[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--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.

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 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).

[[Page 1199]]

 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.