[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12568]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

       TED MCKINNEY, OF INDIANA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     AGRICULTURE FOR TRADE AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE AFFAIRS. (NEW 
     POSITION)


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       JOHN HENDERSON, OF SOUTH DAKOTA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, VICE MIRANDA A. A. BALLENTINE, 
     RESIGNED.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       RYAN DOUGLAS NELSON, OF IDAHO, TO BE SOLICITOR OF THE 
     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, VICE HILARY CHANDLER TOMPKINS.


                EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

       DANIEL M. GADE, OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     JULY 1, 2021, VICE CONSTANCE S. BARKER, TERM EXPIRED.


                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

       JOHN MARSHALL MITNICK, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL, 
     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, VICE STEVAN EATON BUNNELL.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       ROBERT J. HIGDON, JR., OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 
     FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE THOMAS GRAY WALKER, 
     RESIGNED.
       THOMAS L. KIRSCH II, OF INDIANA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FOR THE TERM OF 
     FOUR YEARS, VICE DAVID A. CAPP, RESIGNED.


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

       MELISSA SUE GLYNN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (ENTERPRISE 
     INTEGRATION), VICE LINDA A. SCHWARTZ.


                  FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

       RICHARD GLICK, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL 
     ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 
     2022, VICE COLETTE DODSON HONORABLE, TERM EXPIRED.
       KEVIN J. MCINTYRE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 
     TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2018, VICE NORMAN C. BAY, RESIGNED.
       KEVIN J. MCINTYRE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE TERM EXPIRING 
     JUNE 30, 2023. (REAPPOINTMENT)


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       JAMIE MCCOURT, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND 
     WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO.

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