[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 515-516]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                            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 CLASSES INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF 
     MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
VIRGINIA LYNN BENNETT, of Virginia
JOHN T. BERNLOHR, of Virginia
DONALD A. BLOME, of Illinois
ANDREW BOWEN, of Texas
PAUL A. BROWN, of Maryland
TODD JAMES BROWN, of Virginia
IAN G. BROWNLEE, of Maryland
RANDALL C. BUDDEN, of Florida
THOMAS E. COONEY, of New York
MARY ELLEN COUNTRYMAN, of Washington
JOHN J. DAIGLE, of Virginia
JON F. DANILOWICZ, of Virginia
KENNETH B. DEKLEVA, of Texas
KATHERINE SIMONDS DHANANI, of Florida
ROBERT JOSEPH FAUCHER, of Virginia
DANIEL L. FOOTE, of Virginia
PHILIP A. FRAYNE, of New York
ROBERT S. GILCHRIST, of Florida
ETHAN AARON GOLDRICH, of Maryland
CANDY GREEN, of California
LAWRENCE J. GUMBINER, of California
HELEN H. HAHN, of Virginia
ANNE HALL, of Maine
SARAH C. HALL, of New York
SCOTT IAN HAMILTON, of Colorado
ANDREW BAUER HAVILAND, of Virginia
DAVID ANDREW HODGE, of Texas
RICHARD A. HOLTZAPPLE, of Virginia
ERIC A. JOHNSON, of the District of Columbia
ARDESHIR F. KANGA, of Maryland
KATHLEEN ANN KAVALEC, of California
ATUL KESHAP, of Virginia
KARIN MARGARET KING, of Ohio
MARC E. KNAPPER, of California
DAVID J. KOSTELANCIK, of Illinois
DANIEL JOSEPH KRITENBRINK, of Virginia
MICHELLE A. LABONTE, of Virginia
YAEL LEMPERT, of New York
JAMES M. LEVY, of Virginia
PATRICIA A. MAHONEY, of Virginia
MONTE P. MAKOUS, of Pennsylvania
COLETTE MARCELLIN, of Virginia
ELIZABETH LEE MARTINEZ, of Ohio
JOHN A. MATEL, of Virginia
PATRICIA SHEEHAN MCCARTHY, of Virginia
CARYN R. MCCLELLAND, of California
RICHARD M. MILLS, JR., of Florida
PHILLIP A. MIN, of Virginia
MATTHIAS J. MITMAN, of Florida
MICHAEL KENT MORROW, of Virginia
PETER F. MULREAN, of New York
SEAN MURPHY, of Virginia
ROBERT STEPHEN NEEDHAM, of Florida
ERIC G. NELSON, of Texas
WILLIAM A. OSTICK, of Virginia
NANCY BIKOFF PETTIT, of Virginia
LYNNE G. PLATT, of Florida
EMILIA A. PUMA, of Virginia
DAVID M. REINERT, of the District of Columbia
TIMOTHY J. RILEY, of Georgia
WILLIAM VERNON ROEBUCK, of Virginia
ANDREW J. SCHOFER, of the District of Columbia
JUSTIN H. SIBERELL, of Maryland
ERIC W. STROMAYER, of Virginia
MARY E. TARNOWKA, of Virginia
SUSAN ASHTON THORNTON, of the District of Columbia
CONRAD ROBERT TRIBBLE, of California
XAVIER VAZQUEZ, of Virginia
PATRICK WILLIAM WALSH, of Connecticut
STEPHANIE TURCO WILLIAMS, of Virginia
       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:
LUCY K. ABBOTT, of Maine
MARY EMMA ARNOLD, of Virginia
AMBER MICHELE BASKETTE, of the District of Columbia
VALERIE LOUISE BELON, of Alaska
MARK J. BIEDLINGMAIER, of Florida
DREW G. BLAKENEY, of Texas
TOBIN J. BRADLEY, of the District of Columbia
KATHERINE ANN BRUCKER, of California
MICHELLE ANN BURTON, of North Dakota
MARK JOSEPH CASSAYRE, of California
CHRISTIAN M. CASTRO, of Virginia
KELLY S. CECIL, of Florida
FRANCES MARGARET CHISHOLM, of New Hampshire

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KAREN KW CHOE-FICHTE, of New York
MARK DANIEL CLARK, of Virginia
CHERRIE S. DANIELS, of Texas
CHRISTOPHER J. DEL CORSO, of Virginia
MARC DOUGLAS DILLARD, of California
JAMES EDWARD DONEGAN, of New York
KURT D. DONNELLY, of Oregon
PATRICK M. DUNN, of Virginia
CHRISTOPHER G. DUNNETT, of Florida
ROBIN LISA DUNNIGAN, of California
GABRIEL ESCOBAR, of Texas
NAN NIDA FIFE, of Virginia
TAMARA K. FITZGERALD, of Texas
KATHLEEN A. FITZGIBBON, of Virginia
JUSTIN FRIEDMAN, of Virginia
HEIDE BRONKE FULTON, of New York
MICHAEL E. GARROTE, of Maryland
J. ROBERT GARVERICK, of Virginia
JENNIFER GAVITO, of Missouri
CAROLYN B. GLASSMAN, of California
JOHN T. GODFREY, of California
MICHAEL C. GONZALES, of Maryland
CYNTHIA A. G. HALEY, of Texas
JENNIFER HALL GODFREY, of Virginia
MICHAEL P. HANKEY, of the District of Columbia
ROBERT F. HANNAN, of Virginia
MICHAEL G. HEATH, of California
JAMES ROBERT HELLER, of Virginia
DEBRA L. HEVIA, of New York
AMY ELIZABETH HOLMAN, of Maryland
BRYAN D. HUNT, of Virginia
AUDREY B. HUON-DUMENTAT, of Virginia
COLLEEN E. HYLAND, of New Hampshire
MARK COOLIDGE JOHNSON, of New York
DOUGLAS DAVID JONES, of Maryland
KRISTIN M. KANE, of California
MELISSA J. KEHOE, of Washington
MICHAEL R. KELLER, of Virginia
DAVID H. KENNEDY, of Washington
BRUCE P. KLEINER, of Washington
MARY ELLEN N. KOENIG, of Maryland
MARGARET KURTZ-RANDALL, of Virginia
MARK B. LAMBERT, of Virginia
CHRISTOPHER JOHN LAMORA, of Virginia
STEPHAN ALLEN LANG, of Missouri
DANIEL J. LAWTON, of Virginia
PATRICK A. LEONARD, of the District of Columbia
ALEXIS LUDWIG, of California
RAFIK K. MANSOUR, of California
PANFILO MARQUEZ, of California
JONATHAN ROBERT MENNUTI, of Virginia
MANUEL P. MICALLER, of California
HERRO K. MUSTAFA, of California
COURTNEY ROBIN NEMROFF, of Washington
DENISON KYLE OFFUTT, of Florida
SANDRA SPRINGER OUDKIRK, of Virginia
THOMAS ANDREW PALAIA, of Connecticut
MATTHEW A. PALMER, of Virginia
BRETT GEORGE POMAINVILLE, of Colorado
WILLIAM W. POPP, of Virginia
DALE T. PRINCE, of Maryland
BARTON J. PUTNEY, of Wisconsin
JOHN THOMAS RATH, of Texas
RICHARD THOMAS REITER, of Maryland
ERICA ANN RENEW, of Virginia
KAREN E. ROBBLEE, of New York
DANIEL ALAN ROCHMAN, of Nebraska
ABIGAIL MISCIAGNO RUPP, of Florida
HOWARD T. SOLOMON, of Michigan
JAMES BROWARD STORY, of South Carolina
KATHRYN TAYLOR CROCKART, of Texas
ELLEN BARBARA THORBURN, of Michigan
MARI DIETERICH TOLLIVER, of Michigan
JOHN C. VANCE, of Montana
MARJA VERLOOP, of Washington
LESSLIE C. VIGUERIE, of Virginia
ROBERT PATRICK WALLER, of Virginia
JAMES L. WAYMAN, of Virginia
MARK ALAN WELLS, of Virginia
JAMES ANDREW WOLFE, of California
JOY ONA YAMAMOTO, of California
JOSEPH MICHAEL YOUNG, 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:
AYAN HUSSEIN AHMED NOOR, of Virginia
ASSIYA ASHRAF-MILLER, of Virginia
LANCE M. BAILEY, of Virginia
ARTHUR J. BALEK, of Maryland
KEVIN WILLIAM BOHNE, of Texas
JAMES E. DICKEY, of Alaska
CONSTANCE MARIE DIERMAN, of Maryland
PHILIP A. DUBOIS, of Florida
TIMOTHY DUMAS, of Illinois
KAREN A. FINER, of Minnesota
THOMAS JAMES FITZPATRICK, of Virginia
KATHY A. GALLARDO, of California
HOWARD K. GERSHENFELD, of Texas
DAVID S. GROCCIA, of Virginia
ANDREW P. HYATT, of Utah
DAVID R. JOHNSON, of Minnesota
STEVEN M. JONES, of Virginia
KAREN A. LASS, of Virginia
WADE C. MARTIN, of Virginia
GLENN WAYNE MILLER, of Virginia
MAKORI OSORO, of Texas
JUSTIN J. OTTO, of Washington
RICHARD D. OTTO, of Florida
JOSE E. SALAZAR, of New Mexico
RONALD W. STUART, of Texas
RAJESH VYAS, of Florida
AZIZ Y. YOUNES, of Georgia
       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 10, 2015:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
SUSAN M. CLEARY, of New York
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 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 MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
DARYL ARTHUR BREHM, of Virginia
       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:
RICHARD A. DRENNAN, of Pennsylvania
MARK A. DRIES, of Virginia
MELINDA D. SALLYARDS, of Virginia
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED PERSONS OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
     INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE 
     OFFICERS TO THE CLASSES INDICATED:
       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS ONE, 
     CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
SCOTT D. HOCKLANDER, of Alaska
       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS TWO, 
     CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
RANDY ALI, of New York
CARL J. ANDERSON, of Pennsylvania
STEPHEN M. ANDOSEH, of Texas
THEODORA B. DELL, of New Jersey
MARC L. DOUGLAS, of Florida
STEPHEN F. GUDZ, of Florida
GREGORY HOWELL, of Arizona
MUHAMMAD N. KHAN, of Colorado
MITCHELL G. NELSON, of Washington
JONATHAN BRUCE PALMER, of Virginia
DAVID RUSH, of New York
MARAM R. TALAAT, of the District of Columbia
EBONY BOSTIC TRAN, of California
MICHAEL WYZAN, of Florida
       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS THREE, 
     CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
ANTHONY E. AMERSON, of the District of Columbia
PATRICIA DARLENE FOOTE, of Washington
PAUL E. MARTIN, of Virginia
ALYSON ANNE MCFARLAND, of New York
SANDRA SAVAGE, of Florida
RODRIGO J. SEDA, of Florida
JUDY JHINGORY WEBB, of Florida
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 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 MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
CATHERINE MARY TRUJILLO, of Texas
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR PROMOTION 
     INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
ANTONIO J. ARROYAVE, of Florida
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 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:
HOLLY S. HIGGINS, of Iowa

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