[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate October 5, 2017:


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       LEE FRANCIS CISSNA, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DIRECTOR OF UNITED 
     STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
     HOMELAND SECURITY.


                         FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

       RANDAL QUARLES, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
     GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR THE UNEXPIRED 
     TERM OF FOURTEEN YEARS FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2004.
       RANDAL QUARLES, OF COLORADO, TO BE VICE CHAIRMAN FOR 
     SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE 
     SYSTEM FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       STEPHEN B. KING, OF WISCONSIN, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC.
       BARBARA LEE, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE 
     GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
       CHRISTOPHER SMITH, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION OF 
     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS.


                        AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

       J. STEVEN DOWD, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES DIRECTOR OF 
     THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS.


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       BRUCE J. WALKER, OF NEW YORK, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF ENERGY (ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELIABILITY).


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       TIMOTHY GALLAUDET, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF COMMERCE FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       HOWARD R. ELLIOTT, OF INDIANA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       WALTER G. COPAN, OF COLORADO, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.