[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26306]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              CONFIRMATION

  Executive nomination confirmed by the Senate Thursday, October 29, 
2009:


                         Public Health Service

       REGINA M. BENJAMIN, OF ALABAMA, TO BE MEDICAL DIRECTOR IN 
     THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, SUBJECT TO 
     QUALIFICATIONS THEREFOR AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND REGULATIONS, 
     AND TO BE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR A 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATION WAS APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE NOMINEE'S 
     COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY 
     BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.

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