIMOTHY C. WATTS, OF TEXAS ROSALYN NUNEZ WIESE, OF FLORIDA JOSEPH M. WILLIS, OF VIRGINIA NELSON HUA-YEE WU, OF VIRGINIA CORINNA ELIZABETH YBARRA ARNOLD, OF TEXAS DARYN L. YODER, OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL JOSEPH YOUNG, OF COLORADO SAMANTHA G. YURKUS, OF VIRGINIA ADAM ZERBINOPOULOS, OF TEXAS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Subject to qualifications provided by law, the following for permanent appointment to the grade indicated in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: To be captain MARK H. PICKETT JAMES S. VERLAQUE CHRISTOPHER A. BEAVERSON DAVID O. NEANDER MICHAEL S. DEVANY DONALD W. HAINES MICHELE A. FINN HARRIS B. HALVERSON II BARRY K. CHOY DOUGLAS D. BAIRD, JR To be commander MICHAEL L. HOPKINS GREGORY G. GLOVER PHILIP G. HALL WILLIAM R. ODELL JOHN T. CASKEY CECILE R. DANIELS LAWRENCE T. KREPP JAMES M. CROCKER CARL E. NEWMAN SHEPARD M. SMITH ALBERT M. GIRIMONTE TODD A. BRIDGEMAN EDWARD J. VAN DEN AMEELE ALEXANDRA R. VON SAUNDER To be lieutenant commander WILLIAM P. MOWITT JONATHAN B. NEUHAUS NICHOLAS J. TOTH ANDREW A. HALL CATHERINE A. MARTIN MATTHEW J. WINGATE STEPHANIE A. KOES DANIEL M. SIMON To be lieutenant BRENT J. POUNDS AMANDA L. GOELLER BENJAMIN S. SNIFFEN MARK A. BLANKENSHIP FIONNA J. MATHESON JONATHAN E. TAYLOR ANDREW P. HALBACH To be lieutenant (junior grade) JUSTIN T. KEESEE MATTHEW T. BURTON CARL G. RHODES TIMOTHY M. SMITH JAMES T. FALKNER CHRISTOPHER S. SKAPIN JENNIFER L. KING CHAD M. MECKLEY CARYN M. ARNOLD MEGAN A. NADEAU MARC E. WEEKLEY PATRICK M. SWEENEY III IN THE ARMY THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR PROMOTION IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: To be major general BRIG. GEN. ERROL R. SCHWARTZ IN THE NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE, UNITED STATES NAVY, AND APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 601 AND 5143: To be vice admiral REAR ADM. DIRK J. DEBBINK