    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2002]
    [Pages 2249-2257]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

        Appendix B / Administration of George W. Bush, 2002

    Appendix B--Nominations Submitted to the Senate

    [[Page 2249]]

    The following list does not include promotions of members of the
    Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations
    of Foreign Service officers.

     Submitted July 9

     Frederick D. Gregory,

     of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
    Space Administration, vice James R. Thompson, Jr., resigned.

     Harry R. Hoglander,

     of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a
    term expiring July 1, 2005, vice Magdalena G. Jacobsen, term expired.

     Neil McPhie,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for
    the term of 7 years expiring March 1, 2009, vice Beth Susan Slavet, term
    expired.

     Quanah Crossland Stamps,

     of Virginia, to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native
    Americans, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Gary Niles
    Kimble, resigned.

     Submitted July 11

     Ben S. Bernanke,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 1990,
    vice Edward W. Kelley, Jr., resigned.

     Richard F. Healing,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term expiring December 31, 2006, vice George W. Black, Jr., term
    expired.

     Donald L. Kohn,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for a term of 14 years from February 1, 2002, vice
    Laurence H. Meyer, resigned.

     Alia M. Ludlum,

     of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas,
    vice Harry Lee Hudspeth, retired.

     John M. Reich,

     of Virginia, to be Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, vice Andrew C. Hove, Jr.

     Submitted July 15

     Glenn Bernard Anderson,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2002, vice Yerker Andersson, term expired.

     Glenn Bernard Anderson,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2005 (reappointment).

     Milton Aponte,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2003, vice Audrey L. McCrimon, term expired.

     Barbara Gillcrist,

     of New Mexico, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for
    a term expiring September 17, 2002, vice Lilliam Rangel Pollo, term
    expired.

     Barbara Gillcrist,

     of New Mexico, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for
    a term expiring September 17, 2005 (reappointment).

     Graham Hill,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2002, vice Hughey Walker, term expired.

     Graham Hill,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2005 (reappointment).

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     Joel Kahn,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2004, vice Dave Nolan Brown, term expired.

     Patricia Pound,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2005 (reappointment).

     Marco A. Rodriguez,

     of California, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for
    a term expiring September 17, 2002, vice Edward Correia.

     Marco A. Rodriguez,

     of California, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for
    a term expiring September 17, 2005 (reappointment).

     David Wenzel,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Council on Disability
    for a term expiring September 17, 2004, vice Bonnie O'Day, term expired.

     Linda Wetters,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2003, vice Gerald S. Segal.

     Submitted July 16

     Roel C. Campos,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for
    a term expiring June 5, 2005, vice Isaac C. Hunt, Jr.

     Antonio O. Garza, Jr.,

     of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Mexico.

     Submitted July 18

     Robert A. Junell,

     of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas,
    vice Hipolito Frank Garcia, deceased.

     James E. Kinkeade,

     of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas,
    vice Joe Kendall, resigned.

     Robert G. Klausner,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice William D. Keller, retired.

     Roger P. Nober,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a
    term expiring December 31, 2005, vice William Clyburn, Jr., term
    expired.

     Pamela F. Olson,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Mark A.
    Weinberger, resigned.

     S. James Otero,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Richard A. Paez, elevated.

     William E. Smith,

     of Rhode Island, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Rhode
    Island, vice Ronald R. Lagueux, retired.

     Submitted July 24

     Joaquin F. Blaya,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a
    term expiring August 13, 2002, vice Carl Spielvogel, resigned.

     Joaquin F. Blaya,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a
    term expiring August 13, 2005 (reappointment).

     Johnny Mack Brown,

     of South Carolina, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of South
    Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice Israel Brooks, Jr., term expired.

     Peggy Goldwater-Clay,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry
    Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term
    expiring June 5, 2006 (reappointment).

     Robert Maynard Grubbs,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan
    for the term of 4 years, vice James Douglas, Jr., term expired.

     Denny Wade King,

     of Tennessee, to be U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Tennessee
    for the term of 4 years, vice Edward Scott Blair, term expired.

    [[Page 2251]]

     Juanita Alicia Vasquez-Gardner,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S.
    Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2003,
    vice Steven L. Zinter, term expired.

     Submitted July 25

     Sandra J. Feuerstein,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New
    York, vice Thomas C. Platt, Jr., retired.

     Kent A. Jordan,

     of Delaware, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Delaware,
    vice Roderick R. McKelvie, retired.

     Jeffrey S. White,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    California, vice Charles A. Legge, retired.

     Submitted July 31

     D. Jeffrey Hirschberg,

     of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for
    a term expiring August 13, 2004, vice Marc B. Nathanson, term expired.

     Nancy P. Jacklin,

     of New York, to be U.S. Executive Director of the International
    Monetary Fund for a term of 2 years, vice Randal Quarles, resigned.

     Submitted August 1

     Wayne Abernathy,

     of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Sheila
    C. Bair.

     Antonio Candia Amador,

     of California, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of
    California for the term of 4 years, vice Jerry J. Enomoto, term expired.

     Wendy Jean Chamberlin,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development, vice Lori A. Forman.

     Rosemary M. Collyer,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia,
    vice Thomas Penfield Jackson, retired.

     Seth Cropsey,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the International
    Broadcasting Bureau, Broadcasting Board of Governors (new position).

     Charles E. Erdmann,

     of Colorado, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
    Forces for the term of 15 years to expire on the date prescribed by law,
    vice Eugene R. Sullivan, term expired.

     Gregory L. Frost,

     of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio,
    vice George C. Smith, retired.

     Mark E. Fuller,

     of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    Alabama, vice Ira DeMent, retired.

     Ruth Y. Goldway,

     of California, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for
    the term expiring November 22, 2008 (reappointment).

     Joseph R. Guccione,

     of New York, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York
    for the term of 4 years, vice Russell John Qualliotine.

     Richard J. Holwell,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New
    York, vice Barrington D. Parker, Jr., elevated.

     Joseph Huggins,

     of the District of Columbia, 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
    Botswana.

     Thomas Dyson Hurlburt, Jr.,

     of Florida, to be U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for
    the term of 4 years, vice Don R. Moreland, term expired.

     Bruce R. James,

     of Nevada, to be Public Printer, vice Michael F. DiMario, resigned.

     Robert B. Kugler,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Jersey, vice Joseph E. Irenas, retired.

    [[Page 2252]]

     Carol Chien-Hua Lam,

     of California, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
    California for the term of 4 years, vice Alan D. Bersin, term expired.

     Jose L. Linares,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Jersey, vice Alfred J. Lechner, Jr., resigned.

     Christina Pharo,

     of Florida, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for
    the term of 4 years, vice James A. Tassone.

     Dennis Arthur Williamson,

     of Florida, to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Florida for
    the term of 4 years, vice James W. Lockley, term expired.

     Freda L. Wolfson,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Jersey, vice Nicholas H. Politan, retired.

     Submitted September 3

     Irene B. Brooks,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States
    on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice
    Susan Bayh.

     Dale Cabaniss,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
    for a term of 5 years expiring July 29, 2007 (reappointment).

     Harold Damelin,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration,
    vice Phyllis K. Fong.

     Philip N. Hogen,

     of South Dakota, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming
    Commission for the term of 3 years, vice Montie R. Deer, term expired.

     Kim R. Holmes,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International
    Organizations), vice C. David Welch.

     John F. Keane,

     of Virginia, 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 Republic of Paraguay.

     Scott W. Muller,

     of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency,
    vice Robert M. McNamara, Jr., resigned.

     Allen I. Olson,

     of Minnesota, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on
    the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Alice
    Chamberlin.

     Linda M. Springer,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial
    Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice Mark W. Everson.

     Submitted September 4

     Rafael Cuellar,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National
    Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Sheila Anne Smith,
    term expired.

     David Donath,

     of Vermont, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2004, vice Jeanne R. Ferst, term expired.

     Nancy S. Dwight,

     of New Hampshire, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board
    for a term expiring December 6, 2005, vice Ayse Manyas Kenmore, term
    expired.

     A. Wilson Greene,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2004, vice Charles Hummel, term expired.

     Maria Mercedes Guillemard,

     of Puerto Rico, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board
    for a term expiring December 6, 2005, vice Lisa A. Hembry, term expired.

     Peter Hero,

     of California, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for
    a term expiring December 6, 2006, vice Alice Rae Yelen, term expired.

    [[Page 2253]]

     Thomas E. Lorentzen,

     of California, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for
    a term expiring December 6, 2006, vice Phillip Frost, term expired.

     Terry L. Maple,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2005, vice Townsend Wolfe, term expired.

     Peter Marzio,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2006, vice Ruth Y. Tamura, term expired.

     Elizabeth J. Pruet,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2004, vice David A. Ucko, term expired.

     Judith Ann Rapanos,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2002, vice Kinshasha Holman Conwill, term
    expired.

     Judith Ann Rapanos,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2007 (reappointment).

     Grover Joseph Rees,

     of Louisiana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Democratic Republic of East Timor.

     Edwin Joseph Rigaud,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2002, vice Arthur Rosenblatt, term expired.

     Edwin Joseph Rigaud,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2007 (reappointment).

     Harry Robinson, Jr.,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2003, vice Alberta Sebolt George, term
    expired.

     Margaret Scarlett,

     of Wyoming, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2007, vice Jerry D. Florence, term expiring.

     Michael Scott,

     of North Carolina, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Ewen W.
    Wilson.

     Francis X. Taylor,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic
    Security), vice David G. Carpenter, resigned.

     Francis X. Taylor,

     of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to
    have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, vice David G.
    Carpenter.

     Beth Walkup,

     of Arizona, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2003, vice Robert G. Breunig, term expired.

     Submitted September 5

     David N. Greenlee,

     of Maryland, 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 Republic of Bolivia.

     Richard J. Peltz,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Alternate Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian
    Regional Commission, vice Ella Wong-Rusinko, resigned.

     Anne B. Pope,

     of Tennessee, to be Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional
    Commission, vice Jesse L. White, resigned.

     Robin Renee Sanders,

     of New York, 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 Congo.

    [[Page 2254]]

     Submitted September 10

     James M. Stephens,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health
    Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2005, vice Ross Edward
    Eisenbrey.

     Glenn T. Suddaby,

     of New York, to be U.S. States Attorney for the Northern District of
    New York for the term of 4 years, vice Daniel J. French, resigned.

     Submitted September 12

     Glen L. Bower,

     of Illinois, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 years
    after he takes office, vice Carolyn Miller Parr, term expired.

     Ralph R. Erickson,

     of North Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of North
    Dakota, vice Rodney S. Webb, retired.

     Maura Ann Harty,

     of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular
    Affairs), vice Mary A. Ryan.

     S. Maurice Hicks, Jr.,

     of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Louisiana, vice Donald E. Walter, retired.

     Thomas L. Ludington,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Michigan, vice Paul V. Gadola, retired.

     William D. Quarles, Jr.,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland,
    vice William M. Nickerson, retired.

     Victor J. Wolski,

     of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a
    term of 15 years, vice Bohdan A. Futey, term expired.

     Submitted September 17

     Peter DeShazo,

     of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during tenure of service
    as Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States of America to
    the Organization of American States.

     John L. Morrison,

     of Minnesota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas
    Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2004,
    vice John J. Pikarski, Jr., term expired.

     Withdrawn September 17

     John Roderick Davis,

     of Alabama, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S.
    Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2005,
    vice E. Gordon Gee, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on May 6,
    2002.

     Submitted September 18

     Arthur James Collingsworth,

     of California, to be a member of the National Security Education Board
    for a term of 4 years, vice John W. Hechinger, Sr., term expired.

     John Portman Higgins,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Education, vice
    Lorraine Pratte Lewis, resigned.

     Rickey Dale James,

     of Missouri, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission for a
    term of 9 years (reappointment).

     Rear Adm. Nicholas Augustus Prahl,

     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to be a member of the
    Mississippi River Commission.

     Submitted September 20

     John Francis Clark,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia
    for the term of 4 years, vice John William Marshall, resigned.

     Kevin J. O'Connor,

     of Connecticut, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut for
    the term of 4 years, vice Stephen C. Robinson, resigned.

    [[Page 2255]]

     Submitted September 24

     Alan G. Lance, Sr.,

     of Idaho, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans
    Claims for the term of 13 years, vice Frank Quill Nebeker, resigned.

     Submitted September 30

     Albert Casey,

     of Texas, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2009, vice Tirso del Junco, term expired, to which
    position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Thomas C. Dorr,

     of Iowa, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity
    Credit Corporation, vice Jill L. Long, resigned, to which position he
    was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Thomas C. Dorr,

     of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development,
    vice Jill L. Long, resigned, to which position he was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     Cheryl Feldman Halpern,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31,
    2008, vice Heidi H. Schulman, term expired, to which position she was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Tony Hammond,

     of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for the
    remainder of the term expiring October 14, 2004, vice Edward Jay
    Gleiman, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     Susanne T. Marshall,

     of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice
    Beth Susan Slavet, to which position she was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     Philip Merrill,

     of Maryland, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United
    States for the remainder of the term expiring January 20, 2005, vice
    John E. Robson.

     W. Scott Railton,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health
    Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2007, vice Gary L.
    Visscher, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Submitted October 2

     Mark B. McClellan,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
    Department of Health and Human Services, vice Jane E. Henney, resigned.

     Submitted October 4

     Robert J. Battista,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for
    the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2007, vice Wilma B. Liebman,
    term expiring.

     Wilma B. Liebman,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Labor
    Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2006, vice
    Peter J. Hurtgen.

     Withdrawn October 4

     Robert J. Battista,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for
    the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2006, vice Peter J. Hurtgen,
    which was sent to the Senate on June 13, 2002.

     Submitted October 10

     John R. Adams,

     of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio,
    vice George Washington White, retired.

     J. Cofer Black,

     of Virginia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and
    status of Ambassador at Large, vice Francis Xavier Taylor.

     J. Daniel Breen,

     of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Tennessee, vice Julia Smith Gibbons, elevated.

     Jewel Spears Brooker,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring

    [[Page 2256]]

    January 26, 2008, vice Peggy Whitman Prenshaw, term expired.

     Cormac J. Carney,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Carlos R. Moreno, resigned.

     Dario Fernandez-Morera,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2008, vice Susan E. Trees, term expired.

     Elizabeth Fox-Genovese,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2008, vice Lorraine Weiss Frank, term
    expired.

     David Hertz,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2006, vice Henry Glassie.

     Stephen McNight,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2006, vice Isabel Carter Stewart.

     Sidney McPhee,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2008, vice Margaret P. Duckett, term
    expired.

     Lawrence Okamura,

     of Missouri, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2008, vice Doris B. Holleb, term
    expired.

     Marguerite Sullivan,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Council on
    the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008, vice Susan Ford
    Wiltshire, term expired.

     Stephan Thernstrom,

     of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Council on the
    Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2008, vice Arthur I.
    Blaustein, term expired.

     Thomas A. Varlan,

     of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Tennessee, vice Robert Leon Jordan, retired.

     Submitted October 16

     Blanquita Walsh Cullum,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for
    a term expiring August 13, 2005, vice Cheryl F. Halpern, term expired.

     Feliciano Foyo,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting
    for a term expiring August 12, 2004, vice Jorge L. Mas.

     Mary Carlin Yates,

     of Oregon, 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 Republic of Ghana.

     Submitted October 17

     Barry C. Barish,

     of California, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice Eamon M.
    Kelly, term expired.

     Steven C. Beering,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for the remainder of the term expiring May 10, 2004,
    vice Chang-Lin Tien, resigned.

     Ray M. Bowen,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice Vera C.
    Rubin, term expired.

     Delores M. Etter,

     of Maryland, to be member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice John A.
    Armstrong, term expired.

     Kenneth M. Ford,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice M.R.C.
    Greenwood, term expired.

    [[Page 2257]]

     Daniel E. Hastings,

     of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Science Board,
    National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice Bob
    H. Suzuki, term expired.

     Douglas D. Randall,

     of Missouri, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice Richard A.
    Tapia, term expired.

     Jo Anne Vasquez,

     of Arizona, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice Mary K.
    Gaillard, term expired.

     Withdrawn October 17

     Peter Marzio,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a
    term expiring December 6, 2006, vice Ruth Y. Tamura, term expired, which
    was sent to the Senate on September 4, 2002.

     Submitted November 12

     Elizabeth Hoffman,

     of Colorado, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008, vice Stanley
    Vincent Jaskolski, term expired.

     Raymond T. Wagner, Jr.,

     of Missouri, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight
    Board for the remainder of the term expiring September 14, 2004, vice
    George L. Farr.

     Submitted November 14

     James M. Loy,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Security for a
    term of 5 years, vice John Magaw, resigned.

     Daniel Pearson,

     of Minnesota, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission
    for the term expiring June 16, 2011, vice Lynn M. Bragg, term expired.

     Harlon Eugene Costner,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of North
    Carolina, vice Becky Jane Wallace.

     Richard Zenos Winget,

     of Nevada, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Nevada, vice Jose
    Gerardo Troncoso.

    Submitted November 19

     Humberto S. Garcia,

     of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for
    the term of 4 years, vice Daniel F. Lopez Romo, resigned.

     Leonardo M. Rapadas,

     of Guam, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Guam and concurrently
    U.S. Attorney for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the
    term of 4 years, vice K. William O'Connor, resigned.

     Ellen L. Weintraub,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a
    term expiring April 30, 2007, vice Karl J. Sandstrom, term expired.