[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16286-16287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

       MEREDITH ATTWELL BAKER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 
     TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2011, VICE KEVIN J. MARTIN, RESIGNED.
       MIGNON L. CLYBURN, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 2007, VICE DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE, TERM EXPIRED.


                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

       CHRISTOPHER A. HART, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     DECEMBER 31, 2012, VICE STEVEN R. CHEALANDER, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       JUDITH GAIL GARBER, OF VIRGINIA, 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 LATVIA.

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       KERRI-ANN JONES, OF MAINE, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     STATE FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND 
     SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, VICE CLAUDIA A. MCMURRAY, RESIGNED.
       SAMUEL LOUIS KAPLAN, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO.
       DAVID KILLION, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FOR THE RANK OF 
     AMBASSADOR DURING HIS TENURE OF SERVICE AS THE UNITED STATES 
     PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, 
     SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION.
       JAMES KNIGHT, OF ALABAMA, 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 REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
       KAREN KORNBLUH, OF NEW YORK, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC 
     COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR.
       BRUCE J. ORECK, OF COLORADO, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     REPUBLIC OF FINLAND.
       CHARLES AARON RAY, 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 ZIMBABWE.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       CHARLENE EDWARDS HONEYWELL, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, VICE SUSAN 
     C. BUCKLEW, RETIRED.
       JEFFREY L. VIKEN, OF SOUTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA, VICE 
     LAWRENCE L. PIERSOL, RETIRING.


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED PERSONS OF THE AGENCIES INDICATED FOR 
     APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF THE CLASSES 
     STATED.
       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

CHRISTOPHER L. ANDINO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
KAREN QUINN ANDRUS, OF TEXAS
KARA ELIZABETH AYLWARD, OF NEW JERSEY
MEGAN SCHILL BARTHOLOMEW, OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHRIS YI BEENHOUWER, OF WASHINGTON
CARLTON L. BENSON, OF WASHINGTON
ALEX MICHAEL BERENBERG, OF HAWAII
DIANE N. BRANDT, OF WASHINGTON
LEE A. CALKINS, OF WASHINGTON
PAMELA CAPLIS, OF NEW YORK
MARK P. CARR, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ANTONIA ELIZABETH CASSARINO, OF VERMONT
NANCY NIM-CHEE CHEN, OF FLORIDA
DIANNA CHIANIS, OF TEXAS
AMY S. COX, OF TEXAS
RACHEL BOREK CRAWFORD, OF VIRGINIA
ELIZABETH F.M. CROSSON, OF VIRGINIA
EDWARD ANDREW DUNN, OF MINNESOTA
HEATHER GRACE EATON, OF CALIFORNIA
TIMOTHY JOHN ENRIGHT, OF VIRGINIA
MATTHEW ALEXANDER FERENCE, OF WASHINGTON
BRIAN FERINDEN, OF FLORIDA
STEVEN GUY MATTHEW GILLEN, OF VIRGINIA
JOSHUA WERNER GOLDBERG, OF VIRGINIA
ALDEN S. GREENE, OF VIRGINIA
SARAH KATHRYN GROW, OF WASHINGTON
JUSTIN HEUNG, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
VIVEK V. JOSHI, OF MASSACHUSETTS
PETER H. LEE, OF CALIFORNIA
KATHERINE MARIE WIEHAGEN LEONARD, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JEFFREY T. LODERMEIER, OF MINNESOTA
JIMMY RAY MAULDIN, OF ALABAMA
LESLIE ANNE MOELLER, OF ILLINOIS
JOHN MOOR, OF TEXAS
STEPHANIE FORMAN MORIMURA, OF NEW YORK
KATRINA SARAH MOSSER, OF MINNESOTA
BRENDAN PATRICK MULLARKEY, OF WASHINGTON
CARLA THERESA NADEAU, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
WENDY PARKER NASSMACHER, OF COLORADO
CHERYL L. NEELY, OF TENNESSEE
KEVIN HARRIS O'CONNOR, OF CALIFORNIA
ANTHONY R. PAGLIAI, OF FLORIDA
SANDEEP K. PAUL, OF MASSACHUSETTS
ROBERT W. PIEHEL, OF PENNSYLVANIA
MICHAEL D. QUINLAN, OF HAWAII
AROOSHA ZOQ RANA, OF NEW YORK
BRIAN AARON RANDALL, OF IOWA
NELL ELIZABETH ROBINSON, OF NORTH CAROLINA
GARY E. SCHAEFER, OF COLORADO
SARAH FAKHRI SHABBIR, OF GEORGIA
TYLER K. SPARKS, OF CALIFORNIA
BROOKE PATIENCE SPELMAN, OF VIRGINIA
WENDY R. STANCER, OF CALIFORNIA
VIKI D. THOMSON, OF ILLINOIS
JAMES A. WATERMAN, OF WISCONSIN
BROOKE L. WILLIAMS, OF CALIFORNIA
MATTHEW BRANDT YOUNGER, OF OREGON
       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

ANDREW C. GATELY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MIGUEL A. HERNANDEZ, OF VIRGINIA
MARSHA MCDANIEL, OF VIRGINIA


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ANTONIO GABRIELE AGNONE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
EMILY ARMITAGE, OF VIRGINIA
CHRISTOPHER MARK AUSDENMOORE, OF TENNESSEE
AARON S. BENESH, OF FLORIDA
BION N. BLISS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CYNTHIA T. BURLEIGH, OF FLORIDA
BLAKE EDWARD BUTLER, OF VIRGINIA
NOAH T. CLARK, OF WASHINGTON
EUGENIA W. DAVIS, OF OHIO
GABRIEL DEL BOSQUE, OF TEXAS
STUART R. DENYER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NATHAN TENNEY DOYEL, OF VIRGINIA
DAVID DREILINGER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DUMM, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
THOMAS E. EDWARDSEN, OF WASHINGTON
RACHEL EHRENDREICH, OF NEW YORK
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL FANCHER, OF TENNESSEE
PETER R. FASNACHT, OF MARYLAND
JOHN P. FER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JAMES PATRICK FINAN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DOUGLAS L. FLITTER, OF PENNSYLVANIA
MICHAEL K. FOGO, OF GEORGIA
JOSEPH P. GIBLIN, OF NEW YORK
EMILY ANNE GODFREY, OF CALIFORNIA
LYDIA S. HALL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JESSICA A. HARTZFELD, OF OHIO
HOLLY MICHELLE HECKMAN, OF ALABAMA
ANTHONY JAMES HENDON, OF MICHIGAN
MARK HERRUP, OF MARYLAND
AMY S. HIRSCH, OF VIRGINIA
DAVID NOYES JEPPESEN, OF WASHINGTON
NAHAL KAZEMI, OF CALIFORNIA
KELLI KETOVER, OF FLORIDA
PAEBO KURIAN, OF CALIFORNIA
JEFFREY L. LADENSON, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
CHRISTINA T. LE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ERIK LIEDERBACH, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PETER CHARLES LOHMAN, OF VIRGINIA
SARAH A. LOSS, OF VIRGINIA
PETER CHARLES LYON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
STEPHEN C. MACLEOD, OF MARYLAND
AMIT MATHUR, OF VIRGINIA
CASH MCCRACKEN, OF TENNESSEE
PETER J. MCSHARRY, OF MASSACHUSETTS
RACHEL SUZANNAH MIKESKA, OF TEXAS
VERONICA MILLARES, OF FLORIDA
GEORGE M. MILLER, OF OKLAHOMA
FARID MOHAMED, OF MAINE
CATHERINE ELIZABETH MULLER, OF FLORIDA
STEPHEN J. MURPHY, OF MASSACHUSETTS
MAUREEN D. MURRAY, OF OREGON
COURTNEY C. MUSSER, OF NEW YORK
ANDREW H. NGUYEN, OF WASHINGTON
CHINWE OBIANWU, OF TEXAS
WILLIAM J. O'CONNOR, OF CALIFORNIA
LUKE D. ORTEGA, OF ARIZONA
KATHERINE IVES ORTIZ, OF CALIFORNIA
PAUL DAVID PALMER, OF TEXAS
DEAN R. PETERSON, OF NORTH CAROLINA
TIMOTHY M. PIERGALSKI, OF ILLINOIS
ELIZABETH POWERS, OF MINNESOTA
ROSELYN YVONNE RAMOS, OF MARYLAND
PENNY RECHKEMMER, OF VIRGINIA
KATRINA R. REICHWEIN, OF TEXAS
WENDY A. REJAN, OF NEW JERSEY
MICHAEL RICHARDS, OF FLORIDA
JEREMY RICHART, OF VIRGINIA
ERIN S. ROBERTSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JESSICA ALEAH ROWLAND, OF MARYLAND
LURA ELIZABETH RUDISILL, OF NORTH CAROLINA
AMELIA R. RUNYON, OF VIRGINIA
PRESTON RAPHAEL SAVARESE, OF WYOMING
EMILY ANNE SCHUBERT, OF VIRGINIA
KRISTEN JEANE SCHULTE, OF MICHIGAN
MONICA SHIE, OF NEW YORK
TIMOTHY J. SMITH, OF WASHINGTON
DANIEL E. SPOKOJNY, OF MICHIGAN
KATHRYN M. STUHLDREHER, OF VIRGINIA
SONIA SMYTHE TARANTOLO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JUSTINE OVEN TREADWELL, OF NORTH CAROLINA
CARLY N. VAN ORMAN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DAVID M. WALTER, OF TEXAS
CHRISTOPHER WALTON, OF CALIFORNIA
JONATHAN M. WEADON, OF MARYLAND
MARGARET CATHERINE WHITE, OF VIRGINIA
SETH AARON WIKAS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MATTHEW JAMES WILSON, OF UTAH
KIMBERLY D. ZAPFEL, OF MINNESOTA
HOLLY HOPE ZARDUS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


                              IN THE NAVY

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

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

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

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

CAPT. RICHARD D. BERKEY
CAPT. DAVID H. LEWIS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

CAPT. DENNIS J. MOYNIHAN
CAPT. HAROLD E. PITTMAN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

CAPT. PAUL B. BECKER
CAPT. ELIZABETH L. TRAIN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

CAPT. GRETCHEN S. HERBERT
CAPT. DIANE E. H. WEBBER
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

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

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

CAPTAIN RICHARD P. BRECKENRIDGE
CAPTAIN THOMAS L. BROWN II
CAPTAIN THOMAS F. CARNEY, JR.
CAPTAIN WALTER E. CARTER, JR.
CAPTAIN SCOTT T. CRAIG
CAPTAIN CRAIG S. FALLER
CAPTAIN JAMES G. FOGGO III
CAPTAIN ANTHONY E. GAIANI
CAPTAIN PETER A. GUMATAOTAO
CAPTAIN JOHN R. HALEY
CAPTAIN JEFFREY HARBESON
CAPTAIN RANDALL M. HENDRICKSON
CAPTAIN ROBERT HENNEGAN
CAPTAIN MICHAEL W. HEWITT
CAPTAIN GERARD P. HUEBER
CAPTAIN JEFFERY S. JONES
CAPTAIN MATTHEW L. KLUNDER
CAPTAIN WILLIAM K. LESCHER
CAPTAIN MICHAEL C. MANAZIR
CAPTAIN FRANK A. MORNEAU
CAPTAIN JAMES A. MURDOCH
CAPTAIN GREGORY M. NOSAL
CAPTAIN ANN C. PHILLIPS
CAPTAIN JOSEPH W. RIXEY
CAPTAIN JOHN E. ROBERTI
CAPTAIN KEVIN D. SCOTT
CAPTAIN THOMAS K. SHANNON
CAPTAIN HERMAN A. SHELANSKI
CAPTAIN WILLIAM G. SIZEMORE II
CAPTAIN THOMAS G. WEARS
CAPTAIN DAVID B. WOODS

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