    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2005]
    [Pages 1135-1149]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appendix B / Administration of George W. Bush, 2005

    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 4

     Samuel W. Bodman,

     of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy, vice Spencer Abraham,
    resigned.

     Alberto R. Gonzales,

     of Texas, to be Attorney General, vice John Ashcroft, resigned.

     Carlos M. Gutierrez,

     of Michigan, to be Secretary of Commerce, vice Donald Louis Evans,
    resigned.

     Mike Johanns,

     of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Agriculture, vice Ann Margaret Veneman,
    resigned.

     Michael O. Leavitt,

     of Utah, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Tommy G.
    Thompson, resigned.

     Jim Nicholson,

     of Colorado, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Anthony Joseph
    Principi, resigned.

     Condoleezza Rice,

     of California, to be Secretary of State, vice Colin Luther Powell,
    resigned.

     Margaret Spellings,

     of Texas, to be Secretary of Education, vice Roderick R. Paige,
    resigned.

     Jeffrey Robert Brown,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a
    term expiring September 30, 2008, vice Bradley D. Belt, resigned.

     Adolfo A. Franco,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2008, vice Jeffrey
    Davidow, resigned.

     Gregory B. Jaczko,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory
    Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2008, vice Greta
    Joy Dicus, term expired.

     Albert Henry Konetzni, Jr.,

     of New York, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for
    the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2009, vice Richard A. Meserve,
    resigned.

     Roger Francisco Noriega,

     of Kansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006, vice
    Harriett C. Babbitt, term expired.

     Submitted January 24

     David A. Balton,

     of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his
    tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and
    Fisheries (new position).

     Stephen Thomas Conboy,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Marshal for the Superior Court of the District
    of Columbia for the term of 4 years, vice Todd Walther Dillard.

     Joseph R. DeTrani,

     of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
    Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks (new position).

     John Thomas Schieffer,

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

     Michael Butler,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
    Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
    Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008, vice Eric D. Eberhard,
    term expired.

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     James William Carr,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the National Security Education Board
    for a term of 4 years, vice Manuel Trinidad Pacheco, term expired.

     Harold Damelin,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, vice
    Jeffrey Rush, Jr., resigned.

     George M. Dennison,

     of Montana, to be a member of the National Security Education Board for
    a term of 4 years, vice Bruce Sundlun, term expired.

     Thomas C. Dorr,

     of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development,
    vice Jill L. Long, resigned.

     Thomas C. Dorr,

     of Iowa, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity
    Credit Corporation, vice Jill L. Long, resigned.

     Edward L. Flippen,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation for National and
    Community Service, vice J. Russell George.

     Peter Cyril Wyche Flory,

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

     Thomas A. Fuentes,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal
    Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2005, vice Thomas F.
    Smegal, Jr., term expired.

     Carolyn L. Gallagher,

     of Texas, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2009, vice Louis J. Giuliano.

     Louis J. Giuliano,

     of New York, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2005, vice Carolyn L. Gallagher.

     Louis J. Giuliano,

     of New York, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2014 (reappointment).

     A. Wilson Greene,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009 (reappointment).

     Floyd Hall,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term
    of 5 years, vice Amy M. Rosen, term expired.

     Tony Hammond,

     of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for a
    term expiring October 14, 2010 (reappointment).

     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.

     D. Jeffrey Hirschberg,

     of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for
    a term expiring August 13, 2007 (reappointment).

     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, resigned.

     Howard J. Krongard,

     of New Jersey, to be Inspector General, Department of State, vice Clark
    Kent Ervin.

     Daniel R. Levinson,

     of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human
    Services, vice Janet Rehnquist, resigned.

     Luis Luna,

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

     Andrew J. McKenna, Jr.,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the National Security Education Board
    for a term of 4 years, vice Robert N. Shamansky, term expired.

     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.

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     Brian David Miller,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, General Services Administration,
    vice Daniel R. Levinson.

     Pamela Hughes Patenaude,

     of New Hampshire, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Romolo A. Bernardi.

     Buddie J. Penn,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice H.T.
    Johnson.

     George Perdue,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James
    Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 5,
    2006, vice Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., term expired.

     Bernice Phillips,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal
    Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2005, vice Maria Luisa
    Mercado, term expired.

     Jorge A. Plasencia,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting
    for a term expiring October 27, 2006, vice Joseph Francis Glennon, term
    expired.

     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).

     D. Michael Rappoport,

     of Arizona, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
    Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
    Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008 (reappointment).

     Maj. Gen. Don T. Riley, USA,

    to be a member and President of the Mississippi River Commission.

     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, 2007, vice
    Laramie Faith McNamara.

     Harry Robinson, Jr.,

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

     Ronald Rosenfeld,

     of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for
    the remainder of the term expiring February 27, 2009, vice John Thomas
    Korsmo, resigned.

     Charles P. Ruch,

     of South Dakota, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry
    Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term
    expiring August 11, 2010, vice Niranjan Shamalbhai Shah, term expired.

     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.

     Thomas V. Skinner,

     of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice John Peter Suarez, resigned.

     Jay T. Snyder,

     of New York, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public
    Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2007 (reappointment).

     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.

     Katina P. Strauch,

     of South Carolina, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009, vice Elizabeth J.
    Pruet, term expired.

     Kenneth Y. Tomlinson,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for
    a term expiring August 13, 2007 (reappointment).

     Kenneth Y. Tomlinson,

     of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
    (reappointment).

     Jack Vaughn,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a

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    term expiring September 20, 2006, vice Patricia Hill Williams, resigned.

     Raymond Thomas Wagner, Jr.,

     of Missouri, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight
    Board for a term expiring September 14, 2009 (reappointment).

     Roger W. Wallace,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008, vice Fred P.
    DuVal.

     Allen Weinstein,

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

     John Paul Woodley, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Michael
    Parker.

     Submitted January 31

     Michael Chertoff,

     of New Jersey, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Thomas J.
    Ridge, resigned.

    Submitted February 8

    Brig. Gen. William T. Grisoli, USA,

    to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission.

    Submitted February 10

    Robert B. Zoellick,

    of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State, vice Richard Lee Armitage,
    resigned.

     Submitted February 14

     John B. Bellinger III,

     of Virginia, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, vice
    William Howard Taft IV.

     R. Nicholas Burns,

     of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political
    Affairs), vice Marc Isaiah Grossman, resigned.

     C. David Welch,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern
    Affairs), vice William J. Burns.

     Terrence W. Boyle,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit,
    vice J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., retired.

     Janice R. Brown,

     of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia
    Circuit, vice Stephen F. Williams, retired.

     Richard A. Griffin,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Damon
    J. Keith, retired.

     Thomas B. Griffith,

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

     William James Haynes II,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice H.
    Emory Widener, Jr., retired.

     Brett M. Kavanaugh,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia
    Circuit, vice Laurence H. Silberman, retired.

     David W. McKeague,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice
    Richard F. Suhrheinrich, retired.

     William Gerry Myers III,

     of Idaho, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Thomas
    G. Nelson, retired.

     Susan Bieke Neilson,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice
    Cornelia G. Kennedy, retired.

     Priscilla Richman Owen,

     of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice William
    L. Garwood, retired.

     William H. Pryor, Jr.,

     of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice
    Emmett Ripley Cox, retired.

     Henry W. Saad,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice James
    L. Ryan, retired.

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     Robert J. Conrad, Jr.,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District
    of North Carolina, vice a new position created by Public Law 107-273,
    approved November 2, 2002.

     Sean F. Cox,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Michigan, vice Lawrence P. Zatkoff, retired.

     Paul A. Crotty,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New
    York, vice Harold Baer, Jr., retired.

     James C. Dever III,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District
    of North Carolina, vice W. Earl Britt, retired.

     Thomas L. Ludington,

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

     Daniel P. Ryan,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Michigan, vice Patrick J. Duggan, retired.

     J. Michael Seabright,

     of Hawaii, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii, vice
    Alan C. Kay, retired.

     Peter G. Sheridan,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Jersey, vice Stephen M. Orlofsky, resigned.

     Jennifer M. Anderson,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior
    Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Steffen
    W. Graae, retired.

     Laura A. Cordero,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior
    Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Shellie
    F. Bowers, retired.

     A. Noel Anketell Kramer,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the District of Columbia
    Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years, vice John M. Steadman,
    retired.

     Juliet JoAnn McKenna,

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

     Gretchen C.F. Shappert,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of
    North Carolina, for the term of 4 years, vice Robert J. Conrad, Jr.,
    resigned.

     Earl C. Aguigui,

     of Guam, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Guam and concurrently
    U.S. Marshal for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the
    term of 4 years, vice Joaquin L.G. Salas, term expired.

     Adolfo A. Franco,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2008, vice Jeffrey
    Davidow, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the recess
    of the Senate from January 6, 2005, to January 20, 2005.

     Gregory B. Jaczko,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory
    Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2008, vice Greta
    Joy Dicus, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the
    recess of the Senate from January 6, 2005, to January 20, 2005.

     Peter B. Lyons,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for
    the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2009, vice Richard A. Meserve,
    resigned, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the
    Senate from January 6, 2005, to January 20, 2005.

     Roger Francisco Noriega,

     of Kansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006, vice Harriet
    C. Babbitt, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the
    recess of the Senate from January 6, 2005, to January 20, 2005.

     Submitted February 15

     Lester M. Crawford,

     of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health
    and Human Services, vice Mark B. McClellan.

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     Submitted February 17

     Anthony Jerome Jenkins,

     of the Virgin Islands, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of the
    Virgin Islands for the term of 4 years, vice James Allan Hurd, Jr.,
    resigned.

     Stephen Joseph Murphy III,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
    for the term of 4 years, vice Jeffrey Gilbert Collins, resigned.

     Submitted February 18

     Michael Jackson,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, vice James M.
    Loy, resigned.

     Jonathan Brian Perlin,

     of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of
    Veterans Affairs for a term of 4 years, vice Robert H. Roswell,
    resigned.

     Patricia Lynn Scarlett,

     of California, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice J. Steven
    Griles, resigned.

     Submitted February 28

     William Cobey,

     of North Carolina, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30,
    2010, vice John Paul Hammerschmidt, term expired.

     Linda Morrison Combs,

     of North Carolina, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial
    Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice Linda M. Springer.

     John C. Dugan,

     of Maryland, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of 5 years,
    vice John D. Hawke, Jr., resigned.

     Christopher J. Hanley,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas
    Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2006,
    vice George J. Kourpias, term expired.

     Nancy Ann Nord,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer
    Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October
    26, 2005, vice Mary Sheila Gall, resigned.

     Nancy Ann Nord,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer
    Product Safety Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2005
    (reappointment).

     Jeffrey Clay Sell,

     of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, vice Kyle E. McSlarrow,
    resigned.

     Submitted March 1

     Brian Edward Sandoval,

     of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice
    Howard D. McKibben, retired.

     Submitted March 4

     Rudolph E. Boschwitz,

     of Minnesota, 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.

     David Garman,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice Robert Gordon Card,
    resigned.

     Christopher R. Hill,

     of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and
    Pacific Affairs), vice James Andrew Kelly, resigned.

     Anthony Joseph Principi,

     of California, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and
    Realignment Commission (new position).

     Submitted March 8

     Daniel Fried,

     of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign
    Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of
    State (European Affairs), vice A. Elizabeth Jones, resigned.

     Submitted March 14

     Paul D. Clement,

     of Virginia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, vice
    Theodore Bevry Olson, resigned.

     Charles F. Conner,

     of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice James R.
    Moseley.

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     Michael D. Griffin,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration, vice Sean O'Keefe, resigned.

     Robert Joseph,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and
    International Security, vice John Robert Bolton.

     Kim Wang,

     of California, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009 (reappointment).

     Submitted March 15

     James H. Bilbray,

     of Nevada, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position).

     Philip Coyle,

     of California, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and
    Realignment Commission (new position).

     Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN (Ret.),

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position).

     James V. Hansen,

     of Utah, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position).

     Gen. James T. Hill, USA (Ret.),

     of Florida, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position).

     Claude M. Kicklighter,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position).

     Samuel Knox Skinner,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position).

     Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Turner, USAF (Ret.),

     of Texas, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position).

     Submitted March 17

     Joseph H. Boardman,

     of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad
    Administration, vice Allan Rutter, resigned.

     John Robert Bolton,

     of Maryland, 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 Robert Bolton,

     of Maryland, 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.

     Stephen L. Johnson,

     of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection
    Agency, vice Michael O. Leavitt.

     John D. Negroponte,

     of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence (new position).

    Submitted April 4

    Rachel Brand,

    of Iowa, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Daniel J. Bryant,
    resigned.

    Ellen G. Engleman Conners,

    of Indiana, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term of 2 years (reappointment).

    Suzanne C. DeFrancis,

    of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services,
    vice Kevin Keane.

    Michael Dolan,

    of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
    for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2009,
    vice Marc Racicot, term expired.

    Robert M. Duncan,

    of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
    for National and Community Service for a term expiring June 10, 2009,
    vice Juanita Sims Doty, term expired.

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    Alice S. Fisher,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Christopher A.
    Wray.

    Kenneth J. Krieg,

    of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
    Technology, and Logistics, vice Edward C. Aldridge, resigned.

    Sean Ian McCormack,

    of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
    (Public Affairs), vice Richard A. Boucher.

    Philip J. Perry,

    of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security,
    vice Joe D. Whitley, resigned.

    Mark V. Rosenker,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term expiring December 31, 2010 (reappointment).

    David A. Sampson,

    of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, vice Theodore William
    Kassinger, resigned.

    Regina B. Schofield,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Deborah J.
    Daniels.

    Linda M. Springer,

    of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management
    for a term of 4 years, vice Kay Coles James, resigned.

    Withdrawn April 4

    Claude M. Kicklighter,

    of Georgia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), which was sent to the Senate on March 15,
    2005.

    Submitted April 6

    Maria Cino,

    of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Kirk Van
    Tine.

    Timothy D. Adams,

    of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice John B.
    Taylor.

    Submitted April 7

    Gordon England,

    of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, vice Paul D. Wolfowitz.

     Submitted April 11

     Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, USAF,

     to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (new
    position).

     Submitted April 14

     Robert J. Portman,

     of Ohio, to be U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, vice Robert B. Zoellick, resigned.

     Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.,

     of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Spain, and to serve concurrently and without
    additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    of the United States of America to Andorra.

     David R. Hill,

     of Missouri, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice
    Lee Sarah Liberman Otis, resigned.

     Phyllis F. Scheinberg,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Linda
    Morrison Combs.

     Emil M. Skodon,

     of Illinois, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam.

     Craig Roberts Stapleton,

     of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to France.

     Submitted April 15

     Raymond Simon,

     of Arkansas, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice Eugene Hickok,
    resigned.

     Submitted April 19

     Alex Azar II,

     of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice
    Claude A. Allen, resigned.

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     Submitted April 25

     Robert B. Holland III,

     of Texas, to be U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development for a term of 2 years, vice Carole
    Brookins, resigned.

     Charles E. Johnson,

     of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services,
    vice Janet Hale, resigned.

     Brian D. Montgomery,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice John Charles Weicher.

     Roger Dwayne Pierce,

     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 Cape Verde.

     James H. Bilbray,

     of Nevada, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Philip Coyle,

     of California, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and
    Realignment Commission (new position), to which position he was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN
    (Ret.),

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     James V. Hansen,

     of Utah, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Gen. James T. Hill, USA (Ret.),

     of Florida, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Gen. Lloyd Warren Newton, USAF (Ret.),

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Anthony Joseph Principi,

     of California, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and
    Realignment Commission (new position), to which position he was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Samuel Knox Skinner,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

     Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Turner, USAF (Ret.),

     of Texas, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
    Commission (new position), to which position she was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     Submitted April 27

     Shara L. Aranoff,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission
    for a term expiring December 16, 2012, vice Marcia E. Miller, term
    expired.

     Ben S. Bernanke,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, vice
    Harvey S. Rosen.

     Dennis P. Walsh,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for
    the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2009 (reappointment).

     David Horton Wilkins,

     of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Canada, vice Argeo Paul
    Cellucci.

     Submitted April 28

     Donald E. Booth,

     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 Liberia.

     Molly Hering Bordonaro,

     of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Malta.

    [[Page 1144]]

     Julie Finley,

     of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Representative to the
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of
    Ambassador.

     Richard J. Griffin,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic
    Security), vice Francis X. Taylor, resigned.

     Richard J. Griffin,

     of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to
    have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, vice Francis
    X. Taylor, resigned.

     Catherine Lucille Hanaway,

     of Missouri, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
    for the term of 4 years, vice Raymond W. Gruender, resigned.

     Joseph A. Mussomeli,

     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 Cambodia.

     Richard L. Skinner,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security,
    vice Clark Kent Ervin.

     Kevin F. Sullivan,

     of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach,
    Department of Education, vice Laurie Rich, resigned.

    Dina Habib Powell,

    of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and
    Cultural Affairs), vice Patricia de Stacy Harrison.

     Submitted May 9

     James M. Derham,

     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 Guatemala.

     Robert Johann Dieter,

     of Colorado, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Belize.

     Rodney E. Hood,

     of North Carolina, to be a member of the National Credit Union
    Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2009, vice Dennis
    Dollar, resigned.

     Zalmay Khalilzad,

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

     Jill L. Sigal,

     of Wyoming, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and
    Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Rick A. Dearborn.

     John J. Sullivan,

     of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, vice
    Theodore William Kassinger, resigned.

     James Philip Terry,

     of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a
    term of 6 years, vice Eligah Dane Clark, term expired.

     Rodolphe M. Vallee,

     of Vermont, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Slovak Republic.

     R. Thomas Weimer,

     of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice
    Patricia Lynn Scarlett.

     Submitted May 11

     Pamela E. Bridgewater,

     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 Ghana.

     William Alan Eaton,

     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 Panama.

     Henrietta Holsman Fore,

     of Nevada, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management), vice Grant
    S. Green, Jr., resigned.

    [[Page 1145]]

     Mark A. Limbaugh,

     of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Bennett
    William Raley, resigned.

     Submitted May 13

     James B. Letten,

     of Louisiana, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
    for the term of 4 years, vice Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., resigned.

     Submitted May 16

     Larry Miles Dinger,

     of Iowa, 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 the Fiji Islands, and to
    serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
    Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of
    Kiribati.

     Eric S. Edelman,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Douglas
    Jay Feith.

     Janice B. Gardner,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
    (new position).

     Michael E. Hess,

     of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development, vice Roger P. Winter, resigned.

     Terence Patrick McCulley,

     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 Republic of Mali.

     Victoria Nuland,

     of Connecticut, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council
    of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of
    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

     Sandra L. Pack,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Teresa
    M. Ressel, resigned.

     Daniel R. Stanley,

     of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Powell A.
    Moore.

     Paul A. Trivelli,

     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 Nicaragua.

     Ann Louise Wagner,

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

     Submitted May 17

     Charles S. Ciccolella,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans'
    Employment and Training, vice Frederico Juarbe, Jr., resigned.

     Reuben Jeffery III,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures
    Trading Commission, vice James E. Newsome, resigned.

     Reuben Jeffery III,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity
    Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2007, vice
    Barbara Pedersen Holum, term expired.

     Linda Jewell,

     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
    Ecuador.

     James A. Rispoli,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental
    Management), vice Jessie Hill Roberson, resigned.

     John F. Tefft,

     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 Georgia.

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     Submitted May 19

     Edmund S. Hawley,

     of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice
    David M. Stone, resigned.

    Submitted May 23

    Arlene Holen,

    of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety
    and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2010, vice
    Robert H. Beatty, Jr., term expired.

    Tom Luce,

    of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy
    Development, Department of Education, vice Bruno Victor Mano, resigned.

    Rod J. Rosenstein,

    of Maryland, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland for the
    term of 4 years, vice Thomas M. DiBiagio.

    Submitted May 25

    Jan E. Boyer,

    of Texas, to be U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American
    Development Bank, vice Hector E. Morales.

    William Alan Jeffrey,

    of Virginia, to be Director of the National Institute of Standards and
    Technology, vice Arden Bement, Jr.

    Ashok G. Kaveeshwar,

    of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Research and Innovative
    Technology Administration, Department of Transportation, vice Ellen G.
    Engleman, resigned.

    Walter Lukken,

    of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading
    Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2010 (reappointment).

    Kathie L. Olsen,

    of Oregon, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation,
    vice Joseph Bordogna.

    John M. Reich,

    of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision for a
    term expiring October 23, 2007, vice James Gilleran, term expired.

    Submitted May 26

    William Anderson,

    of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice
    Nelson F. Gibbs.

    Israel Hernandez,

    of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of
    the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, vice Rhonda Keenum.

    Philip D. Morrison,

    of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
    Treasury, vice Pamela F. Olson, resigned.

    Ronald E. Neumann,

    of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of
    Afghanistan.

    Randal Quarles,

    of Utah, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Brian Carlton
    Roseboro.

    Richard A. Raymond,

    of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, vice
    Elsa A. Murano, resigned.

    Gregory L. Schulte,

    of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
    International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.

    Gregory L. Schulte,

    of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
    Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

     Submitted June 6

     John Ross Beyrle,

     of Michigan, 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 Bulgaria.

    [[Page 1147]]

     Alan W. Eastham, Jr.,

     of Arkansas, 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 Malawi.

     John R. Fisher,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District
    of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years, vice Annice M.
    Wagner, retired.

     Charles A. Ford,

     of Georgia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Republic of Honduras.

     Kevin I. Fromer,

     of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice John
    M. Duncan.

     Henry Louis Johnson,

     of Mississippi, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
    Education, Department of Education, vice Raymond Simon, resigned.

     Marcus C. Peacock,

     of Minnesota, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Stephen L. Johnson, resigned.

     Katherine Hubay Peterson,

     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 Botswana.

     John M. Reich,

     of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision for a
    term of 5 years, vice James Gilleran, term expired.

     Marie L. Yovanovitch,

     of Connecticut, 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 Kyrgyz Republic.

     Withdrawn June 6

     John M. Reich,

     of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision for a
    term expiring October 23, 2007, vice James Gilleran, term expired, which
    was sent to the Senate on May 25, 2005.

     Submitted June 8

     John Richard Smoak,

     of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Florida, vice C. Roger Vinson, retired.

     Kenneth L. Wainstein,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for the
    term of 4 years, vice Roscoe Conklin Howard, Jr., resigned.

     Submitted June 9

     Henry Crumpton,

     of Virginia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and
    status of Ambassador at Large, vice J. Cofer Black.

     Benjamin A. Powell,

     of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of
    National Intelligence (new position).

     Ronald Spogli,

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

     Robert H. Tuttle,

     of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
    Northern Ireland.

     Submitted June 14

     Margaret Mary Sweeney,

     of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a
    term of 15 years, vice Robert H. Hodges, Jr., retired.

     Thomas Craig Wheeler,

     of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a
    term of 15 years, vice Diane Gilbert Sypolt, retired.

    [[Page 1148]]

     Submitted June 16

     John G. Grimes,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice John P.
    Stenbit.

     Wan J. Kim,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Rene Acosta,
    resigned.

     Withdrawn June 16

     Thomas V. Skinner,

     of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice John Peter Suarez, resigned, which was sent to
    the Senate on January 24, 2005.

     Submitted June 20

     Timothy Elliott Flanigan,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, vice James B. Comey,
    resigned.

     Sue Ellen Wooldridge,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Thomas L.
    Sansonetti, resigned.

     Submitted June 23

     Steven G. Bradbury,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Jack Landman
    Goldsmith III, resigned.

     Kent R. Hill,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development, vice E. Anne Peterson, resigned.

     Colleen Duffy Kiko,

     of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations
    Authority for a term of 5 years, vice Peter Eide.

     Stephanie Johnson Monroe,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of
    Education, vice Gerald Reynolds.

     Granta Y. Nakayama,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice John Peter Suarez, resigned.

     Mary M. Rose,

     of North Carolina, to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board
    for the term of 7 years expiring March 1, 2011, vice Susanne T.
    Marshall, term expired.

     Peter Manson Swaim,

     of Indiana, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Indiana for
    the term of 4 years, vice James Lorne Kennedy, resigned.

     Submitted June 28

     Phillip Jackson Bell,

     of Georgia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and
    Materiel Readiness, vice Diane K. Morales, resigned.

     Susan P. Bodine,

     of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste,
    Environmental Protection Agency, vice Marianne Lamont Horinko, resigned.

     John Hillen,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military
    Affairs), vice Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., resigned.

     Darryl W. Jackson,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce,
    vice Julie L. Myers.

     David H. McCormick,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export
    Administration, vice Kenneth I. Juster, resigned.

     Gillian Arlette Milovanovic,

     of Pennsylvania, 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
    Macedonia.

     Michael Retzer,

     of Mississippi, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the United Republic of Tanzania.

     Ronald M. Sega,

     of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice Peter B.
    Teets, resigned.

     Josette Sheeran Shiner,

     of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic, Business, and
    Agricultural Affairs), vice Alan Philip Larson, resigned.

    [[Page 1149]]

     Eric M. Thorson,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration,
    vice Harold Damelin, resigned.

     Submitted June 29

     John O. Agwunobi,

     of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services,
    vice Eve Slater, resigned.

     James Cain,

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

     Keith E. Eastin,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Mario P.
    Fiori, resigned.

     A.J. Eggenberger,

     of Montana, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board for a term expiring October 18, 2008 (reappointment).

     Terrell Halaska,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation
    and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education, vice Karen Johnson,
    resigned.

     Karen P. Hughes,

     of Texas, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, with the
    rank of Ambassador, vice Charlotte L. Beers, resigned.

     Kim Kendrick,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing
    and Urban Development, vice Carolyn Y. Peoples.

     Robert M. Kimmitt,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, vice Samuel W.
    Bodman, resigned.

     Ronald E. Meisburg,

     of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations
    Board for a term of 4 years, vice Arthur F. Rosenfeld, term expired.

     Robert A. Mosbacher,

     of Texas, to be President of the Overseas Private Investment
    Corporation, vice Peter S. Watson.

     Julie L. Myers,

     of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice
    Michael J. Garcia.

     Patrick M. O'Brien,

     of Minnesota, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing,
    Department of the Treasury (new position).

     Peter Schaumber,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Labor
    Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2010
    (reappointment).

     Kristen Silverberg,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International
    Organization Affairs), vice Kim R. Holmes, resigned.

     Withdrawn June 29

     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, which was sent to the Senate on January 24, 2005.

     Submitted June 30

     Christopher Cox,

     of California, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission
    for the term expiring June 5, 2009, vice Harvey Jerome Goldschmid, term
    expired.

     Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs),
    vice Constance Berry Newman.

     Michael J. Garcia,

     of New York, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
    for the term of 4 years, vice James B. Comey.

     Mark Langdale,

     of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Costa Rica.

     John S. Redd,

     of Georgia, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center,
    office of the Director of National Intelligence (new position).