[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       POLLY TROTTENBERG, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, VICE TYLER D. DUVALL, RESIGNED.


                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

       ROBERT MALCOLM MCDOWELL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 2009. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       ANNE ELIZABETH DERSE, OF MARYLAND, 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 LITHUANIA.
       DAVID C. JACOBSON, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO CANADA.
       CARLOS PASCUAL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO MEXICO.
       ARTURO A. VALENZUELA, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS), 
     VICE THOMAS A. SHANNON, JR., RESIGNED.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

       THELMA MELENDEZ DE SANTA ANA, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, 
     DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, VICE KERRI LAYNE BRIGGS.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       STUART GORDON NASH, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN 
     ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF 
     COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS, VICE RAFAEL DIAZ, 
     TERM EXPIRED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       IGNACIA S. MORENO, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY 
     GENERAL, VICE RONALD JAY TENPAS, RESIGNED.


                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

       WINSLOW LORENZO SARGEANT, OF WISCONSIN, TO BE CHIEF COUNSEL 
     FOR ADVOCACY, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, VICE THOMAS M. 
     SULLIVAN.