[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 13019-13021]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       RICHARD G. OLSON, JR., OF NEW MEXICO, A CAREER MEMBER OF 
     THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUNSELOR, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

       BRENT R. ORRELL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF LABOR, VICE EMILY STOVER DEROCCO.


                    NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

       DIANE BARONE, OF NEVADA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL 
     INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     JANUARY 30, 2011, VICE DONALD D. DESHLER, TERM EXPIRED.
       MARY E. CURTIS, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING NOVEMBER 25, 2011, VICE CARMEL BORDERS, TERM 
     EXPIRING.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       J. PATRICK ROWAN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 
     GENERAL, VICE KENNETH L. WAINSTEIN.
       GREGORY G. GARRE, OF MARYLAND, TO BE SOLICITOR GENERAL OF 
     THE UNITED STATES, VICE PAUL D. CLEMENT, RESIGNED.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       MICHAEL O'NEILL, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VICE GLADYS KESSLER, 
     RETIRED.
       JEFFREY ADAM ROSEN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, VICE THOMAS F. 
     HOGAN, RETIRED.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                             To be colonel

FRANK J. HALE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

                             To be colonel

DOUGLAS K. DUNBAR


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                             To be colonel

KENNETH L. BEALE, JR.
THOMAS H. BROUILLARD

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 
     AND 12211:

                             To be colonel

LENARD M. KERR
MASAKI G. KUWANA, JR.

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DENTAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

RALF C. BEILHARDT
ROBERT E. BESSEY
SCOTT W. BROWN
JERRY M. CARBONE
LISA A. FRANKLIN
WILLIAM J. GREENWOOD
HERMANN F. HINZE
CHRISTENSEN HSU
MEHTAB HUSAIN
THONDIQUE T. MCGHEE
RICHARD V. RITTER
JEAN C. SENECAL
JAMES M. SUTTON
JOHN T. THOMPSON
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

MICHAEL P. ABEL
MICHAEL C. ALBRECHT
CRAIG J. AMNOTT
MARIA E. ARCILA
HAYS L. ARNOLD
EDWARD H. BAILEY
HANS E. BAKKEN
LEE J. BARTON
ROBERT E. BENJAMIN
MICHAEL J. BENSON
GREGORY M. BERNSTEIN
RICHARD A. BICKEL, JR.
DANIELLE N. BIRD
ERIC M. BLUMAN
STEPHEN A. BRASSELL
LORANEE E. BRAUN
JOHN P. BRIDE, JR.
SCOTT E. BRIETZKE
RICHARD O. BURNEY
ARTHUR L. CAMPBELL III
JOHN R. CHANCE
CHARLES J. CHITWOOD
BRYAN L. CHRISTENSEN
DAVID W. COLE
MICHAEL A. COLE
GEORGE R. COLLINS
JOHN D. COMPLETO
CHRISTOPHER R. COTE
PETER J. CUENCA
PAUL J. CUNNINGHAM
GREGORY G. DAMMANN
COLIN Y. DANIELS
JASMINE T. DANIELS
KURT G. DAVIS
RUSSELL O. DAVIS
JEFFREY A. DEAN
SHAD H. DEERING
KENT J. DEZEE
CHARLES S. DIETRICH III
MICHAEL W. ELLIS
ANDREW FLETCHER
ANTHONY M. FOLEY
TODD FUNKHOUSER
PHILIP J. GENTLESK
JAMES J. GERACCI
LYNN M. GIARRIZZO

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MELISSA L. GIVENS
RAYMOND G. GOOD
ERIC J. GOURLEY
JOSEPH D. GRAMLING
BRET A. GUIDRY
CHAD A. HALEY
FREDERICK B. HARRIS
DONALD L. HELMAN, JR.
JEFFREY V. HILL
SEAN A. HOLLONBECK
DEAN H. HOMMER
CHRISTOPHER L. HUTSON
DANIEL J. IRIZARRY
JOHNSON ISAAC
LINDA G. JACKSON
AARON L. JACOB
CHRISTOPHER G. JARVIS
JEREMY S. JOHNSON
ADAM B. KANIS
DWIGHT C. KELLICUT
MATTHEW J. KELLY
SEUNG W. KIM
KURT G. KINNEY
MARY M. KLOTE
JEFFREY K. KLOTZ
KURTIS L. KOWALSKI
GREGORY T. LANG
CHRISTOPHER L. LANGE
JENNIFER T. LANGE
GEORGE B. LANTZ
BRENT L. LECHNER
RONALD LEHMAN
ERIC N. LEONG
CHRISTINE F. LETTIERI
WILLIAM D. LEUSINK
ROMEO N. LIM
JOSEPH K. LLANOS
JAMES B. LUCAS II
PEDRO F. LUCERO
RICHARD S. LUCIDI
ROBERT F. MALSBY III
MARK W. MANOSO
JOHN G. MARKLEY
CHRISTOPHER R. MARTIN
GREGORY J. MARTIN
LARRY J. MCCORD
IAN K. MCLEOD
LEAH P. MCMANN
MICHAEL J. MINES
SEAN P. MONTGOMERY
JEFFREY S. MORGAN
STEPHEN M. MORRIS
JEANNIE M. MUIR
SEAN W. MULVANEY
NERIS M. NIEVESROBBINS
TIMOTHY C. NUNEZ
RONALD P. OBERFOELL
ROBERT J. OCONNELL
MICHAEL E. PARKER
TARAK H. PATEL
JEREMY G. PERKINS
DAVID N. PRESSMAN
AMIR M. RABII
THOMAS J. RICHARD
ACEVEDO F. ROBLES
INGER L. ROSNER
ROBERT K. RUSSELL
DAVID S. SACHAR
SCOTT A. SALMON
CHRISTOPHER K. SANBORN
DEAN A. SEEHUSEN
RENEE M. SIEGMANN
CASTANEDA A. SIEROCKA
JONATHAN K. SMITH
KAREN E. SMITH
RICHARD R. SMITH
HARLAN L. SOUTH
SCOTT R. STEELE
PHILIP S. SUH
ANTHONY SULLIVAN
KEITH D. SUMEY
ROBERT D. SWIFT
TIMOTHY S. TALBOT
BRIGILDA C. TENEZA
SEAN F. THOMAS
JOHN E. THORDSEN, JR.
LEROY J. TROMBETTA
JOSEPH C. TURBYVILLE
MARISOL VEGADERUCK
RODNEY A. VILLANUEVA
GEORGE E. VONHILSHEIMER
JEFFREY A. VOS
KIRK H. WAIBEL
BRUCE K. WEATHERS
KIMBERLY A. WENNER
KENNETH R. WEST
CHRISTOPHER E. WHITE
MYREON WILLIAMS
BRADLEY K. WOODS
JUSTIN T. WOODSON
JOHNNIE WRIGHT, JR.


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

DAVID R. BROWN
HERBERT L. GRIFFIN, JR.
BRIAN J. C. HALEY
DEAN L. HOELZ
DWIGHT A. HORN
GEORGE J. MENDES
VINSON W. MILLER
JEFFREY S. MILNE
DAVID D. SCHILLING
STEPHEN J. SHAW
STEVEN L. SOUDERS
WILLIAM D. STALLARD
LOFTEN C. THORNTON
ANDREW A. WADE
DARRELL J. WESLEY
TIMOTHY R. WHITE
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

BRADLEY A. APPLEMAN
ARTHUR R. BLUM
JOSEPH A. BOVERI
ROBERT C. DETOLVE
TODD C. HUNTLEY
SCOTT G. JOHNSON
PETER R. KOEBLER
JAMES E. LANDIS
MARGARET A. LARREA
JAMES A. LINK
JAMES M. LUCCI
GATHA L. MANNS
RICHARD J. MCGUIRE
JONATHAN G. ODOM
ROBERT J. PASSERELLO
JON D. PEPPETTI
WARREN A. RECORD
PETER M. RODNITE
JOSEPH ROMERO
JENNIFER L. ROPER
TIMOTHY D. STONE
ANDREA E. TAPLIN
FLORENCIO J. YUZON

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

SUE A. ADAMSON
FARIA BELMARES
BRADLEY A. BRISCOE
MARNIE S. BUCHANAN
VIRGINIA L. BUTLER
PAUL M. CORNETT
JOHN N. CRANE
ROBERT D. FETHERSTON
KAREN R. FOLLIN
DENISE M. GECHAS
KELLY R. HAMON
PATRICIA C. HASEN
ROBERT J. HAWKINS
CONSTANCE E. HYMAS
EILEEN M. KNOBLE
LAURA J. LEDYARD
TAMARA K. MAEDER
CHRISTOPHER R. MANNION
DAVID S. MARKELL
DANIEL F. MCKENDRY
XANTHE R. MIEDEMA
RAMONA L. NIXON
DEBBIE OHARE
ANDREA C. PETROVANIE
KATRINA O. PRINGLE
LANA R. ROWELL
ESTHER C. VOSSLER
NANCY V. WILSONJACKSON
JULIE L. WORKING

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

MARK R. BOONE
LARRY C. BURTON
LEWIS T. CARPENTER
DAVID F. CHACON
ALLISON A. CRAIN
JOSEPH N. DEHOOGH
LOUIS H. DELAGARZA
DON C. ELLZEY
JAY GEISTKEMPER
GEORGE M. GUISE
GEORGE P. HAIG
STEVEN P. HERNANDEZ
JEFF B. JORDEN
GRACE L. KEY
TARAS J. KONRAD
MARK A. LARUSSO
JAMES K. LE
DAVID A. LEAL
KEITH L. MAYBERRY
LAURA S. MCFARLAND
PATRICK E. MCGROARTY
MARTHA J. MICHAELSON
CARRIE M. MUEHLENPFORT
JOSE G. PEDROZA
SHARON A. RAGHUBAR
SANDRA H. RAY
KOICHI SAITO
DENNIS G. SAMPSON
BUFFY STORM
GARY J. WALKER
JOHN C. WILLIAMS

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

CHRISTOPHER G. ADAMS
JOHN R. ANDERSON
MATTHEW J. ANDERSON
RICHARD D. ANDERSON III
ROBERT J. BALLISTER, JR.
KEITH W. BARTON
JAMES B. BLANTON
DONALD R. BRUS
FRANK C. CERVASIO
SCOTT O. CLOYD
THERON C. COLBERT
ROMEO L. COLEMAN
ROLAND V. J. DEGUZMAN
WILLIAM S. FINLAYSON
CHRISTOPHER J. GALLAGHER
WENDY M. HALSEY
KEVIN K. JUNTUNEN
JEFFREY J. KILIAN
PETER J. MACULAN
MICHAEL L. OBERMILLER
SCOTT P. RAYMOND
MIKHAEL H. SER
WILLIAM A. SIEMER
LATANYA E. SIMMS
WILLIAM J. SIMPKINS
MICHAEL A. THORNTON
ROD W. TRIBBLE
MATTHEW P. TUCKER
VICTOR V. VELASCO
BRIAN L. WEINSTEIN
JIMMY WEST
NICOLAS D. I. YAMODIS

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

ALAN L. ADAMS
BARRY D. ADAMS
ARTHUR C. ANTHONY
WILLIAM C. ASHBY
FELIX A. BIGBY
TRUPTI N. BRAHMBHATT
STEPHEN P. BROMBEREK
DEBORAH L. CARR
MICHAEL D. CASSADY
KENNETH E. CHRISTOPHER
ROSANNE Y. CONWAY
GREGORY W. COOK
MICHAEL F. CRIQUI
THOMAS P. DELUCIA
DOUGLAS W. FLETCHER
KEITH R. GIVENS
RUTH E. GOLDBERG
RICHARD A. GRAHAM
DAVID F. HOEL
WILLIAM D. HOLDER
DENISE N. HOLDRIDGE
MARY M. HUPP
KEVIN M. JACKSON
JOHN P. KENDRICK
MARK G. LIEB
ALLEN R. LUMANOG
MICHAEL G. LUTTE
DAVID M. MARTIN
RICHARD L. MCCARTHY
SCOTT A. MCKENZIE
CHAD A. MITCHELL
SARAH M. NEILL
KELLEY A. NEWMAN
CHRISTOPHER J. ODONNELL
JAMES E. PATREY
JOE T. PATTERSON III
ELENA M. PREZIOSO
DOUGLAS E. PUTTHOFF
CYRUS N. RAD
TIMOTHY R. RICHARDSON
SHAWN A. RICKLEFS
SHARON J. ROBERTS
JERRY N. SANDERS, JR.
CONNIE L. SCOTT
JASON E. SPENCER
JASON S. SPILLMAN
GEORGE STEFFIAN
RAYMOND D. STIFF
MARK A. SWEARNGIN
ERIC R. TIMMENS
SHANE A. VATH
EDWARD G. VONBERG
MARION J. WILLIAMS
GERARD J. WOELKERS
DEBRA L. YNIGUEZ
GEORGES E. YOUNES

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

CRAIG L. ABRAHAM
KRISTIN ACQUAVELLA
BRIAN J. ANDERSON
RODNEY D. BLEVINS
GEORGE E. BRESNIHAN
CHAD E. BUERMELE
CHAD B. BURKE

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JOHN A. CARDILLO
JAMES CHEATHAM
KEVIN E. CHESHURE
TODD R. CHIPMAN
WILLIAM H. CLARKE
GEORGE W. DANIEL
ANDREW R. DARNELL
SCOTT A. DAVIS
BRENT L. DESSING
KIRK B. DIAL
NATHAN C. DUFFY
BRADLEY E. EMERSON
JOSEPH C. ESPINO
JAMES G. FABBY
ELISABETH G. FARRELL
KENNETH A. FAULKNER, SR.
TERREL J. FISHER
JUSTIN K. FRANCIS
NATASHA A. GAMMON
JAMES R. S. GAYTON
TRAVIS N. GOODWIN
DOUGLAS W. HAROLD
PAUL A. HASLAM
MICHAEL E. HAVENS
JAMES G. HENDRICKSON, JR.
TRENT C. KALP
PATRICK E. KOEHLER
JADON LINCOLN
JOHN S. LUGO
JEFFERSON E. MCCOLLUM
SPENCER A. MOSELEY
SHAWN B. NORWOOD
COLIN J. OBRIEN
DARREL E. OLSOWSKI
RICHARD A. PAQUETTE
JAMEAU PRYOR
NICKOLAS L. RAPLEY
CHAD R. RIDDER
CHRISTOPHER M. RODRIGUES
JOSE L. SANCHEZ
THOMAS A. SCOTT
TERRENCE SIMMONS
EDWARD L. STEVENSON
PAMELA S. THEORGOOD
JAMES T. THOMAS
JAY S. TUCKER
JOSHUA L. TUCKER
ELNORA E. WINN
ROBERT R. WINTERS
CHRISTOPHER M. WISE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                            To be commander

CALLIOPE E. ALLEN
HERNAN O. ALTAMAR
PAUL B. ALVORD
MICHAEL R. ANCONA
STEPHEN P. ARLES
RODNEY A. ARMAND
CHAD M. BAASEN
ROBERT V. BARTHEL
STEPHEN J. BELL
JASON H. BENNETT
LYNELLE M. BOAMAH
RODERICK C. BORGIE
BRIAN N. BOWES
DAVID A. BOYD
BRIAN M. BRAITHWAITE
DANIEL R. BREAZEALE
DOUGLAS E. BROWN
KEVIN J. BROWN
HAN Q. BUI
RACHEL A. BURKE
LUTHER I. CARTER
JAMES A. CAVINESS
RAMON F. CESTERO
JACKY P. CHENG
JAMES W. CHRISTOPHER
PERRIN C. CLARK
JOHN A. COOLEY
RICHARD G. COURTNEY
DAVID M. CRAWFORD
JOSEPH E. CUMMINGS
RUCHIRA S. D. DENSERT
ANDREA B. DONALTY
COLLEEN A. DORRANCE
FRANK M. DOSSANTOS
JAMES E. DUNCAN
MICHAEL E. EPPERLY
REGINALD S. EWING III
MAUREEN E. FARRELL
JEFFREY H. FEINBERG
MICHAEL E. FENTON
MARK E. FLEMING
DAVID P. GALLUS
KATERINA M. GALLUS
AMY R. GAVRIL
SANJIV J. GHOGALE
MICHAEL S. GIBSON
HERMANN F. GONZALEZ
SEAN E. GORETZKE
GREGORY H. GORMAN
FRANK T. GRASSI
DONALD J. GREEN
FRANCISCO J. GUTIERREZ
TIMOTHY W. HAEGEN
GREGORY J. HALL
MATTHEW P. HANNON
SUSAN D. HARVEY
DOUGLAS G. HAWK
DAVID W. HAYNES
DAVID Y. HEALY, JR.
TUAN N. HOANG
JAMES S. HOUSTON
JOHN P. HOWARD
ROBERT T. HOWARD
CHRISTOPHER M. HULTS
SCOTT L. ITZKOWITZ
TERENCE E. JOHNSON
MICHAEL KASELIS
MICHAEL P. KEITH
STEWART M. KERR
STEVEN M. KRISS
MICHAEL A. KUHN
ANAND R. KUMAR
EDWARD W. LAMBERT III
BRIAN D. LAWENDA
EDITH R. LEDERMAN
JAMES O. LESPERANCE
HENRY LIN
DAVID C. LOPRESTI
JEFFREY H. MCCLELLEN
EDWIN T. MCGROARTY
MARGUERITE MCGUIGANSHUSTER
JAMES M. MCKEE
ROBERT N. MCLAY
HUGH K. MCSWAIN IV
DANIEL C. MIELNICKI
EDWARD F. MILES
ERIC S. MITCHELL
GREGG J. MONTALTO
PRASHANTH S. NAVARAN
KESHAV R. NAYAK
GEORGE A. NEWTON
WILLIAM P. OMEARA
KENNETH J. ORTIZ
BRET N. PASIUK
SAYJAL J. PATEL
JONATHAN P. PEARL
GEOFFREY A. PECHINSKY
DENISE L. PEET
JOSEPH F. PENTA
MICHELLE M. PERELLO
ROBERT J. PETERSON
THEODORE C. PRATT
LESLIE H. RASSNER
JAMES J. REEVES
CAROLYN C. RICE
GEORGE M. RICE
MARK S. RIDDLE
DENNIS J. RIVET
CARLOS J. RODRIGUEZ
TIMOTHY B. ROONEY
DAVID C. ROSKA
JOHN R. ROTRUCK
JOHN P. H. RUE
SHAWN D. SAFFORD
TIMOTHY E. SAYLES
KATHERINE I. SCHEXNEIDER
ANDREW W. SCHIEMEL
DANIEL F. SEIDENSTICKER
RICHARD P. SERIANNI
ROBERT P. SHAFER
INGRID V. SHELDON
DANIEL L. SHERWOOD
DANNY T. SHIAU
JEANETTE F. SHIMKUS
DEVIN M. SHOQUIST
ROBERT SILK
PATRICK S. SIPE
JOHN H. SMITH, JR.
SUNG W. SONG
ERIC T. STEDJELARSEN
JAMES E. STEPENOSKY
JEFFERY A. STONE
ROBERT G. STRANGE, JR.
JOSEPH E. STRAUSS
CHRISTOPHER D. STREETER
KENNETH A. TERHAAR
KARIN E. THOMAS
KIMBERLY P. TOONE
MARK D. TRAVIS
ARVIN W. TRIPPENSEE
MICHAEL S. VALADE
ROBERT T. VANHOOK
LORI L. VANSCOY
RHONDA A. WALLACE
WILLIAM C. WALLACE
SAM O. WANKO
SONYA N. WATERS
DAVID E. WEBSTER
MICHAEL W. WENTWORTH
JAMES C. WEST
TIMOTHY J. WHITMAN
DAVID R. WHITTAKER
RONALD M. WILLIAMS
CRAIG M. WOMELDORPH
JOHN D. YORK
PATRICK E. YOUNG