    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2004]
    [Pages 1189-1202]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appendix B / Administration of George W. Bush, 2004

    Appendix B--Nominations Submitted to the Senate

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    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 January 20

     Claude A. Allen,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice
    Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., deceased.

     Paul S. Diamond,

     of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Pennsylvania, vice Herbert J. Hutton, retired.

     Robert Bryan Harwell,

     of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South
    Carolina, vice C. Weston Houck, retiring.

     George P. Schiavelli,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Lourdes G. Baird, retiring.

     Submitted January 21

     Charles Johnson,

     of Utah, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection
    Agency, vice Linda Morrison Combs.

     Stephen L. Johnson,

     of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection
    Agency, vice Linda J. Fisher, resigned.

     Gerard Schwarz,

     of Washington, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for
    the remainder of the term expiring September 3, 2006, vice Earl A.
    Powell III, resigned.

     Bradley D. Belt,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Social Security
    Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008, vice Stanford G.
    Ross, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     Cynthia Boich,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring
    October 6, 2007, vice Thomas Ehrlich, term expired, to which position
    she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     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.

     Clark Kent Ervin,

     of Texas, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security (new
    position), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of
    the Senate.

     Gay Hart Gaines,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
    for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2004, vice
    Ritajean Hartung Butterworth, resigned, to which position she was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Dorothy A. Johnson,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring
    October 6, 2007 (reappointment), to which position she was appointed
    during the last recess of the Senate.

     Robert Lerner,

     of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics for a term
    expiring June 21, 2009, vice Pascal D. Forgione, Jr., term expired, to
    which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

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     Henry Lozano,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring
    October 6, 2008, vice Christopher C. Gallagher, term expired, to which
    position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Ronald E. Meisburg,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for
    the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2008, vice Rene Acosta,
    resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of
    the Senate.

     Claudia Puig,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
    for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2008, vice
    Winter D. Horton, Jr., term expired, to which position she was appointed
    during the last recess of the Senate.

     Fayza Veronique Boulad Rodman,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board
    of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2006, vice Robert M.
    Ledbetter, Jr., term expired, to which position she was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     Raymond Simon,

     of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
    Education, Department of Education, vice Susan B. Neuman, resigned, to
    which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Withdrawn January 21

     Mark C. Brickell,

     of New York, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
    Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development, for a term of 5
    years, vice Armando Falcon, Jr., resigned, which was sent to the Senate
    on June 12, 2003.

     Submitted January 22

     David Safavian,

     of Michigan, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice
    Angela Styles.

     Submitted January 23

     Scott H. DeLisi,

     of Minnesota, 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 State of Eritrea.

     Aubrey Hooks,

     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 Cote d'Ivoire.

     Joseph D. Stafford III,

     of Florida, 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 The Gambia.

     John J. Young, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    and Technology, vice Michael W. Wynne.

     Submitted January 26

     Peter Eide,

     of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations
    Authority for a term of 5 years, vice Joseph Swerdzewski, resigned.

     Susanne T. Marshall,

     of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice
    Beth Susan Slavet.

     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.

     James C. Miller III,

     of Virginia, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for the term
    expiring December 8, 2010, vice Einar V. Dyhrkopp, term expired.

     David B. Rivkin, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
    of the United States for the term expiring September 30, 2004, vice
    Laramie Faith McNamara.

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     Louis S. Thompson,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of
    5 years, vice John Robert Smith, term expired.

     Kirk Van Tine,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Michael P.
    Jackson, resigned.

     Submitted January 28

     Linda Mysliwy Conlin,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
    Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2007,
    vice April H. Foley.

     Eugene Hickok,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice William D.
    Hansen, resigned.

     Pamela M. Iovino,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs (Congressional Affairs), vice Gordon H. Mansfield.

     Alphonso R. Jackson,

     of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice
    Melquiades Rafael Martinez, resigned.

     Submitted February 2

     Isaac Fulwood, Jr.,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the U.S. Parole
    Commission for a term of 6 years, vice Michael Johnston Gaines,
    resigned.

     William Hardiman,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National
    Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2006,
    vice H. Terry Rasco, term expired.

     William T. Hiller,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory
    Board for a term expiring November 25, 2006 (reappointment).

     Juan R. Olivarez,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2006 (reappointment).

     Maria Otero,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors
    of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2007
    (reappointment).

     Richard Kenneth Wagner,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2006, vice Robin Morris,
    term expired.

     Sue Ellen Wooldridge,

     of Virginia, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice
    William Gerry Myers III, resigned.

     Raymond L. Finch,

     of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin
    Islands for a term of 10 years (reappointment).

     Submitted February 3

     Craig A. Kelly,

     of California, 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 Chile.

     Jerald S. Paul,

     of Florida, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear
    Security Administration (new position).

     Matthew G. Whitacker,

     of Iowa, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa for the
    term of 4 years, vice Steven M. Colloton, resigned.

     Submitted February 5

     Mark Falcoff,

     of California, to be a member of the National Security Education Board
    for a term of 4 years, vice Cornelius P. O'Leary, term expired.

     Submitted February 6

     Dionel M. Aviles,

     of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Navy, vice Susan Morrisey
    Livingstone, resigned.

     Charles W. Pickering, Sr.,

     of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice
    Henry A. Politz, retired, to

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    which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Thomas Bolling Robertson,

     of Virginia, 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 Slovenia.

     Submitted February 9

     Enrique J. Sosa,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5
    years, vice Linwood Holton, term expired.

     Submitted February 11

     Cathy M. MacFarlane,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Diane Leneghan Tomb, resigned.

     Dennis C. Shea,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Alberto Faustino Trevino, resigned.

     Dawn A. Tisdale,

     of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for a term
    expiring November 22, 2006, vice William H. Leblanc III, term expired.

     Submitted February 12

     William Duane Benton,

     of Missouri, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice
    Theodore McMillian, retired.

     Miles T. Bivins,

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

     Gregory B. Jaczko,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory
    Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2008, vice Greta Joy Dicus, term
    expired.

     Marc McGowan Wall,

     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 Chad.

     Richard S. Williamson,

     of Illinois, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
    Representative of the United States of America on the Human Rights
    Commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

     Submitted February 23

     Paul V. Applegarth,

     of Connecticut, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge
    Corporation (new position).

     John Campbell,

     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 Federal Republic of Nigeria.

     Ricardo H. Hinojosa,

     of Texas, to be Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, vice Diana E.
    Murphy, resigned.

     Michael O'Neill,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a
    term expiring October 31, 2009 (reappointment).

     Withdrawn February 23

     Jaymie Alan Durnan,

     of New Hampshire, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Mario
    P. Fiori, which was sent to the Senate on November 21, 2003.

     Submitted February 26

     John J. Danilovich,

     of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Federative Republic of Brazil.

     Theodore William Kassinger,

     of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, vice Samuel W. Bodman,
    resigned.

     Edward R. McPherson,

     of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Education, vice Eugene Hickok.

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     Neil McPhie,

     of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice
    Susanne T. Marshall.

     Michael Christian Polt,

     of Tennessee, 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 Serbia and Montenegro.

     Mark B. McClellan,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator of the Centers for
    Medicare and Medicaid Services, vice Thomas Scully, resigned.

     Withdrawn February 26

     John Joseph Grossenbacher,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for
    the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2004, vice Richard A.
    Meserve, resigned, and for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2008
    (reappointment), which were sent to the Senate on July 25, 2003.

     Susanne T. Marshall,

     of California, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board,
    vice Beth Susan Slavet, which was sent to the Senate on January 26,
    2004.

     Submitted March 1

     Ann R. Klee,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Robert E. Fabricant, resigned.

     Submitted March 2

     Deborah Hersman,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term expiring December 31, 2008, vice John Goglia, term expired.

     Submitted March 3

     Benjamin Grumbles,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice George Tracy Mehan III, resigned.

     Submitted March 11

     Romolo A. Bernardi,

     of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
    vice Alphonso R. Jackson.

     Tina Westby Jonas,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), vice Dov
    S. Zakheim, resigning.

     Lewis W. Lucke,

     of Texas, 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 Kingdom of Swaziland.

     Earle I. Mack,

     of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Finland.

     Jackson McDonald,

     of Florida, 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 Guinea.

     Thomas Hill Moore,

     of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2002 (reappointment).

     John M. Ordway,

     of California, 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 Kazakhstan.

     Juan Carlos Zarate,

     of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
    Kenneth Lawson, resigned.

     Submitted March 12

     Joseph E. Brennan,

     of Maine, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring
    June 30, 2008 (reappointment).

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     Jack Dyer Crouch II,

     of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Romania.

     William H. Pryor, Jr.,

     of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice
    Emmett Ripley Cox, retired, to which position he was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     Mary J. Schoelen,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
    for Veterans Claims for the term of 15 years, vice John J. Farley III,
    term expiring.

     Submitted March 22

     Jonathan W. Dudas,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
    Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, vice
    James Edward Rogan, resigned.

     Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer,

     of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of South Africa.

     Thomas Neil Hull III,

     of New Hampshire, 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
    Sierra Leone.

     R. Niels Marquardt,

     of California, 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, and to serve
    concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
    Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

     Roger A. Meece,

     of Washington, 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 the Congo.

     Lauren Moriarty,

     of Hawaii, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of
    service as U.S. Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    Forum.

     Constance Berry Newman,

     of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs),
    vice Walter H. Kansteiner, resigned.

     Mitchell B. Reiss,

     of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
    Special Envoy for Northern Ireland.

     Withdrawn March 22

     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, which was
    sent to the Senate on January 7, 2003.

     Submitted March 23

     Thomas Hill Moore,

     of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2003 (reappointment).

     James Francis Moriarty,

     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 Kingdom of Nepal.

     Withdrawn March 23

     Thomas Hill Moore,

     of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2002 (reappointment),
    which was sent to the Senate on March 11, 2004.

     Submitted March 26

     Thomas Charles Krajeski,

     of Virginia, 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 Yemen.

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     Michele J. Sison,

     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 United Arab Emirates.

     Submitted March 30

     Christopher R. Hill,

     of Rhode Island, 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
    Korea.

     Submitted April 1

     Otis Webb Brawley, Jr.,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed
    Services University of the Health Sciences for a term expiring June 20,
    2009 (reappointment).

     Vinicio E. Madrigal,

     of Louisiana, to be a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed
    Services University of the Health Sciences for a term expiring June 20,
    2009 (reappointment).

     Michael W. Marine,

     of Vermont, 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

     Submitted April 6

     Michael H. Watson,

     of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio,
    vice James L. Graham, retiring.

     Submitted April 8

     Victor Henderson Ashe,

     of Tennessee, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Poland.

     James B. Cunningham,

     of Pennsylvania, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class
    of Career Minister, to be Representative of the United States of America
    to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

     James B. Cunningham,

     of Pennsylvania, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class
    of Career Minister, to be Representative of the United States of America
    to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.

     Raquel Egusquiza,

     of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry
    Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term
    expiring October 13, 2005, vice Lynda Hare Scribante, term expired.

     Jeffrey D. Feltman,

     of Ohio, 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 Lebanon.

     Patricia M. Haslach,

     of Oregon, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic.

     Suedeen G. Kelly,

     of New Mexico, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory
    Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2009 (reappointment).

     Richard LeBaron,

     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 State of Kuwait.

     Jon D. Leibowitz,

     of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for a term of 7 years
    from September 26, 2003, vice Mozelle Willmont Thompson, term expired.

     Stuart Levey,

     of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement,
    vice Jimmy Gurule, resigned.

     Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr.,

     of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Social Security Administration,
    vice James G. Huse, Jr., retired.

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     Barbara J. Sapin,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for
    the term of 7 years expiring March 1, 2007, vice Benjamin Leader
    Erdreich, resigned.

     David M. Stone,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (new
    position).

     Allen Weinstein,

     of Maryland, to be Archivist of the United States, vice John W. Carlin.

     Benjamin H. Wu,

     of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology
    Policy, vice Bruce P. Mehlman, resigned.

     Julia L. Wu,

     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 February 4, 2008, vice James Roger Angel, term expired.

     Withdrawn April 8

     James G. Roche,

     of Maryland, to be Secretary of the Army, vice Thomas E. White,
    resigned, which was sent to the Senate on July 7, 2003.

     Submitted April 19

     Thomas Fingar,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and
    Research), vice Carl W. Ford, Jr.

     Suzanne Hale,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia.

     Constance Berry Newman,

    Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a member of the
    Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term
    expiring September 27, 2009, vice Walter H. Kansteiner, resigned.

     Anne W. Patterson,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of
    America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Deputy Representative of the
    United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

     Anne W. Patterson,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be Representative of the United States of America to
    the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her
    tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of
    America to the United Nations.

     Withdrawn April 19

     Walter H. Kansteiner,

    Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a member of the
    Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term
    expiring September 27, 2003, vice George Edward Moose, term expired,
    which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2003.

     Submitted April 20

     Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington,

     of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    Florida, vice Ralph W. Nimmons, Jr., deceased.

     Submitted April 26

     James D. McGee,

     of Florida, 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 Madagascar.

     John D. Negroponte,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Iraq.

     David Michael Satterfield,

     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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

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     Withdrawn April 26

     Bradley D. Belt,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Social Security
    Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008, vice Stanford G.
    Ross, term expired, which were sent to the Senate on September 3, 2003,
    and January 21, 2004.

     Submitted April 29

     Joyce A. Barr,

     of Washington, 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 Namibia.

     Edward Brehm,

     of Minnesota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African
    Development Foundation for a term expiring November 13, 2007, vice Cecil
    James Banks, term expired.

     William R. Brownfield,

     of Texas, 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 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

     June Carter Perry,

     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 Kingdom of
    Lesotho.

     Charles P. Ries,

     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 Greece.

     R. Barrie Walkley,

     of California, 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 Gabonese Republic, and to serve
    concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
    Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.

     Submitted May 6

     Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr.,

     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 Kingdom of Thailand.

     John Marshall Evans,

     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 Republic of
    Armenia.

     John D. Rood,

     of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

     Withdrawn May 6

     Jose A. Fourquet,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2004, vice Mark L.
    Schneider, term expired, which were sent to the Senate on January 9,
    2003, and on October 1, 2003.

     Frederick W. Rohlfing III,

     of Hawaii, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii, vice
    Alan C. Kay, retired, which was sent to the Senate on January 7, 2003.

     Submitted May 10

     Thomas B. Griffith,

     of Utah, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit,
    vice Patricia M. Wald, retired.

     Submitted May 11

     Joseph F. Bader,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear
    Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2007, vice
    Jessie M. Roberson, term expired.

     Timothy S. Bitsberger,

     of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
    Brian Carlton Roseboro, resigned.

    [[Page 1198]]

     Larry C. Kindsvater,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for
    Community Management, vice Joan Avalyn Dempsey, resigned.

     James R. Kunder,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development, vice Wendy Jean Chamberlin.

     Deborah P. Majoras,

     of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the unexpired term
    of 7 years from September 26, 2001, vice Timothy J. Muris, resigned.

     Brett T. Palmer,

     of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Brenda L.
    Becker.

     Craig T. Ramey,

     of West Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 2 years (new
    position).

     Submitted May 13

     John O. Colvin,

     of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 years
    (reappointment).

     Linda Morrison Combs,

     of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice
    Donna R. McLean, resigned, to which position she was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     Linda Mysliwy Conlin,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
    Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2007,
    vice April H. Foley, to which position she was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     Cynthia G. Efird,

     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 Republic of
    Angola.

     Eugene Hickok,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice William D.
    Hansen, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     Tom C. Korologos,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belgium.

     Edward R. McPherson,

     of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Education, vice Eugene Hickok, to
    which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Submitted May 17

     Christopher William Dell,

     of New Jersey, 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 Zimbabwe.

     Nadine Hogan,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008, vice Frank D.
    Yturria, term expired.

     Michael H. Schneider, Sr.,

     of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas,
    vice John H. Hannah, Jr., deceased.

     Jack Vaughn,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006, vice
    Patricia Hill Williams, term expired.

     Submitted May 18

     Alan Greenspan,

     of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

     Submitted May 20

     Milton Aponte,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2006 (reappointment).

     Robert Davila,

     of New York, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2006 (reappointment).

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     Mark D. Gearan,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service for a term of one year
    (new position).

     Leona White Hat,

     of South Dakota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring
    October 6, 2008, vice Amy C. Achor, term expired.

     Young Woo Kang,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2006 (reappointment).

     Kathleen Martinez,

     of California, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for
    a term expiring September 17, 2006 (reappointment).

     Linda Wetters,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2006 (reappointment).

     Edwin D. Williamson,

     of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics
    for a term of 5 years, vice Amy L. Comstock, resigned.

     Robert Clark Corrente,

     of Rhode Island, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
    for the term of 4 years, vice Margaret Ellen Curran.

     Laura A. Cordero,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior
    Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Shellie
    Fountain Bowers, retiring.

     Juliet JoAnn McKenna,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior
    Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Nan R.
    Shuker, retiring.

     Submitted June 1

     Robert Cramer Balfe III,

     of Arkansas, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
    for the term of 4 years, vice Thomas C. Gean, resigned.

     Carin M. Barth,

     of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and
    Urban Development, vice Angela Antonelli.

     Herman Belz,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Linda Lee Aaker, term
    expired.

     Peter Cyril Wyche Flory,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Jack Dyer
    Crouch II.

     Craig Haffner,

     of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Michael Pack, term expired.

     John H. Hager,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
    Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, vice Robert
    Pasternack.

     James Davidson Hunter,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Edward L. Ayers, term
    expired.

     Tamar Jacoby,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Pedro G. Castillo, term
    expired.

     Harvey Klehr,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Theodore William Striggles,
    term expired.

     Thomas K. Lindsay,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for
    a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Ira Berlin, term expired.

     Iris Love,

     of Vermont, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Evelyn Edson, term expired.

    [[Page 1200]]

     Thomas Mallon,

     of Connecticut, to be a member of the National Council on the
    Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010 (reappointment).

     David E. Nahmias,

     of Georgia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
    for the term of 4 years, vice William S. Duffey, Jr.

     Ricardo Quinones,

     of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Amy Apfel Kass, term expired.

     William Sanchez,

     of Florida, to be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair
    Employment Practices for a term of 4 years, vice Juan Carlos Benitez,
    resigned.

     Veronica Vargas Stidvent,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Chris Spear,
    resigned.

    Submitted June 8

    Kenneth Francis Hackett,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium
    Challenge Corporation for a term of 3 years (new position).

    Luis Luna,

    of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Morris X. Winn.

    Douglas L. McElhaney,

    of Florida, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Charles Graves Untermeyer,

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

    Christine Todd Whitman,

    of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of 3 years (new position).

    Aldona Wos,

    of North Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Republic of Estonia.

    William T. Monroe,

    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 Kingdom of Bahrain.

     Submitted June 14

     Carol D'Amico,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National
    Board for Education Sciences for a term of 2 years (new position).

     John C. Danforth,

     of Missouri, to be the Representative of the United States of America
    to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United
    States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

     John C. Danforth,

     of Missouri, to be Representative of the United States of America to
    the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his
    tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to
    the United Nations.

     Submitted June 16

     Micaela Alvarez,

     of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas,
    vice David Hittner, retiring.

     Submitted June 17

     Albert A. Frink, Jr.,

     of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Linda
    Mysliwy Conlin, resigned.

     John Ripin Miller,

     of Washington, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat
    Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large (new position).

     Robert Allen Pittman,

     of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Human
    Resources and Administration), vice Jacob Lozada, resigned.

    [[Page 1201]]

     Submitted June 24

     Beverly Allen,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008, vice Beth Walkup, term
    expired.

     Gail Daly,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008 (new position).

     Donald Leslie,

     of Wisconsin, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2006 (new position).

     Amy Owen,

     of Utah, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008 (new position).

     Sandra Pickett,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2005 (new position).

     Renee Swartz,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007 (new position).

     Kim Wang,

     of California, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004 (new position).

     Romolo A. Bernardi,

     of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
    vice Alphonso R. Jackson, to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Edward Brehm,

     of Minnesota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African
    Development Foundation for a term expiring November 13, 2007, vice Cecil
    James Banks, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Charles Johnson,

     of Utah, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection
    Agency, vice Linda Morrison Combs, to which position he was appointed
    during the last recess of the Senate.

     Ann R. Klee,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Robert E. Fabricant, resigned, to which position
    she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Adam Marc Lindemann,

     of New York, to be a member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting
    for a term expiring October 27, 2005, vice Christopher D. Coursen, term
    expired, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of
    the Senate.

     Cathy M. MacFarlane,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Diane Leneghan Tomb, resigned, to which position she
    was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Dennis C. Shea,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Alberto Faustino Trevino, resigned, to which position
    he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Kiron Kanina Skinner,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Security Education
    Board for a term of 4 years, vice Herschelle S. Challenor, to which
    position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Deborah Ann Spagnoli,

     of California, to be a Commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission for a
    term of 6 years, vice John R. Simpson, term expired, to which position
    she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Kirk Van Tine,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Michael P.
    Jackson, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     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, 2009
    (reappointment), to which position she was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

    [[Page 1202]]

     Sue Ellen Wooldridge,

     of Virginia, to be a Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice
    William Gerry Myers III, resigned, to which position she was appointed
    during the last recess of the Senate.