[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 508-509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       ALISSA M. STARZAK, OF NEW YORK, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, VICE BRAD CARSON, RESIGNED.


                 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

       JAY NEAL LERNER, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
     FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, VICE JON T. RYMER, 
     RESIGNED.


                      FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

       MARIO CORDERO, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A FEDERAL MARITIME 
     COMMISSIONER FOR THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2019. 
     (REAPPOINTMENT)


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       DANIEL R. ELLIOTT III, OF OHIO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 
     2018. (REAPPOINTMENT)
       CARLOS A. MONJE, JR., OF LOUISIANA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, VICE POLLY TROTTENBERG, 
     RESIGNED.


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER:
JOYCE A. BARR, of Washington
ROBERT F. GODEC, JR., of Virginia
PATRICIA M. HASLACH, of Virginia
PAUL WAYNE JONES, of New York
SCOT ALAN MARCIEL, of Virginia
NANCY E. MCELDOWNEY, of Virginia
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
     DEVELOPMENT FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE 
     TO THE CLASSES INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     CAREER-MINISTER:
KAREN L. FREEMAN, of Virginia
RICHARD S. GREENE, of Virginia
JOHN GROARKE, of the District of Columbia
THOMAS CHRISTOPHER MILLIGAN, of the District of Columbia
MONICA STEIN-OLSON, of Virginia
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
     DEVELOPMENT FOR PROMOTION INTO AND WITHIN THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE TO THE CLASSES INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
JEFFREY N. BAKKEN, of Minnesota
DAVID J. BARTH, of Virginia
JERRY PAUL BISSON, of Virginia
ALEXANDRE DEPREZ, of Florida
AZZA EL-ABD, of the District of Columbia
SUSAN KOSINSKI FRITZ, of the District of Columbia
STEPHANIE A. FUNK, of Florida
R. DAVID HARDEN, of Maryland
STEPHEN M. HAYKIN, of Washington
KAREN LOUISE RUFFING HILLIARD, of Florida
SARAH-ANN LYNCH, of Maryland
PETER R. NATIELLO, of Florida
DIANA B. PUTMAN, of Connecticut
JAMES E. WATSON II, of Virginia
MARK ANTHONY WHITE, of Florida
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
     FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, AS INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
R. DOUGLASS ARBUCKLE, of Florida
CHRISTIAN D. BARRATT, of Washington
CAROLYN B. BRYAN, of Virginia
FERNANDO COSSICH, of Florida
AMAN S. DJAHANBANI, of Maryland
BRUCE GELBAND, of Virginia
ERIN HOLLERAN, of Missouri
F. CATHERINE JOHNSON, of Virginia
SEAN M. JONES, of Florida
ANDREW JAMES KARAS, of Florida
DANIEL CHADWICK MOORE II, of California
JO LESSER-OLTHETEN, of the District of Columbia
JOHN A. PENNELL, of Florida
NEIL GERARD PRICE, of Virginia
LAWRENCE M. RUBEY, of Maryland
JOEL B. SANDEFUR, of California
JOHN H. SEONG, of Florida
MONICA SMITH, of New York
JOHN DIXON SMITH-SREEN, of Florida
JAMES IRWIN STEIN, of Virginia
KATHRYN DAVIS STEVENS, of Virginia
JENE CLARK THOMAS, of Texas
SARA R. WALTER, of Kansas
ELLEN MARIE ZEHR, of Florida
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PROMOTION INTO AND 
     WITHIN THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASSES INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
GREGORY ADAMS, of Virginia
LARRY EDWARD ANDRE, JR., of Texas
ELIZABETH MOORE AUBIN, of Maryland
CHARLES EDWARD BENNETT, of Washington
GLORIA F. BERBENA, of California
RENA BITTER, of the District of Columbia
CHARLES KEVIN BLACKSTONE, of Florida
JAMES A. BOUGHNER, of Washington
MICHAEL B. BRETZ, of Virginia
DUANE CLEMENS BUTCHER, JR., of Virginia
WILLIAM BRENT CHRISTENSEN, of Virginia
SANDRA ELIANE CLARK, of Virginia
MARK J. DAVIDSON, of the District of Columbia
JOHN PAUL DESROCHER, of the District of Columbia
BENJAMIN BEARDSLEY DILLE, of Minnesota
BRUCE E. DONAHUE, of Virginia
WILLIAM H. DUNCAN, of Texas
JOHN MARTIN EUSTACE, JR., of Virginia
CHRISTOPHER FITZGERALD, of Iowa
LAWRENCE W. GERNON, of Texas
THOMAS B. GIBBONS, of Virginia
WILLIAM KEVIN GRANT, of Virginia
KRISTIN M. HAGERSTROM, of Louisiana
MATTHEW TRACY HARRINGTON, of Georgia
BRENT R. HARTLEY, of Maryland
DEBRA P. HEIEN, of Hawaii
SIMON HENSHAW, of Virginia
CHRISTOPHER PAUL HENZEL, of New York
L. VICTOR HURTADO, of Colorado
MAKILA JAMES, of the District of Columbia
KATHY A. JOHNSON, of Texas
PATRICIA K. KABRA, of the District of Columbia
STEVEN B. KASHKETT, of Florida
GLEN C. KEISER, of California
LAURA JEAN KIRKCONNELL, of Florida
JOHN M. KUSCHNER, of New Hampshire
PATRICIA A. LACINA, of California
ALEXANDER MARK LASKARIS, of Maryland
TIMOTHY LENDERKING, of the District of Columbia
EARLE D. LITZENBERGER, of California
NAOMI EMERSON LYEW, of Virginia
MATTHEW JOHN MATTHEWS, of Virginia
MICHAEL MCCARTHY, of Virginia
ELISABETH INGA MILLARD, of Virginia
JUDITH A. MOON, of Virginia
RICHARD WALTER NELSON, of California
HILARY S. OLSIN-WINDECKER, of New York
JOSEPH S. PENNINGTON, of Florida
ANN E. PFORZHEIMER, of New York
H. DEAN PITTMAN, of the District of Columbia
JOAN POLASCHIK, of Virginia
JOSEPH M. POMPER, of Connecticut
MICHAEL A. RATNEY, of Massachusetts
THOMAS G. ROGAN, of New Hampshire
CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROWAN, of Pennsylvania
ERIC N. RUMPF, of Washington
MICHAEL R. SCHIMMEL, of Michigan
JEFFREY R. SEXTON, of Florida
LAWRENCE ROBERT SILVERMAN, of Virginia
SUSAN N. STEVENSON, of Virginia
KEVIN KING SULLIVAN, of Virginia
LYNNE M. TRACY, of Ohio
BRUCE IRVIN TURNER, of Florida
CONRAD WILLIAM TURNER, of Virginia
KAREN L. WILLIAMS, of Florida
BRIAN WILLIAM WILSON, of Washington
CHARLES E. WRIGHT, of California
HOYT B. YEE, of California
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
     FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, AS INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
ANGELA PRICE AGGELER, of the District of Columbia
STEFANIE AMADEO, of Maryland
COURTNEY E. AUSTRIAN, of Texas
MARY RUTH AVERY, of Florida
DAVID A. BEAM, of Florida
RICHARD K. BELL, of Pennsylvania
DOUGLASS R. BENNING, of Maryland
JOSEPH A. BOOKBINDER, of New York
MARTINA T. BOUSTANI, of California
KENT C. BROKENSHIRE, of Maryland
ROXANNE J. CABRAL, of Virginia
JULIE J. CHUNG, of California
DOUGLAS PAUL CLIMAN, of California
ERIC SCOTT COHAN, of Florida
SHAWN P. CROWLEY, of Texas
DARIA LEIGH DARNELL, of Virginia
KAREN KASKA DAVIDSON, of Virginia
JAMES PATRICK DEHART, of Virginia
PUSHPINDER S. DHILLON, of Oregon
MICHAEL S. DIXON, of Iowa
STEVEN H. FAGIN, of the District of Columbia
JULIE DAVIS FISHER, of Tennessee
ELIZABETH ANNE NOSEWORTHY FITZSIMMONS, of Virginia
ELLEN JACQUELINE GERMAIN, of New York
NICHOLAS JOSEPH GIACOBBE, JR., of Virginia
ROBIN LORENE HAASE, of Florida
LISA L. HELLING, of Colorado
ROBERT BUTLER HILTON, of New York
COLLEEN ANNE HOEY, of California
DERECK JAMAL HOGAN, of New Jersey
GEORGE HAMILL HOGEMAN, of Virginia
ERIK ANDERS HOLM-OLSEN, of New Jersey
JOEY ROBERT HOOD, of New Hampshire
PAUL HOROWITZ, of Virginia
STEPHEN A. HUBLER, of Pennsylvania
SHARON HUDSON-DEAN, of the District of Columbia
J. BAXTER HUNT, of Virginia
CHARLES J. JESS, of Colorado
EDGARD DANIEL KAGAN, of Virginia
HARRY RUSSELL KAMIAN, of California

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KAREN D. KELLEY, of Hawaii
RAYMOND J. KENGOTT, of Florida
ELISE H. KLEINWAKS, of Florida
JOHN MICHAEL KOWALSKI, of Wisconsin
KRISTINA A. KVIEN, of California
PHILIP G. LAIDLAW, of Florida
WILLIAM SCOTT LAIDLAW, of Washington
KARIN MELKA LANG, of Virginia
JESSICA E. LAPENN, of the District of Columbia
KAYE-ANNE LEE, of Virginia
MARK W. LIBBY, of Virginia
PAUL RAMSEY MALIK, of California
NICHOLAS JORDAN MANRING, of Washington
ERVIN JOSE MASSINGA, of Washington
PAUL OVERTON MAYER, of Virginia
DEBORAH RUTLEDGE MENNUTI, of Virginia
THOMAS ELEUTERIO MESA, of Florida
BENJAMIN WARD MOELING, of Virginia
VIRGINIA E. MURRAY, of New Jersey
JENNIFER W. NORONHA, of the District of Columbia
RICHARD CARLTON PASCHALL III, of Virginia
THOMAS JOSEPH NICHOLAS PIERCE, of New York
KARYN ALLISON POSNER-MULLEN, of Florida
WOODWARD CLARK PRICE, of Pennsylvania
VANGALA S. RAM, of Virginia
HOWARD VERNE REED, of Maryland
SONJA KAY RIX, of Nebraska
TIMOTHY P. ROCHE, of Virginia
KAREN H. SASAHARA, of Massachusetts
NORMAN THATCHER SCHARPF, of the District of Columbia
JULIE LYN SCHECHTER-TORRES, of Maryland
TIMOTHY MARTIN SCHERER, of Virginia
ROBERT KENNETH SCOTT, of Maryland
NICOLE DAYAN SHAMPAINE, of California
BRIAN WESLEY SHUKAN, of Massachusetts
ROBERT SILBERSTEIN, of Virginia
WILLIAM RYON SILKWORTH, of Virginia
MARCO AURELIO RIBERIO SIMS, of New York
ANTON KURT SMITH, of New Hampshire
TIMOTHY M. STATER, of Florida
MARK TESONE, of California
HOWARD ANDREE VAN VRANKEN, of California
HALE COLBURN VANKOUGHNETT, of Rhode Island
STEVEN CRAIG WALKER, of Hawaii
JAN LIAM WASLEY, of New Jersey
SCOTT D. WEINHOLD, of Virginia
STACY ELIZABETH WHITE, of Texas
ANDREW TOWNSEND WIENER, of Texas
SAU CHING YIP, of Virginia
ANDREW ROBERT YOUNG, of California
DAVID J. YOUNG, of Virginia
RICARDO F. ZUNIGA, of Virginia
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     COUNSELOR, AND CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE 
     DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
RICARDO COLON CIFREDO, of Virginia
DANIEL SYLVESTER CRONIN, of Virginia
CHAYAN C. DEY, of Florida
PETER T. GUERIN, of New Mexico
DAVID W. HALL, of Massachusetts
JAMES O. INDER, of Florida
JEANNE PERSCHY KINNETT, of Maryland
BRIAN J. MCCARTHY, of Virginia
ERIC N. MILSTEAD, of Virginia
MICHAEL J. MORRIS, of Virginia
KAREN E. MUMMAW, of Virginia
MICHAEL J. OLSON, of Virginia
ALEXANDER L. RALEY, of Virginia
DOMINIC A. SABRUNO, of Florida
JOANNE RIZZO SILVA, of Florida
SUSAN M. WELSBY, of the District of Columbia
K. ANDREW WROBLEWSKI, of Virginia
STEPHEN ARTHUR YOUNG, of Florida
TODD R. ZICCARELLI, of New York
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED, EFFECTIVE APRIL 15, 2014:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
DOUGLAS A. KONEFF, of Maryland
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
DANIEL MENCO HIRSCH, of Maryland


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

RODRICK A. KOCH
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

JAMES F. RICHEY


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DENTAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                             To be colonel

CYNTHIA AITAHOLMES
ANN BEHRENDS
STEPHANIE CALHOUNJAMISON
MYUNGSOOK CHO
KENNETH J. ERLEY
TINA R. JONESFAISON
STACY L. LARSEN
ADAM J. MCKISSOCK
NEIL E. MOREY
JASON C. STRANGE
MICHAEL S. TROUT
RYAN J. WANG
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 
     10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 3064:

                             To be colonel

DONALD W. ALGEO
DOUGLAS A. BADZIK
RICARDO M. BURGOS
MARK G. CARMICHAEL
MARIO CAYCEDO
MATTHEW A. CODY
JAMES V. CRAWFORD
SCOTT R. DALTON
COLIN Y. DANIELS
KEPLER A. DAVIS
ROBERT W. DAVIS
ALAN J. DEANGELO
RHONDA DEEN
JAMES A. DICKERSON II
JESS D. EDISON
MICHAEL W. ELLIS
LISA M. FOGLIA
JASON A. FRIEDMAN
DAVID Y. GAITONDE
VINAYA A. GARDE
STEVEN J. GAYDOS
RODNEY S. GONZALEZ
SCOTT R. GRIFFITH
DAVID D. HAIGHT
KATRINA D. HALL
MARLA R. HEMPHILL
DUANE R. HENNION
DAVID S. HEPPNER
MARC E. HUNT
ANTHONY E. JOHNSON
JEREMIAH J. JOHNSON
ANDREW C. KIM
CHRISTINE E. LANG
CHRISTOPHER J. LETTIERI
FELISA S. A. LEWIS
PETER A. LINDENBERG
YINCE LOH
ROBERT L. MABRY
MARSHALL J. MALINOWSKI
JAMES D. MANCUSO
BRYANT G. MARCHANT
STEWART C. MCCARVER
COLIN A. MEGHOO
JOHN S. OH
ROBERT C. OH
ERIK C. OSBORN
JOHN J. OSBORN
BRETT D. OWENS
LAURA A. PACHA
MAUREEN M. PETERSEN
SCOTT M. PETERSEN
ROBERT C. PRICE
TRAVIS B. RICHARDSON
MARK A. ROBINSON
RICHARD C. RUCK II
SCOTT A. SALMON
RICHARD R. SMITH
TIMOTHY M. STRAIGHT
JONATHAN C. TAYLOR
CHRISTOPHER E. TEBROCK
SIMON H. TELIAN
BRIGILDA C. TENEZA
CREIGHTON C. TUBB
TODD C. VILLINES
WENDI M. WAITS
CHRISTOPHER H. WARNER
CHRISTOPHER E. WHITE
AMY L. H. YOUNG


                          IN THE MARINE CORPS

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER 
     TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

JOSHUA B. ROBERTS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT 
     TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

MORRIS A. DESIMONE III
RONALD J. ROSTEK, JR.
ANDREW R. STRAUSS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT 
     TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

STEVEN P. HULSE
ANTHONY C. LYONS
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER 
     TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

HENRY C. BODDEN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER 
     TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

BRIAN L. WHITE
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER 
     TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

WILLIAM E. LANHAM
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT 
     TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 
     UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

STEVEN R. LUCAS
JAMES N. SHELSTAD