[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5789-5790]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. LEVIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Donald S. Wenke, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Bruce A. Litchfield, to 
     be Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Charles R. Davis, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Salvatore A. Angelella, 
     to be Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Colonel Robert P. White, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nomination of Col. Steven Ferrari, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nominations beginning with Col. Kristin K. French and 
     ending with Col. Walter E. Piatt, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on January 23, 2012.
       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Via, to be General.
       Army nomination of Col. Todd A. Plimpton, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Patricia E. McQuistion, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Raymond P. Palumbo, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Robert P. Lennox, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Robert B. Brown, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Navy nomination of Capt. Eric C. Young, to be Rear Admiral 
     (lower half).
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Terry B. Kraft, to be 
     Rear Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Bryan P. Cutchen, to be 
     Rear Admiral.
       Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Jonathan W. White, to be 
     Rear Admiral.
       Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Richard P. 
     Breckenridge and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Herman A. 
     Shelanski, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19, 2012.
       Navy nomination of Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, to be Vice 
     Admiral.

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Air Force nominations beginning with Jennifer M. Agulto and 
     ending with Kathryn W. Weiss, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 16, 2012.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Mario Abejero and 
     ending with Carl R. Young, Jr., which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 16, 2012.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Richard E. Aaron and 
     ending with Eric D. Zimmerman, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 16, 2012.
       Army nomination of Carol A. Fensand, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Kelley R. Barnes and ending 
     with David L. Gardner, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19, 
     2012.
       Army nomination of Troy W. Ross, to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of Sean D. Pitman, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Walter S. Carr, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Marc E. Patrick, to be Major.
       Army nomination of Demetres Williams, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Alyssa Adams and ending 
     with Donald L. Potts, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 19, 
     2012.
       Army nomination of James M. Veazey, Jr., to be Colonel.
       Army nomination of Shari F. Shugart, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Daniel A. Galvin and ending 
     with Thomas J. Sears, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 
     2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Anthony R. Camacho and 
     ending with Richard J. Sloma, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     March 21, 2012.
       Army nominations beginning with James M. Bledsoe and ending 
     with Daniel J. Young, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 
     2012.
       Army nominations beginning with John R. Abella and ending 
     with D010584, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Drew Q. Abell and ending 
     with G010092, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 2012.
       Army nominations beginning with Edward C. Adams and ending 
     with D011050, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 21, 2012.
       Marine Corps nomination of Juan M. Ortiz, Jr., to be 
     Lieutenant Colonel.
       Navy nomination of David T. Carpenter, to be Captain.

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       Navy nomination of Michael Junge, to be Captain.
       Navy nomination of Marc E. Bernath, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Steven A. Khalil, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nomination of Ashley A. Hockycko, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander.
       Navy nomination of Jason A. Langham, to be Commander.
       Navy nomination of Will J. Chambers, to be Commander.
       Navy nominations beginning with Patrick J. Fox, Jr. and 
     ending with Leslie H. Trippe, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     March 21, 2012.
       By Mr. BINGAMAN for the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       *Marcilynn A. Burke, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       *Adam E. Sieminski, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of 
     the Energy Information Administration.
       *Anthony T. Clark, of North Dakota, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring 
     June 30, 2016.
       *John Robert Norris, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 
     2017.
       By Mr. KERRY for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *Michael A. Raynor, 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 Benin.
       Nominee Michael A. Raynor.
       Post Cotonou, Benin.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self: none.
       2. Spouse: Kathleen M. Raynor: $25, 9/2008, Barack Obama.
       3. Children and Spouses: Bradley J. Raynor: none; Emma C. 
     Raynor: none.
       4. Parents: Albert P. Raynor--deceased; Margaret B. 
     Raynor--deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Albert B. Raynor--deceased; Hazel P. 
     Raynor--deceased; William Bradley--deceased; Beatrice 
     Bradley--deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Gregory P. Raynor--none; Geoffrey 
     B. Raynor--deceased.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Catherine L. Raynor--none.
                                  ____

       *Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, 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 Uganda.
       Nominee: Scott H. DeLisi.
       Post: Kampala, Uganda.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self $112.58, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential Campaign 
     '08; $20.00, Dec. 2011, Obama for America.
       2. Spouse: Leija C. DeLisi: $80.00, Oct. 2008, Obama 
     Presidential Campaign '08.
       3. Children and Spouses: Daughter/Son-in-law: Tjama & Joe 
     Saitta: $75.00, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential Campaign '08; 
     Son: Anthony DeLisi: $120.00, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential 
     Campaign '08; Son: Joe DeLisi: None.
       4. Parents: Glorie A. DeLisi: $75.00, Oct. 2008, Obama 
     Presidential Campaign '08; Joseph DeLisi (deceased), none.
       5. Grandparents: Agostino & Antonella DeLisi (deceased), 
     none; Elmer & Katherine Minea (deceased), none.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Andrew & Ida DeLisi: none; Daniel 
     (deceased) & Jill DeLisi: none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Sister: Deborah Hannigan: 
     $2,200.00, Oct. 2008, Obama Presidential Campaign '08; 
     Brother-in-Law: James Hannigan: $500.00, Oct. 2008, Obama 
     Presidential Campaign '08; Christine & Edmond Perz: none; 
     Martha & David Bogie: none.
                                  ____

       *Makila James, of the District of Columbia, 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 Kingdom of Swaziland.
       Nominee: Makila James
       Post: Swaziland
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self: none.
       2. Spouse: $100.00, 2008, Barak Obama.
       3. Children and Spouses: Louis Wells (spouse)
       4. Parents: Eddie Mae James (mother) and Albert James 
     (father) both deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Cora Lester (grandmother); Lucius Lester 
     (grandfather), Nellie James (grandmother), and Tal James 
     (grandfather)--all deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Albert James (brother) and Avonell 
     James (sister-in-law): none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Names: Helen Garrett (sister): 
     none. Rosetta James (sister): $247.00, 2008, Hillary Clinton 
     for President; $205.00, 2008, Obama Victory Fund; Patricia 
     Boatner (sister) and Arnold Boatner (brother-in-law): none; 
     Cynthia Jenkins (sister): none; Linda James (sister): none; 
     Lisa Wise (sister) and Tony Wise (brother-in-law): none; 
     Felice James (sister): none.

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Robert E. 
     Drapcho and ending with Robert P. Schmidt, Jr., which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on February 13, 2012.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Kathryn E. Abate 
     and ending with Timothy J. Riley, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 29, 2012.
       By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       Gonzalo P. Curiel, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Robert J. Shelby, of Utah, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Utah.
       Michael P. Shea, of Connecticut, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
       By Mrs. MURRAY for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       *Margaret Bartley, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of 
     fifteen years.
       *Coral Wong Pietsch, of Hawaii, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of 
     fifteen years.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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