[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         DISCHARGED NOMINATIONS

  The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was 
discharged from further consideration of the following nomination and 
the nomination was held at the desk:

       STEVEN C. PRESTON, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE SECRETARY OF HOUSING 
     AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

  The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration of the following nominations and 
the nominations were confirmed:

       NANCY M. ZIRKIN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
     OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE FOR A 
     TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 19, 2011.
       J. ROBINSON WEST, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES 
     INSTITUTE OF PEACE FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 19, 2011.
       KERRY KENNEDY, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JANUARY 19, 2011.
       IKRAM U. KHAN, OF NEVADA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JANUARY 19, 2009.
       STEPHEN D. KRASNER, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
     FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 19, 2011.

  The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration of the following nominations and 
the nominations were held at the desk:

       ERIC J. TANENBLATT, OF GEORGIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
     OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
     SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 6, 2012.
       HYEPIN CHRISTINE IM, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 
     COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 6, 2013.
       LAYSHAE WARD, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
     SERVICE FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 27, 2012.

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