[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11] [Senate] [Pages 15333-15335] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]NOMINATIONS Executive nominations received by the Senate: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE KELLY R. WELSH, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, VICE CAMERON F. KERRY. ARUN MADHAVAN KUMAR, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE, VICE SURESH KUMAR, RESIGNED. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ARNOLD A. CHACON, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE, VICE LINDA THOMAS- GREENFIELD, RESIGNED. DANIEL BENNETT SMITH, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH), VICE PHILIP S. GOLDBERG. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HELEN TIERNEY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 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 MAJ. GEN. STEPHEN R. LANZA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be colonel ROBERT F. PLECZKOWSKI THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be colonel MILTON L. SHIPMAN ROBERT W. STEWART THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be colonel JOHN C. ANDERSON SCOTT K. BENNER KENNETH M. BUCK SAMUEL R. COOK JOHN H. DAVENPORT ROBERT S. DAVIDSON DAVID W. DINENNA KRISTEN E. DIXON KELLEY L. DONHAM SAMUEL F. DRIVER PAUL S. DRURY RAYMOND M. DUNNING II CHRISTOPHER J. ELLIS TONEY E. FILOSTRAT MATTHEW D. FISHER JAMES H. FITZGERALD ERIC P. FLOWERS WILFREDO GARCIA JAMES J. GROARK GEORGE J. HANHAUSER IV LARRY D. HEARN KIM J. HODGES NELSON IRIZARRY GEORGE D. JOHNSON MARTIN F. KLEIN [[Page 15334]] CATHERINE L. LASSITER CARL E. LINK, JR. ALVARO W. LOFSTROM EARL MACK III GARY J. MANN SEAN P. MCDONALD DELWYN S. MERKERSON EUGENE L. MONTAGUE TAMARA L. MORRIS ISOLDE K. OPPHILE KURT D. OROURKE REGAL L. PERRY TODD M. PETERSON CHERYL D. PHILLIPS DAVID J. PINTER ELIZABETH W. PREKKER RANDY K. RIEDY ERIC ROBINSON KEVIN M. SANDERS WILLIAM S. SCHAPER GREGORY A. SCHEIDHAUER SCOTT R. SHRADER DOUGLAS D. SMITH MICHAEL E. STEWART MARK D. STIMER ERIC P. TAUCH KEVIN J. VINK STEPHEN VROOMAN KATTIRIA M. WALKER ALEXIS M. WELLS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS CHAPLAINS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064: To be colonel JAMES L. BRISSON, JR. MARK E. FAIRBROTHER KEITH N. GOODE WILLIAM GREEN, JR. SCOTT A. HAMMOND JEFFREY D. HAWKINS SCOTT F. JONES ROBERT P. LASLEY TIMOTHY S. MALLARD JAMES PALMER, JR. MARK A. PENFOLD ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, SR. MARK E. THOMPSON DAVID A. VANDERJAGT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be colonel JAMES D. BROWN ERIK W. FEIG JAMES D. GRAY JAMES J. KRISCHE LESLIE D. MALONEY THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: To be colonel LAURENCE J. BAZER RUSSEL L. BETTS DAVID D. COLDREN DANIEL H. DENT ROBERT J. DESOUSA EDDIE M. FRIZELL JORGE H. GALOFFINLOPEZ MICHAEL J. GILLETT STEPHANIE K. HORVATH TODD H. HUBBARD NATHAN F. LORD KENNETH J. MARKWELL KEVIN D. MCMAHAN DAVID J. MIKOLAITIES STEPHANIE A. PURGERSON COLLIN D. ROSE COREY L. SEATS RANDY R. SIKOWSKI JOHN E. TRUNZO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be colonel BRIAN M. ADELSON DON C. AHSHAPANEK, JR. CALVIN AMOS TODD M. ANDERSON LISA T. ANGLESON PETER A. ARCANO RICHARD P. ATCHISON TERRY A. AYERS BETTY J. BANKS KEVIN D. BANTA MATTHEW C. BECKMANN KRIS A. BELANGER CHRISTOPHER M. BENTCH ROBERT L. BERRY CRAIG B. BEST JOHN A. BIVONA THERESE J. BLAKE BRADLY M. BOGANOWSKI RUSSELL J. BONACCORSO, JR. ERIC D. BOWERS KIMBERLY R. BOYD JEFFREY A. BREWSTER KENNETH B. BROWN ERIC B. BRYSON MICHAEL L. BUTLER THOMAS J. BYANSKI DENISE M. CALISE JOHN F. CAMPBELL, JR. ROBERT L. CAPECE THOMAS A. CARLSON, JR. STEPHEN M. CARROLL BRIAN T. CASHMAN ROBERT J. CENTENO JOHN R. CICCARELLI KEVIN E. CLARK WILLIAM J. CLARK KIRK M. CLAUNCH JOHN J. COLLINS ROBERT S. COOLEY, JR. CHARLES W. CROWDER LUIS CRUZ STEPHEN F. DALE TRACY L. DAWKINS GARY W. DETTLING JORGE I. DIAZ MATTHEW R. DOSMANN ERIN M. DOWD KATRINA K. DOWIS THOMAS J. DOWNEY DENNIS R. DUFFY THOMAS A. DUNCAN PETER J. DUSICK PETER DYKMAN DOUGLAS J. EISENSCHENK DANIEL L. ELLIS, JR. WILLIAM E. ELLISON STEVEN K. ESPLIN CHERYN L. FASANO MICHAEL G. FLORU SANDRA L. FORREST ANGELA D. FORTUNE STEPHAN J. FRANK BRYAN S. FRANKLIN CLARK D. FREDERICK MICHELE B. FRIEDRICH JOHN G. GANINO MICHAEL F. GARCIA NORA M. GARONO STACY L. GARRITY KATY M. GARZABAIR MARK E. GIARDINA GLENN A. GIBBS STEPHEN E. GIBSON STEVEN M. GRADY DONALD G. GREENWOOD ROBERT A. GRIERSON RICHARD G. GULLEY JAMES D. HAGAN JOHN R. M. HAHN ROBYN R. HAMASAKI LISA A. HARBACH JOEL C. HARDIN JOHN S. HARRIS JEAN E. HENDERSON ROBERT J. HENDERSON SUSAN E. HENDERSON MICHAEL HENRY JON K. HOLLAND LAWANDA J. HOLLIMAN JAMES G. HOLLINGSWORTH DAVID M. HOLLIS GEORGE E. HOOVER JOHN K. HOPF JEFFREY A. HOPKINS MICHAEL J. HOWARD SHELIA R. HOWELL HOPE M. HUBBARD STEPHEN IACOVELLI JIMMY IBANEZ GARRETT L. IDE JOHN C. JACOBI ALEXANDER JAROTZKY ISAAC JOHNSON, JR. CHARLES A. JONES DOUGLAS E. JONES JOHN F. K. JONES DONALD L. JOYNER DAVID J. JUNGQUIST MICHAEL J. JUNOD RONALD J. KASTELEIN ALAN D. KATZ MATTHEW A. KEUREJIAN KENNETH D. KIRK STEPHEN E. KREBS CHRISTOPHER R. KUDUK RAYMOND J. LAGEMANN, JR. RUSSELL M. LARAWAY ERIC J. LARSON DAVID E. LEE LAWRENCE D. LEON JEFFREY H. LEROY SARAH E. LETTSSMITH STEPHANIE A. LEWIS JOHN K. LIM ROBERT K. LIPUT II ERNEST LITYNSKI EARNESTRHEINOLD R. LLOYD JEFFERY E. LONG DEWEY S. LOWERY, JR. WYATT A. LOWERY JOSE LUCENA WILLIAM F. LYONS, JR. ERNEST J. MALDONADO PATRICIA A. MANCE MARK W. MARTIN TIMOTHY F. MCCONVERY JESSE D. MCCURLEY ELAINE K. MCGARRY MICHAEL J. MCINERNEY CHARLES J. MCLAUGHLIN IV RAFAEL MEDINAVAZQUEZ KEVIN F. MEISLER EDWARD H. MERRIGAN, JR. MASAYO M. MESLER MICHAEL H. MIDKIFF KRISTO S. MIETTINEN BRIAN E. MILLER ERIC MILLER, JR. WARREN L. MILLER WILLIAM E. MILLER JAMES C. MITCHELL BYRON G. MOBLEY WILLIAM D. MONTGOMERY STEPHEN S. MORRIS NORMAN D. NELSON RANDALL D. NEWTON DAVID L. NICHOLS THOMAS A. NILES RICHARD NORL, JR. WILLIAM P. OBYRNE DINAH F. OLAGBEGI HEBER OLGUIN RICHARD D. PANZARELLA REINALDO PARAVISINI GREGORY L. PARKER BRIAN L. PATTERSON JOHN D. PATTERSON PHILLIP K. PATTERSON FRANK W. PECJAK, JR. MARISA K. PELOQUIN WILLIAM PELT EDGAR L. PEREZ JOHN M. PERRY ERIC R. PERRYMAN LANCE S. PETERSON CURTIS PHELPS BRUCE PROTESTO JAY M. PULLIAM CARL D. RAMSEY KEITH W. RAMSEY TONY M. RATLIFF TANYA M. RAWLINS SCOTT A. REED TODD L. RESSEL DARWIN F. RICE DALE A. RIDEN JEFFERY P. RISNER WILLIAM A. ROBERTSON TERRY J. ROBEY MARTHA D. ROBINS MICHAEL A. RODRIGUEZ MICHAEL E. ROERK JOHN F. ROSNOW CURTIS A. SAUBERAN BRENDEN M. SCHERR MITCHELL A. SCHMIDTKE MICHAEL J. SEGUIN SEAN E. SEIBERT BRENT R. SELNAU JAMES K. SHEARER NATHANIEL SHROPSHIRE, JR. ROBERT F. SILE JONATHAN R. SIMMONS TIMOTHY L. SIMPSON JOHN C. SMALL, JR. BRUCE M. SMITH JOEL L. SOENKSEN LOREN P. SOMMERFIELD STEIN L. SORENSON GARY R. SPEAR KARL V. STAHLECKER JOHN N. STIBBARD RODNEY D. STOVALL JOSEF W. SUJET BRADLEY J. SUMMERS CYNTHIA K. SUMMERS DAVID N. TATE DANIEL L. TAYLOR HERMAN E. TERMEER LESLIE R. THOMASON JONATHAN D. THOMPSON THOMAS P. THOMPSON TIMOTHY L. THRASHER HARRY R. TIDESWELL CHARLES E. TIPTON REDUS V. TITTLE JIMMEY W. TODD, JR. MARCI D. TOLER DERRICK E. TOMPKINS STEPHEN TORRES JANET J. TSAO PAUL K. TSATSOS JOSEPH S. TURLINGTON ANDREW UDZIELAK DAVID J. UYEMATSU KENNETH J. VALCOURT EMILIO VARGAS II CHRISTOPHER H. VARHOLA WILLIAM A. VAUGHN JOHN G. VERNICK MITCHELL R. WAITE GEORGE B. WALSH JANICE M. WALTMAN ANGELA M. WANNAMAKER [[Page 15335]] MATTHEW S. WARNE GAYLENE K. WEBER KEVIN R. WILEY ANTHONY L. WILKERSON MARTHA S. WILKINS JAMES O. WILLIAMS AARON C. WILSON WILLIAM WILSON II MICHELLE M. WOOD SIDNEY C. WRIGHT DAVID A. YASENCHOCK BRIAN G. YOUNG IN THE NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be commander SENNAY M. STEFANOS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 5582: To be lieutenant commander JESSICA Y. LIN ____________________