[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 28832]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       ALLAN J. KATZ, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC.
       IAN C. KELLY, OF MARYLAND, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR 
     FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE U.S. 
     REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND 
     COOPERATION IN EUROPE, WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR.
       BISA WILLIAMS, OF NEW JERSEY, 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 NIGER.
       RAUL YZAGUIRRE, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.


            FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

       PATRICK K. NAKAMURA, OF ALABAMA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION FOR A TERM 
     OF SIX YEARS EXPIRING AUGUST 30, 2010, VICE ROBERT H. BEATTY, 
     JR., TERM EXPIRED.
       PATRICK K. NAKAMURA, OF ALABAMA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION FOR A TERM 
     OF SIX YEARS EXPIRING AUGUST 30, 2016. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       BARBARA L. MCQUADE, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE STEPHEN JOSEPH MURPHY III, RESIGNED.
       JAMES L. SANTELLE, OF WISCONSIN, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN FOR THE TERM 
     OF FOUR YEARS, VICE STEVEN M. BISKUPIC, RESIGNED.
       THOMAS GRAY WALKER, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE GEORGE E. B. HOLDING.
       CHRISTOPHER A. CROFTS, OF WYOMING, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS, VICE KELLY HARRISON RANKIN.
       WILLIE LEE RICHARDSON, JR., OF GEORGIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     MARSHAL FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE THERESA A. MERROW, RESIGNED.