[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15383-15389]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

                                 ______
                                 

                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider en bloc Calendar Nos. 959, 
960, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1094, 
1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100 and 1101; that the nominations be 
confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table en bloc; that any statements relating to the 
nominations be printed in the Record; and that the President of the 
United States be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:

                         department of justice

       Cathy Jo Jones, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for 
     the Southern District of Ohio.
       Edward L. Stanton, III, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee for the term 
     of four years.
       Stephen R. Wigginton, of Illinois, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois for the term 
     of four years.


                         department of justice

       Timothy Q. Purdon, of North Dakota, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of North Dakota for the term of 
     four years.
       Willie Ransome Stafford III, of North Carolina, to be 
     United States Marshal for the Middle District of North 
     Carolina for the term of four years.
       Arthur Darrow Baylor, of Alabama, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of 
     four years.


                         department of justice

       John F. Walsh, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Colorado for the term of four years.
       William J. Ihlenfeld, II, of West Virginia, to be United 
     States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia 
     for the term of four years.
       John William Vaudreuil, of Wisconsin, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin for the term 
     of four year.
       Mark Lloyd Ericks, of Washington, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Western District of Washington for the term 
     of four years.
       Joseph Patrick Faughnan, Sr., of Connecticut, to be United 
     States Marshal for the District of Connecticut for the term 
     of four years.
       Harold Michael Oglesby, of Arkansas, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of 
     four years.
       Conrad Ernest Candelaria, of New Mexico, to be United 
     States Marshal for the District of New Mexico for the term of 
     four years.


                         department of justice

       Melinda L. Haag, of California, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Northern District of California for the term 
     of four years.
       Barry R. Grissom, of Kansas, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Kansas for the term of four years.
       David J. Hickton, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the 
     term of four years.
       Donald Martin O'Keefe, of California, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Northern District of California for the term 
     of four years.
       James Thomas Fowler, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the term of 
     four years.
       Craig Ellis Thayer, of Washington, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of Washington for the term 
     of four years.
       Joseph Anthony Papili, of Delaware, to be United States 
     Marshal for the District of Delaware for the term of four 
     years.
       James Alfred Thompson, of Utah, to be United States Marshal 
     for the District of Utah for the term of four years.


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  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to consider en bloc Executive Calendar Nos. 809, 1019, 1027, 
1028, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 
1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1053, 1055 
to and including 1057, 1059 to and including 1081, and all nominations 
on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and 
Navy; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; that no further motions be 
in order; that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in 
the Record; and that the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:


                          department of state

       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.


            office of the director of national intelligence

       James R. Clapper, of Virginia, to be Director of National 
     Intelligence.


                          department of state

       Philip Carter III, 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 Cote d'Ivoire.
       Gerald M. Feierstein, of Pennsylvania, 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 Yemen.
       Helen Patricia Reed-Rowe, of Maryland, 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 Palau.
       Patrick S. Moon, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       Christopher W. Murray, of New York, 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 the Congo.
       Mark Charles Storella, of Maryland, 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 Zambia.
       J. Thomas Dougherty, of Wyoming, 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 Burkina Faso.
       Eric D. Benjaminson, of Oregon, 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 Gabonese Republic, and to serve concurrently 
     and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
       Maura Connelly, of New Jersey, 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 Lebanon.
       Daniel Bennett Smith, 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 Greece.
       James Frederick Entwistle, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.
       Laurence D. Wohlers, of Washington, 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 Central African Republic.
       Judith R. Fergin, of Washington, 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 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
       Michael S. Owen, of Virginia, 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 Sierra Leone.
       Robert Porter Jackson, 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 Cameroon.
       James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Iraq.
       Alejandro Daniel Wolff, of California, 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 Chile.
       Scot Alan Marciel, of California, 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 Indonesia.
       Terence Patrick McCulley, of Oregon, 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria.
       Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkard, of Virginia, a Career Member 
     of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to Jamaica.
       Michele Thoren Bond, of the District of Columbia, 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 Kingdom of Lesotho.
       Paul W. Jones, of New York, 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 Malaysia.
       Phyllis Marie Powers, 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 Panama.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       Neile L. Miller, of Maryland, to be Principal Deputy 
     Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 624:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Paul H. McGillicuddy

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 624:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Scott A. Vander Hamm

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Stephen P. Mueller

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Douglas H. Owens

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Michael R. Moeller

       The following Air National Guard of the United States 
     officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to 
     the grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 
     and 12212:

                          To be major general

     Brigadier General Hugh T. Broomall
     Brigadier General Paul D. Brown, Jr.
     Brigadier General James E. Daniel, Jr.
     Brigadier General Michael J. Dornbush
     Brigadier General Matthew J. Dzialo
     Brigadier General Gregory A. Fick
     Brigadier General Robert H. Johnston
     Brigadier General Joseph L. Lengyel
     Brigadier General William N. Reddel, III
     Brigadier General James R. Wilson

                        To be brigadier general

     Colonel Donald A. Ahern
     Colonel James C. Balserak
     Colonel Frank W. Barnett, Jr.
     Colonel Mark E. Bartman
     Colonel Robert M. Branyon
     Colonel Richard J. Dennee
     Colonel Richard J. Evans, III
     Colonel Lawrence P. Gallogly
     Colonel Michael D. Hepner
     Colonel Worthe S. Holt, Jr.
     Colonel Bradley S. Link
     Colonel Donald L. McCormack
     Colonel Brian G. Neal
     Colonel Roy V. Qualls
     Colonel Marc H. Sasseville

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     Colonel Mark L. Stephens
     Colonel Alphonse J. Stephenson
     Colonel Kendall S. Switzer
     Colonel Daniel C. VanWyk


                              in the army

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr.

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. William J. Troy

       The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 12203:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. Sanford E. Holman

       The following named officer for appointment as the Dean of 
     the Academic Board, United States Military Academy and for 
     appointment to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 4335:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Timothy E. Trainor

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Army under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. David G. Fox

       The following Army National Guard of the United States 
     officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the 
     grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 
     12211:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. Hugo E. Salazar

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. William L. Glasgow

       The following Army National Guard of the United States 
     officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the 
     grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 
     12211:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Steven W. Duff

       The following Army National Guard of the United States 
     officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the 
     grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 
     12211:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. James A. Hoyer

       The following Army National Guard of the United States 
     officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the 
     grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 
     12211:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Walter T. Lord

       The following Army National Guard of the United States 
     officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the 
     grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 
     12211:

                          To be major general

     Brigadier General Frank E. Batts
     Brigadier General Melvin L. Burch
     Brigadier General John E. Davoren
     Brigadier General Lester D. Eisner
     Brigadier General Allen M. Harrell
     Brigadier General Robert A. Harris
     Brigadier General Alberto J. Jimenez
     Brigadier General Thomas H. Katkus
     Brigadier General James D. Tyre

                        To be brigadier general

     Colonel Steven W. Altman
     Colonel David B. Anderson
     Colonel David N. Aycock
     Colonel David S. Baldwin
     Colonel Jonathan T. Ball
     Colonel Craig E. Bennett
     Colonel Julie A. Bentz
     Colonel Victoria A. Betterton
     Colonel Victor A. Braden
     Colonel David R. Brown
     Colonel Felix T. Castagnola
     Colonel Peter L. Corey
     Colonel Donald S. Cotney
     Colonel Stephanie E. Dawson
     Colonel Carol A. Eggert
     Colonel Alfred C. Faber
     Colonel William A. Hall
     Colonel Richard J. Hayes
     Colonel Timothy E. Hill
     Colonel Timothy J. Hilty
     Colonel Jeffrey H. Holmes
     Colonel Janice G. Igou
     Colonel James C. Lettko
     Colonel Tom C. Loomis
     Colonel Wesley L. McClellan
     Colonel John K. McGrew
     Colonel Johnny R. Miller
     Colonel Steven R. Mount
     Colonel Eric C. Peck
     Colonel Charles E. Petrarca
     Colonel Andrew P. Schafer
     Colonel Raymond F. Shields
     Colonel Lester Simpson
     Colonel Philip A. Stemple
     Colonel Randy H. Warm
     Colonel Charles W. Whittington


                          in the marine corps

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade of 
     lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps while 
     assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under 
     title 10, U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Robert E. Schmidle, Jr.

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade of 
     lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps while 
     assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under 
     title 10, U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. John E. Wissler

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade of 
     general in the United States Marine Corps while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                             To be general

     Gen. James N. Mattis

       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps Reserve to the grade indicated under 
     title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. William T. Collins
     Col. James S. Hartsell
     Col. Roger R. Machut
     Col. Marcela J. Monahan


                              in the navy

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Charles J. Leidig, Jr.

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. William E. Landay, III

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Vice Adm. John M. Bird

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Daniel P. Holloway

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Walter M. Skinner

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                             To be admiral

     Vice Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, III

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                            in the air force

       PN1663 AIR FORCE nominations (52) beginning LORI A. ADAMS, 
     and ending SHANNON G. WOMBLE, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     April 21, 2010.
       PN1665 AIR FORCE nominations (541) beginning WILLARD B. 
     AKINS II, and ending MICHAEL J. ZUBER, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of April 21, 2010.
       PN1906 AIR FORCE nomination of Zennon A. Bochnak, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1907-1 AIR FORCE nominations (74) beginning FREDERICK D. 
     ALDRIDGE, and ending SCOTT D. YACKLEY, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.


                              IN THE ARMY

       PN1677 ARMY nomination of Ralph L. Kauzlarich, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of April 26, 2010.
       PN1908 ARMY nomination of Edward B. McKee, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1909 ARMY nomination of John D. Via, which was received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     June 29, 2010.
       PN1910 ARMY nomination of Kyu Lund, which was received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.

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       PN1911 ARMY nomination of Matthew L.Y. Okuda, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1912 ARMY nomination of Alexander K. Brenner, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1913 ARMY nomination of Richard J. Gray, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1914 ARMY nominations (7) beginning JOSEPH B. DORE, and 
     ending COURTNEY T. TRIPP, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1915 ARMY nominations (13) beginning EDWARD C. CAMACHO, 
     and ending JON B. TIPTON, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1916 ARMY nominations (2) beginning DAVID GONZALEZ, and 
     ending PAMELA H. REYNOLDS, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1917 ARMY nominations (2) beginning GREGORY C. RISK, and 
     ending VICTOR Y. YU, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29, 
     2010.
       PN1918 ARMY nominations (4) beginning MARK M. JACKSON, and 
     ending AVINASH JADHAV, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29, 
     2010.
       PN1960 ARMY nominations (15) beginning SUSAN M. CEBULA, and 
     ending D070757, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 12, 2010.
       PN1961 ARMY nominations (148) beginning JOHN S. AITA, and 
     ending D010009, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 12, 2010.
       PN1979 ARMY nominations (69) beginning ILSE K. ALUMBAUGH, 
     and ending PAMELA M. WULF, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     14, 2010.
       PN1980 ARMY nominations (16) beginning DERRON A. ALVES, and 
     ending SAMUEl L. YINGST, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     14, 2010.
       PN1981 ARMY nominations (94) beginning JENNIFER L. 
     ANDERSON, and ending D006711, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 14, 2010.
       PN1982 ARMY nomination of Edward J. Benz III, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 14, 2010.
       PN1983 ARMY nominations (10) beginning PAUL W. CARDEN, and 
     ending SHERRY L. WOMACK, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     14, 2010.
       PN2010 ARMY nominations (48) beginning JOHN P. BATSON, and 
     ending TONY K. YOON, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 21, 
     2010.
       PN2011 ARMY nominations (329) beginning CHRISTOPHER W. 
     ABBOTT, and ending D00587, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     21, 2010.
       PN2012 ARMY nominations (336) beginning MATTHEW C. 
     ABOUDARA, and ending DAVID J. YOO, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 21, 2010.
       PN2013 ARMY nominations (437) beginning PETER M. 
     ABBRUZZESE, and ending G001388, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 21, 2010.
       PN2014 ARMY nominations (784) beginning JOSE C. 
     ACOSTAJAVIERRE, and ending G010027, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 21, 2010.


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       PN1889 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (2) beginning Karen S. 
     Sliter, and ending Elia P. Vanechanos, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 28, 2010.
       PN1890 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (153) beginning James K. 
     Chambers, and ending Cameron Munter, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 28, 2010.


                              in the navy

       PN1919 NAVY nomination of Paul J. Joyce, which was received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     June 29, 2010.
       PN1920 NAVY nomination of Kerry J. Krause, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1921 NAVY nomination of Matthew D. Barker, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1922 NAVY nominations (4) beginning CHRISTOPHER J. 
     KLUGEWICZ, and ending BRIGHAM C. WILLIS, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1923 NAVY nominations (2) beginning EDGARDO MONTERO, and 
     ending BECKY J. WATSON, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1924 NAVY nominations (2) beginning DAVID B. RODRIGUEZ, 
     and ending BRADLEY J. THOM, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     June 29, 2010.
       PN1925 NAVY nominations (5) beginning ROBERT C. BURTON, and 
     ending ROBERT A. OLIVER JR., which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     June 29, 2010.
       PN1926 NAVY nominations (8) beginning JERRY D. BINGHAM, and 
     ending AMIN MOURAD, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29, 
     2010.
       PN1927 NAVY nominations (9) beginning RUBY O. ANDERSON, and 
     ending LYNN C. OMALLEY, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1928 NAVY nominations (6) beginning JOHN R. CAPRA, and 
     ending DILLON L. ROSS, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29, 
     2010.
       PN1929 NAVY nominations (4) beginning PATRICIA A. 
     FREDRICKSON, and ending JAMES M. SMITH, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1930 NAVY nominations (4) beginning FRANK M. GUPTON, and 
     ending JAIME A. QUEJADA, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1931 NAVY nominations (17) beginning MICHAEL J. BATTAGLIA 
     II, and ending KATHLEEN G. WILSON, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1932 NAVY nominations (5) beginning ROBERTO J. ATHA JR., 
     and ending JAMES A. MCMULLIN III, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1933 NAVY nominations (8) beginning THOMAS H. COTTON, and 
     ending KEVIN R. STEPHENS, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1934 NAVY nominations (11) beginning MARIANIE O. 
     BALOLONG, and ending JONATHAN J. VORRATH, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1935 NAVY nominations (15) beginning FRANKLIN W. BENNETT, 
     and ending EDWIN SANTANA, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1936 NAVY nominations (16) beginning RICHARD M. ARCHER, 
     and ending NAGEL B. SULLIVAN, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     June 29, 2010.
       PN1937 NAVY nominations (19) beginning WILLIAM ARIAS, and 
     ending JAMES V. WALSH, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29, 
     2010.
       PN1938 NAVY nominations (20) beginning NICHOLAS E. ANDREWS, 
     and ending WILLIAM E. WREN JR., which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1939 NAVY nominations (23) beginning JAMIE W. ACHEE, and 
     ending DARYK E. ZIRKLE, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1940 NAVY nominations (25) beginning KEVIN L. ANDERSEN, 
     and ending PAUL W. WILKES, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 
     29, 2010.
       PN1941 NAVY nominations (32) beginning PATRICK L. BENNETT, 
     and ending TIMOTHY L. ZANE, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     June 29, 2010.
       PN1942 NAVY nominations (42) beginning BRIAN M. AKER, and 
     ending BRETT A. WISE, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 29, 
     2010.
       PN1943 NAVY nominations (441) beginning DAVID L. AAMODT, 
     and ending CHRISTOPHER M. YOUNG, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 29, 2010.
       PN1962 NAVY nominations (2) beginning JASON L. RICH, and 
     ending BRUNO A. SCHMITZ, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     12, 2010.
       PN1963 NAVY nominations (4) beginning WENDY C. GAZA, and 
     ending PATRICIA A. LIMPERT, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 12, 2010.
       PN1984 NAVY nominations (26) beginning JARED A. BATTANI, 
     and ending ROBERT D. YOUNG, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 14, 2010.
       PN1985 NAVY nomination of Virginia Skiba, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 14, 2010.
       PN2015 NAVY nomination of Barbara A. Munro, which was 
     received by the Senate

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     and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 21, 2010.
       PN2016 NAVY nominations (4) beginning LISA M. BECOAT, and 
     ending ROSCOE C. PORTER JR., which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 21, 2010.
       PN2017 NAVY nominations (20) beginning STEVEN R. BARSTOW, 
     and ending MARK S. WINWARD, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 21, 2010.
       PN2018 NAVY nominations (22) beginning MICHAEL J. ADAMS, 
     and ending HEATHER A. WATTS, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 21, 2010.
       PN2019 NAVY nominations (29) beginning RICHARD S. ADCOOK, 
     and ending JEFFREY G. ZELLER, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 21, 2010.
       PN2020 NAVY nominations (33) beginning CHRISTOPHER F. 
     BEAUBIEN, and ending JEFFREY D. THOMAS, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 21, 2010.
       PN2021 NAVY nominations (59) beginning DOMINGO B. ALINIO, 
     and ending MARK A. ZIEGLER, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     July 21, 2010.
       PN2022 NAVY nominations (69) beginning KAREN L. ALEXANDER, 
     and ending MARC T. YOUNG, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     21, 2010.
       PN2023 NAVY nominations (93) beginning CRISTINA ALBERTO, 
     and ending KIM T. ZABLAN, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of July 
     21, 2010.
       PN2024 NAVY nominations (121) beginning PHILLIP M. ADRIANO, 
     and ending ROBERT A. ZALEWSKIZARAGOZA, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 21, 2010.

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the 
President's nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence, 
DNI--GEN James Clapper, U.S. Air Force, Lieutenant General retired.
  I am pleased his confirmation will be approved by unanimous consent.
  General Clapper is well qualified to be the Director of National 
Intelligence. He has as much experience in the intelligence profession 
as anyone serving in the government today.
  He has held a wide range of positions that have prepared him for this 
position, in the U.S. military, as the head of two intelligence 
agencies, and in the private sector. General Clapper is currently the 
highest ranking intelligence official in the Department of Defense, 
serving as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
  He has clearly expressed his views on the position of the DNI and 
described how he intends to carry out those views.
  Last week, the Senate Intelligence Committee reported out his 
nomination on a rollcall vote of 15-0.
  Not a single objection that was raised in the Senate following the 
committee's unanimous vote was related to the nominee, his background, 
his views, or how he intends to serve.
  And now I am pleased to report that those objections have been worked 
out and General Clapper will be approved by unanimous consent.
  Let me take a few minutes and describe the position to which General 
Clapper has been nominated, the Director of National Intelligence, or 
DNI.
  The DNI position was first seriously considered by the so-called 
``Joint Inquiry'' into the attacks of September 11, 2001--a joint panel 
of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees that studied the events 
leading to the attacks of 9/11 and the structural problems in the U.S. 
Government that led to our failure to prevent them.
  The Joint Inquiry concluded that the Intelligence Community--the 
collection of intelligence agencies and offices across the Federal 
Government--could not be led by the same person who was simultaneously 
serving as the Director of the CIA.
  This congressional panel recommended, in December 2002, that the 
National Security Act be amended ``to create and sufficiently staff a 
statutory Director of National Intelligence who shall be the 
President's principal advisor on intelligence and shall have the full 
range of management, budgetary and personnel responsibilities needed to 
make the entire U.S. Intelligence Community operate as a coherent 
whole.''
  Two years later, the 9/11 Commission, led by former Governor Tom Kean 
and former Congressman Lee Hamilton, came to the same conclusion and 
recommended the creation of a National Intelligence Director to 
``manage the national intelligence program and oversee the agencies 
that contribute to it.''
  A few months later, in December 2004, the Congress passed the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, IRTPA, that created 
the position of DNI.
  By statute, the position of the Director of National Intelligence is 
the senior-most intelligence position in the U.S. Government. The DNI 
is, under the law:

       The head of the 16 different offices and agencies that make 
     up the U.S. intelligence community;
       The principal advisor to the President on intelligence 
     matters; and
       The official in charge of developing the intelligence 
     budget.

  Despite that expansive charge, the first 5 years with a Director of 
National Intelligence at the helm of the intelligence community have 
been unsteady times. There have been three Directors in 5 years: 
Ambassador John Negroponte, ADM Mike McConnell, and ADM Dennis Blair.
  It is the strong hope of the Senate Intelligence Committee that 
General Clapper will provide some stability to the office and set it on 
a more stable path.
  He was asked about this in the committee's confirmation hearing. 
Senator Whitehouse asked General Clapper if he intended to stick 
around. General Clapper responded ``Yes, sir, I will. I wouldn't take 
this on without thinking about that. And I do think my experience has 
been, it does take time to bring these changes about.''
  And certainly changes are needed. I have discussed with General 
Clapper my concern that the position of DNI could be considered the job 
of a coordinator someone--who makes sure the 16 agencies are carrying 
out their roles and working harmoniously.
  But that was not what the job was designed to be, and that isn't 
going to be sufficient to put in place the changes we need. The 
Director needs to set priorities, develop the budget accordingly, 
oversee agencies' implementation, and make changes when problems or 
gaps arise. These include:

       Making sure the systems and personnel are in place to make 
     sure the dots are connected before a terrorist attack;
       Ensuring there is sufficient intelligence collected by 
     human and technical means so that decisionmakers have an 
     accurate and full set of facts before setting policies--for 
     example, on sending troops to war;
       Reviewing intelligence programs and activities to make sure 
     they fit squarely within the Constitution and the law, and 
     that Congress is provided with the information it requires to 
     conduct independent oversight; and
       Managing the intelligence budget to make sure it is spent 
     without waste, abuse, or inappropriate duplication.

  These are not the jobs of a coordinator; they are the jobs of a 
Director. General Clapper recognizes these as the obligations of the 
DNI.
  The last thing I would like to note on the position of the DNI is its 
statutory authorities, and the limits placed on them.
  In particular, the DNI is constrained from directing 15 of the 16 
agencies and offices of the intelligence community, because they reside 
in various Federal departments. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004, IRTPA, states that in carrying out his 
responsibilities, the DNI may not ``abrogate'' the statutory 
responsibilities of Cabinet Secretaries. This is often interpreted to 
prevent centralized direction.
  The 16th agency, the CIA, is not housed within a department, but it, 
too, has demonstrated its ability to thwart the DNI's directives it 
dislikes by importuning the White House.
  We understand from former officials in the DNI's office that both 
problems have greatly frustrated past DNIs' ability to lead.
  General Clapper has served on the DNI's executive committee under 
Directors McConnell and Blair. He has seen firsthand how this tension 
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views of a Cabinet Secretary has played out.
  Indeed, General Clapper has been very forthright that as the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence since 2007, part of his 
responsibility has been to uphold and support the interests of the 
Secretary of Defense.
  But he has also assured the Intelligence Committee that, if 
confirmed, this would change. During his confirmation hearing, General 
Clapper said, ``I have been, for the last three years, the 
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. And I considered it my 
responsibility and my obligation to defend and protect the secretary's 
authorities and prerogatives to the maximum extent I could. If I were 
confirmed as the DNI, I will be equally assiduous in ensuring that the 
DNI's prerogatives and authorities are protected and advanced.''
  Even so, General Clapper has a track record of taking concrete steps 
to ensure that the interests of the Department of Defense and the 
intelligence community are synchronized, and both are enhanced to 
improve our national security.
  What is more, General Clapper is perhaps unique in that he has strong 
relationships with the President and the national security team at the 
White House, the Secretary of Defense, and the CIA Director--the three 
most important relationships for a DNI to be successful.
  So in short, I believe that General Clapper will bring to the 
position of the DNI the right approach, skills, and gravitas to make 
this work.
  I will continue to work with him, like the committee has worked with 
past Directors, to make changes in the law to give him the authorities 
and flexibility that he needs.
  The Senate has just passed unanimously a revised version of the 
fiscal year 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act. That bill includes 10 
provisions to strengthen the DNI's ability to run his office and direct 
the intelligence community. Eight of those ten provisions were 
requested by this administration or the last one, and I will continue 
to push to get this important bill signed into law soon.
  Let me say a few words now about General Clapper himself.
  General Clapper has served in the intelligence field for 46 years, 
almost all of which was in military and government service.
  His 32 years of military service in the U.S. Air Force included 
wartime operations, flying 72 combat support missions over Laos and 
Cambodia and being a wing commander.
  He has served as the Director of Intelligence, the J-2, for three 
warfighting commands--at U.S. Forces Korea, the Pacific Command, and 
the Strategic Air Command.
  In the 1990s, Lieutenant General Clapper led the Defense Intelligence 
Agency, DIA, one of the biggest and most complex of the agencies in the 
intelligence community.
  He retired from active duty in 1995 after this position and worked in 
the private sector until he was asked to return to government service 
and lead the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, NIMA--since renamed 
the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, NGA. He led NGA for 5 
years--an unusually long tenure heading an intelligence agency--until a 
difference of opinion with Secretary Rumsfeld cost him his job in 
2006--and provided a notable example of General Clapper's willingness 
to ``speak truth to power.''
  In 2007, General Clapper once again put aside the benefits of a 
private life and agreed to serve under Secretary Gates as the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
  As he said in his confirmation hearing, the nomination to be DNI 
``was an unexpected turn of events. I'm in my third tour back in the 
government, and my plan was to walk out of the Pentagon about a 
millisecond after Secretary Gates. I had no plan or inkling to take on 
another position.''
  Nonetheless, he has agreed to take on this challenging and somewhat 
thankless position.
  General Clapper was nominated by the President on June 7, 2010. He 
answered more than 150 tailored pre-hearing questions in addition to 
our standard questionnaire and appeared before a lengthy confirmation 
hearing on July 20.
  After the hearing, he answered another 79 questions for the record 
and appeared in a subsequent closed session meeting with four members 
of the committee who had additional questions.
  If there were questions or doubts about his nomination, they have 
been answered. In fact, when General Clapper was nominated, I had my 
doubts about having another person in this position with a military 
background and whether he viewed the position of DNI as a coordinator 
or a director.
  My concerns have been allayed. I am confident that he will be mindful 
of the important intelligence needs of the military and the Department 
of Defense, but he will be independent of Pentagon interests. He 
understands that the responsibility of the DNI is to provide strategic 
intelligence to policymakers and that the job requires more than simple 
coordination.
  On July 29, the Intelligence Committee voted out General Clapper's 
nomination on a roll call vote of 15 to 0.
  The committee has expressed its full support of General Clapper. He 
has excellent credentials, support from the White House and other key 
intelligence officials, and will be a strong Director of the 
Intelligence Community.
  I congratulate General Clapper on his confirmation.
  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, as a member of the Senate Select 
Committee on Intelligence, I voted in support of the confirmation of 
General Clapper to be Director of National Intelligence. He is clearly 
qualified for the position and his extensive experience at various 
intelligence agencies and at the Pentagon should give him a clear sense 
of the challenges ahead.
  Over the course of the confirmation process, General Clapper provided 
encouraging responses on a number of issues. He expressed clear support 
for the declassification of the top-line intelligence budget, which 
would allow for the establishment of a separate intelligence budget. 
This reform, which was recommended by the 9/11 Commission and passed by 
the Senate, would improve transparency, accountability and oversight. 
He also agreed with the principle that the public should be made aware 
of secret interpretations of law. Finally, in a welcome shift from the 
previous DNI, General Clapper expressed openness to recommendations 
provided by an independent commission related to the integration of the 
intelligence community and those in the U.S. Government who collect 
information openly. Legislation to create this commission has also 
passed the Senate.
  On other issues, General Clapper's responses were less encouraging. 
He indicated that he would be a ``zealous advocate'' for full 
notification of the committee, and I have no reason to doubt that. But, 
when asked about statutory reporting requirements under the National 
Security Act, he cited an incorrect interpretation of the law, 
specifically the assertion that the ``Gang of Eight'' provision that 
appears only in the covert action section could apply to other 
intelligence activities. As DNI, General Clapper will be responsible 
for adhering to the law, regardless of the views of counsel.
  I am also concerned about his responses to questions on the PATRIOT 
Act, in which he described proposed safeguards on National Security 
Letter authorities as ``crippling.'' As he becomes familiar with these 
and other surveillance authorities, and the abuses associated with 
them, I hope that he will become more open to efforts to protect the 
privacy and civil liberties of Americans.
  General Clapper has testified that the DNI already has sufficient 
authorities, and I agree that the ODNI should not be expanded for its 
own sake. But there are specific, identifiable problems with how the 
intelligence community spends taxpayer dollars which are addressed in 
provisions of the intelligence authorization bill and my Control 
Spending Now legislation. While I will continue to fight for those 
provisions, I have asked General Clapper to tackle these issues with or 
without new statutory authorities. I will also

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continue to seek greater access by the GAO to the intelligence 
community, an issue on which General Clapper has expressed some 
flexibility.
  Finally, General Clapper is in a unique position to address one of 
the great failings of intelligence reform thus far--the extent to which 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities are conducted by the 
military, away from the oversight of the congressional intelligence 
committees. In some cases, such as cybersecurity operations, I remain 
concerned about the division of authorities but have been kept 
reasonably informed. In other cases, specifically the Department of 
Defense's use of ``Section 1208'' authorities to assist foreign forces 
and irregular groups supporting counterterrorism operations around the 
world, I have generally been stonewalled. General Clapper has stated 
that, as DNI, these activities will not be his responsibility. But the 
DNI, particularly one with General Clapper's background, should be 
assertive in ensuring that the intelligence community and the military 
are operating in a coordinated fashion under coherent and consistent 
policies, and that the congressional intelligence committees are kept 
fully informed of all relevant programs and operations.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to consider en bloc the following nominations on the Executive 
Calendar: No. 883, J. Michelle Childs to be a United States District 
Judge;
  No. 884, Richard Gergel to be a United States District Judge--both of 
these judges are from the State of South Carolina--No. 893, Leonard 
Stark to be a United States District Judge for the District of 
Delaware; and No. 657, James Wynn, to be a United States Circuit Judge; 
that the Senate proceed to vote en bloc on the nominations; that upon 
confirmation, the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the 
table; that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in 
the Record, and that the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's action, and the Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                             the judiciary

       J. Michelle Childs, of South Carolina, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
       Richard Mark Gergel, of South Carolina, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
       Leonard Philip Stark, of Delaware, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Delaware.
       James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.

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