    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2006]
    [Pages 689-690]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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                                                     RECENT CHANGES
                    Personnel actions brought to the attention of Manual editors June 2-July 21, 2006
     For current personnel information, please research www.senate.gov; www.whitehouse.gov; www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/
    index.html; and individual department or agency Web sites.
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    U.S. Courts of Appeals

    69                 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth        Bobby E. Shepherd, confirmed July 20, vice Morris S.
                        Circuit                                  Arnold, retiring.
    70                 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth         Sandra Segal Ikuta, confirmed June 19, vice James R.
                        Circuit                                  Browning, retired.
    70                 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth         Neil M. Gorsuch, confirmed July 20, vice David M.
                        Circuit                                  Ebel, retired.

    White House Office

    86                 Assistant to the President for           Kevin Sullivan, appointed July 11.
                        Communications

    Office of Management and Budget

    92                 General Counsel                          Jeffrey A. Rosen, announced June 9, vice Raul F.
                                                                 Yanes

    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

    97                 U.S. Trade Representative                Susan C. Schawb, confirmed June 8, vice Robert J.
                                                                 Portman.

    Department of Defense

    150                Principal Deputy Under Secretary of      Michael L. Dominguez, confirmed June 29.
                        Defense for Personnel and Readiness
    151                Director of Operational Test and         Charles E. McQueary, confirmed July 21, vice Thomas
                        Evaluation                               P. Christie, resigned.

    Department of the Air Force

    160                Assistant Secretary                      Sue C. Payton, confirmed July 21, vice Marvin R.
                                                                 Sambur.

    National Defense University

    198                President                                Frances C. Wilson, assumed position July 14, vice
                                                                 Michael M. Dunn, retiring.
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    210                Commissioner                             Philip D. Moeller, confirmed July 14, vice Patrick
                                                                 Henry Wood III, resigned.
    210                Commissioner                             Jon Wellinghoff, confirmed July 14, vice William
                                                                 Lloyd Massey, term expired.
    210                Commissioner                             Marc Spitzer, confirmed July 14, vice Nora Mead
                                                                 Brownell, resigned.

    Housing and Urban Development Department

    236                President, Government National Mortgage  Robert M. Couch, confirmed June 15, vice Ronald
                        Association                              Rosenfeld.

    236                Director, Office of Federal Housing      James B. Lockhart III, confirmed June 15, vice
                        Enterprise Oversight                     Armando Falcon, Jr., resigned.
    Department of State

    300                U.S. Ambassador to Australia             Robert D. McCallum, Jr., confirmed June 29.
    300                U.S. Ambassador to Benin                 Gayleatha Beatrice Brown, confirmed June 29.
    300                U.S. Ambassador to Brazil                Clifford M. Sobel, confirmed June 29.
    300                U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of       W. Stuart Symington IV, confirmed June 29.
                        Djibouti
    300                U.S. Ambassador to Ireland               Thomas C. Foley, confirmed June 29.

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    300                U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of       Michael E. Ranneberger, confirmed June 29.
                        Kenya
    300                U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,     Leslie V. Rowe, confirmed June 29.
                        Solomon Islands, and the Republic of
                        Vanuatu
    300                U.S. Ambassador to Republic of South     Eric M. Bost, confirmed June 29.
                        Africa
    300                U.S. Ambassador to Democratic Socialist  Robert O. Blake, Jr., confirmed June 29, vice
                        Republic of Sri Lanka and Republic of    Jeffrey Lunstead.
                        Maldives
    300                U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and       Peter R. Coneway, confirmed June 29.
                        Liechtenstein

    Department of the Transportation

    306                Secretary of Transportation              Norman Y. Mineta, resigned June 23 (vol. 42, Weekly
                                                                 Compilation of Presidential Documents, p. 1216).

    Department of the Treasury

    330                Secretary of the Treasury                Henry M. Paulson, Jr., confirmed June 28, vice John
                                                                 W. Snow, resigned.

    Department of Veterans Affairs

    346                Under Secretary for Benefits             Daniel L. Cooper, confirmed June 29, reappointment.
    348                Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs  Pamela M. Iovino, resigned.
                        (Congressional Affairs)

    Environmental Protection Agency

    376                Assistant Administrator for Toxic        James B. Gulliford, confirmed June 29, vice Stephen
                        Substances                               L. Johnson, resigned.

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

    398                Chairman                                 Sheila C. Bair, confirmed June 15, vice Donald E.
                                                                 Powell, resigned.

    398                Member                                   Sheila C. Bair, confirmed June 15, vice Donald E.
                                                                 Powell, resigned.
    398                Inspector General                        Jon T. Rymer, confirmed June 22, vice Gaston L.
                                                                 Gianni, Jr.
    Federal Reserve System

    417                Vice Chair                               Donald L. Kohn, confirmed June 19, vice Roger Walton
                                                                 Ferguson, resigned.

    Securities and Exchange Commission

    507                Commissioner                             Kathleen L. Casey, confirmed June 15, vice Cynthia
                                                                 A. Glassman, resigned.

    Small Business Administration

    514                Administrator                            Steven C. Preston, confirmed June 29, vice Hector V.
                                                                 Barreto, Jr., resigned.

    United States Institute of Peace

    573                Member, Ex officio                       Frances C. Wilson, assumed position July 14, vice
                                                                 Michael M. Dunn, retiring.
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