[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1185-1186]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                Department of Health and Human Services

       THOMAS ANDREW DASCHLE, OF SOUTH DAKOTA, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.


                       Department of the Interior

       KENNETH LEE SALAZAR, OF COLORADO, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE 
     INTERIOR.


                       Department of the Treasury

       TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE 
     TREASURY.


                         Department of Justice

       ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     ATTORNEY GENERAL.


                    Environmental Protection Agency

       LISA PEREZ JACKSON, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF 
     THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.


                   Executive Office of the President

       RONALD KIRK, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES TRADE 
     REPRESENTATIVE, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
     PLENIPOTENTIARY.


                      Department of Transportation

       RAY LAHOOD, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.


                          Department of State

       SUSAN E. RICE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE THE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED 
     NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED 
     NATIONS.


                   Executive Office of the President

       CHRISTINA DUCKWORTH ROMER, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF 
     THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS, VICE EDWARD P. LAZEAR.


                          Department of Labor

       HILDA L. SOLIS, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF LABOR.


              Department of Housing and Urban Development

       SHAUN L. S. DONOVAN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.


                       Department of Agriculture

       THOMAS J. VILSACK, OF IOWA, TO BE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.


                     Department of Veterans Affairs

       ERIC K. SHINSEKI, OF HAWAII, TO BE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
     AFFAIRS.


                   Executive Office of the President

       PETER R. ORSZAG, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.


                    Department of Homeland Security

       JANET ANN NAPOLITANO, OF ARIZONA, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     HOMELAND SECURITY.


                        Department of Education

       ARNE DUNCAN, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.


                          Department of State

       HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, OF NEW YORK, TO BE SECRETARY OF 
     STATE.
       SUSAN E. RICE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS DURING 
     HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES 
     OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS.


                          Department of Energy

       STEVEN CHU, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF ENERGY.


                         Department of Commerce

       JANE LUBCHENCO, OF OREGON, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, VICE CONRAD LAUTENBACHER, 
     JR., RESIGNED.


            Office of the Director of National Intelligence

       DENNIS CUTLER BLAIR, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF 
     NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, VICE J. MICHAEL MCCONNELL, RESIGNED.


                   Executive Office of the President

       ROBERT L. NABORS II, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 
     OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, VICE STEPHEN S. 
     MCMILLIN, RESIGNED.
       CECILIA ELENA ROUSE, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS, VICE DONALD B. MARRON, 
     RESIGNED.


                   Securities and Exchange Commission

       MARY L. SCHAPIRO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JUNE 5, 2014, VICE CHRISTOPHER COX, RESIGNED.


                          Department of State

       JAMES BRAIDY STEINBERG, OF TEXAS, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
     STATE, VICE JOHN D. NEGROPONTE.


                   Executive Office of the President

       NANCY HELEN SUTLEY, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, VICE JAMES LAURENCE 
     CONNAUGHTON.


                         Federal Reserve System

       DANIEL K. TARULLO, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR A TERM 
     OF FOURTEEN YEARS FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2008, VICE RANDALL S. 
     KROSZNER, TERM EXPIRED.


                          Department of State

       JACOB J. LEW, OF NEW YORK, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE 
     FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES. (NEW POSITION)


                         Department of Defense

       JEH CHARLES JOHNSON, OF NEW YORK, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VICE WILLIAM J. HAYNES II, 
     RESIGNED.


                   Executive Office of the President

       JOHN P. HOLDREN, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, VICE JOHN H. 
     MARBURGER, III.


                         Department of Defense

       ROBERT F. HALE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER), VICE TINA WESTBY JONAS, RESIGNED.


                   Executive Office of the President

       AUSTAN DEAN GOOLSBEE, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS, VICE KATHERINE BAICKER, 
     RESIGNED.


                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

       GARY GENSLER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMODITY 
     FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, VICE REUBEN JEFFERY III, 
     RESIGNED.
       GARY GENSLER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A COMMISSIONER OF THE 
     COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     APRIL 13, 2012, VICE RUEBEN JEFFERY III, RESIGNED.

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                         Department of Defense

       MICHELE A. FLOURNOY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     DEFENSE FOR POLICY, VICE ERIC S. EDELMAN, RESIGNED.
       WILLIAM J. LYNN, III, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE GORDON ENGLAND.

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