[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11639]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       JESS LIPPINCOTT BAILY, OF OHIO, 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 MACEDONIA.
       JUDITH BETH CEFKIN, OF COLORADO, 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 FIJI, AND TO SERVE 
     CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS 
     AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI, THE REPUBLIC 
     OF NAURU, THE KINGDOM OF TONGA, AND TUVALU.
       ROBERT FRANCIS CEKUTA, 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 AZERBAIJAN.
       STAFFORD FITZGERALD HANEY, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       ELIZABETH SHERWOOD-RANDALL, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE DEPUTY 
     SECRETARY OF ENERGY, VICE DANIEL B. PONEMAN.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       MICHELE JEANNE SISON, OF MARYLAND, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE THE 
     DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     UNITED NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, AND THE DEPUTY 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE 
     SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
       MICHELE JEANNE SISON, OF MARYLAND, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 
     DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
       MARGARET ANN UYEHARA, OF OHIO, 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 MONTENEGRO.
       JAMES PETER ZUMWALT, 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 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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