[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate, Friday, May 1, 2009:


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

       PETER A. KOVAR, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
       JOHN D. TRASVINA, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
       HELEN R. KANOVSKY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       DAVID S. COHEN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
     TERRORIST FINANCING, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

       RUSSLYNN ALI, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
     CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
       CARMEL MARTIN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
     PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF 
     EDUCATION.
       CHARLES P. ROSE, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
       PETER CUNNINGHAM, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

       BRIAN VINCENT KENNEDY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF LABOR.
       T. MICHAEL KERR, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR.


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

       GABRIELLA CECILIA GOMEZ, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION AND CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS, 
     DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.


            OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

       THOMASINA ROGERS, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING APRIL 27, 2015.

       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.