[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11640-11641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:

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                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

       SAMUEL H. CLOVIS, JR., OF IOWA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     AGRICULTURE FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS, VICE 
     CATHERINE E. WOTEKI.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       MARK T. ESPER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, 
     VICE ERIC K. FANNING.
       ANTHONY KURTA, OF MONTANA, TO BE A PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER 
     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE LAURA JUNOR, RESIGNED.
       ROBERT L. WILKIE, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY 
     OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS, VICE JESSICA GARFOLA 
     WRIGHT, RESIGNED.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       JOSEPH BALASH, OF ALASKA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     THE INTERIOR, VICE JANICE MARION SCHNEIDER.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       KATHLEEN M. FITZPATRICK, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 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 
     DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE.
       A. WESS MITCHELL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE (EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS), VICE VICTORIA 
     NULAND.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       DANIEL ALAN CRAIG, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, 
     FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
     SECURITY, VICE JOSEPH L. NIMMICH.


                              IN THE ARMY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED 
     STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A 
     POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

LT. GEN. ROBERT P. ASHLEY, JR.
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE 
     OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                          To be major general

BRIG. GEN. DARRELL J. GUTHRIE
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE 
     OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

COL. BRIAN E. MILLER


                              IN THE NAVY

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

                       To be lieutenant commander

CLAIR E. SMITH
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTION 624:

                       To be lieutenant commander

MORGAN E. MCCLELLAN
       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE 
     INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 
     531:

                       To be lieutenant commander

ANDREW B. BRIDGFORTH
RONALD J. MITCHELL