[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22821]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       GLADYS COMMONS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF THE NAVY, VICE DOUGLAS A. BROOK, RESIGNED.


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

       HARRIS D. SHERMAN, OF COLORADO, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     AGRICULTURE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, VICE MARK 
     EDWARD REY , RESIGNED.
       HARRIS D. SHERMAN, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
     OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, VICE MARK 
     EDWARD REY.


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

       STEVEN L. JACQUES, OF KANSAS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VICE CATHY M. MACFARLANE.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       ALAN D. BERSIN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE COMMISSIONER OF 
     CUSTOMS, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, VICE W. RALPH 
     BASHAM.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       MICHAEL C. POLT, OF TENNESSEE, 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 ESTONIA.


           NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

       ADELE LOGAN ALEXANDER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JANUARY 26, 2014, VICE MARGUERITE SULLIVAN, TERM 
     EXPIRED.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

       VICTORIA ANGELICA ESPINEL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO 
     BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR, EXECUTIVE 
     OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. (NEW POSITION)

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