[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11138-11139]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

       STEPHEN CENSKY, OF MISSOURI, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
     AGRICULTURE, VICE KRYSTA L. HARDEN, RESIGNED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       JOSEPH KERNAN, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
     FOR INTELLIGENCE, VICE MARCEL JOHN LETTRE II.
       GUY B. ROBERTS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF DEFENSE, VICE ANDREW CHARLES WEBER.


                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

       HESTER MARIA PEIRCE, OF OHIO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 
     5, 2020, VICE LUIS AGUILAR, RESIGNED.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

       MICHAEL DOURSON, OF OHIO, TO BE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR 
     TOXIC SUBSTANCES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, VICE 
     JAMES J. JONES.

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                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

       JOHN J. BARTRUM, OF INDIANA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, VICE ELLEN GLONINGER MURRAY.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       PETER HENRY BARLERIN, OF COLORADO, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       DANIEL J. KANIEWSKI, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE DEPUTY 
     ADMINISTRATOR FOR NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS, FEDERAL EMERGENCY 
     MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, VICE 
     TIMOTHY W. MANNING.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       KURT G. ALME, OF MONTANA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR 
     THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE 
     MICHAEL W. COTTER, RESIGNED.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       ANNEMARIE CARNEY AXON, OF ALABAMA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, VICE 
     SHARON LOVELACE BLACKBURN, RETIRED.
       LILES CLIFTON BURKE, OF ALABAMA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, VICE C. 
     LYNWOOD SMITH, JR., RETIRED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       DONALD Q. COCHRAN, JR., OF TENNESSEE, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE DAVID RIVERA, RESIGNED.
       RUSSELL M. COLEMAN, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE DAVID J. HALE, RESIGNED.
       PETER E. DEEGAN, JR., OF IOWA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, 
     VICE KEVIN W. TECHAU, RESIGNED.
       J. CODY HILAND, OF ARKANSAS, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS, VICE CHRISTOPHER R. THYER, RESIGNED.
       MARC KRICKBAUM, OF IOWA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR 
     THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, 
     VICE NICHOLAS A. KLINEFELDT, RESIGNED.
       BRIAN J. KUESTER, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS, VICE MARK F. GREEN, RESIGNED.
       R. TRENT SHORES, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
     FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR 
     YEARS, VICE DANNY CHAPPELLE WILLIAMS, SR., RESIGNED.

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