[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3904-3905]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       MADELYN R. CREEDON, OF INDIANA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE MICHAEL NACHT.
       ALAN F. ESTEVEZ, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR LOGISTICS AND MATERIEL 
     READINESS. (NEW POSITION)


                      MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION

       MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL J. WALSH, UNITED STATES ARMY, TO BE A 
     MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.
       REAR ADMIRAL JONATHAN W. BAILEY, NOAA, TO BE A MEMBER OF 
     THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       LEWIS ALAN LUKENS, 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 SENEGAL, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY 
     AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU.

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       PAUL D. WOHLERS, OF WASHINGTON, 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 MACEDONIA.


           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

       ARIEL PABLOS-MENDEZ, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
     DEVELOPMENT, VICE KENT R. HILL, RESIGNED.


                      NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

       DAN ARVIZU, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL 
     SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING MAY 10, 2016. (REAPPOINTMENT)
       ALAN I. LESHNER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, FOR A 
     TERM EXPIRING MAY 10, 2016. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                 NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES

       ROBERT C. GRANGER, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION 
     SCIENCES FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 28, 2014, VICE JAMES R. 
     DAVIS, RESIGNED.

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