    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2005]
    [Pages 1943-1955]
    [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 July 12

     James Caldwell Cason,

     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 Paraguay.

     Rebecca F. Dye,

     of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term
    expiring June 30, 2010 (reappointment).

     Patricia Louise Herbold,

     of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore.

     Keith A. Nelson,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Vickers B. Meadows.

     Submitted July 14

     Stewart A. Baker,

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

     Tracy A. Henke,

     of Missouri, to be Executive Director of the Office of State and Local
    Government Coordination and Preparedness, Department of Homeland
    Security, vice C. Suzanne Mencer, resigned.

    Submitted July 18

    Bruce Cole,

    of Indiana, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the
    Humanities for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

    H. Dale Hall,

    of New Mexico, to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
    vice Steven A. Williams, resigned.

    Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr.,

    of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services,
    vice Jennifer Young.

    Submitted July 20

    William Robert Timken, Jr.,

    of Ohio, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany.

    Submitted July 21

    William J. Burns,

    of the District of Columbia, 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 Russian
    Federation.

    Donetta Davidson,

    of Colorado, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for
    the remainder of the term expiring December 12, 2007, vice DeForest B.
    Soaries, Jr., resigned.

    Arthur F. Rosenfeld,

    of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, vice
    Peter J. Hurtgen, resigned.

    Submitted July 22

    Roel C. Campos,

    of Texas, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a
    term expiring June 5, 2010 (reappointment).

    Martin J. Gruenberg,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal
    Deposit Insurance Corporation for the remainder of the term expiring
    December 27, 2006, vice John M. Reich.

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    Martin J. Gruenberg,

    of Maryland, to be Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, vice John M. Reich.

    Annette L. Nazareth,

    of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Securities and
    Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2007,
    vice William H. Donaldson.

     Submitted July 25

     Jennifer L. Dorn,

     of Nebraska, to be U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 2
    years, vice Robert B. Holland III, term expired.

     C. Boyden Gray,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of the United States
    of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

     Richard Henry Jones,

     of Nebraska, 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 Israel.

     Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr.,

     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 Arab Republic of
    Egypt.

     Darlene F. Williams,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Dennis C. Shea, resigned.

     Martin J. Gruenberg,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal
    Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term expiring December 27, 2012
    (reappointment).

     Submitted July 27

     Sandra Frances Ashworth,

     of Idaho, to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and
    Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2009 (reappointment).

     Jan Cellucci,

     of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Commission on
    Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2009,
    vice Joan Challinor, term expired.

     Keith E. Gottfried,

     of California, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development, vice Richard A. Hauser, resigned.

     Alfred Hoffman,

     of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Portugal.

     Bertha K. Madras,

     of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of
    National Drug Control Policy, vice Andrea G. Barthwell.

     Diane Rivers,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and
    Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2009, vice Jack E.
    Hightower, term expired.

     Mark S. Schneider,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics
    for a term expiring June 21, 2009, vice Robert Lerner.

     Submitted July 28

     Roland Arnall,

     of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

     Joseph Frank Bianco,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New
    York, vice Denis R. Hurley, retired.

     Timothy Mark Burgess,

     of Alaska, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska, vice
    James K. Singleton, Jr., retired.

     George M. Gray,

     of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice J. Paul Gilman, resigned.

     Christine M. Griffin,

     of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission for a

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    term expiring July 1, 2009, vice Paul Steven Miller, term expired.

     Emil W. Henry, Jr.,

     of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Wayne
    Abernathy.

     Kathryn Higgins,

     of South Dakota, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety
    Board for a term expiring December 31, 2009, vice Carol Jones Carmody,
    resigned.

     William E. Kovacic,

     of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for a term of 7 years
    from September 26, 2004, vice Orson Swindle, resigned.

     Barry F. Lowenkron,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human
    Rights, and Labor, vice Lorne W. Craner, resigned.

     Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr.,

     of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Tennessee, vice R. Allan Edgar, retiring.

     William Paul McCormick,

     of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and
    without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Samoa.

     Edward McGaffigan, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for
    the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2010 (reappointment).

     James F.X. O'Gara,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of
    National Drug Control Policy, vice Barry D. Crane.

     John J. Young, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be Director of Defense Research and Engineering, vice
    Ronald M. Sega.

     Submitted July 29

     John G. Roberts, Jr.,

     of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
    U.S., vice Sandra Day O'Connor, retiring.

     Naomi Churchill Earp,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2010 (reappointment).

     Robert Joseph Henke,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    (Management), vice William H. Campbell, resigned.

     Mark Hofflund,

     of Idaho, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for the
    remainder of the term expiring September 3, 2008, vice James McBride,
    resigned.

     Franklin L. Lavin,

     of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade,
    vice Grant D. Aldonas, resigned.

     Terry Neese,

     of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Mint for a term of 5 years, vice
    Henrietta Holsman Fore.

     Francis Rooney,

     of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Holy See.

     Josette Sheeran Shiner,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the International Bank
    for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate
    Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 5 years;
    U.S. Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank for a term of 5
    years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund; U.S.
    Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank; and U.S. Alternate
    Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice
    Alan Phillip Larson.

     William F. Tuerk,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial
    Affairs, vice John W. Nicholson, resigned.

     Withdrawn July 29

     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,

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    resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 4, 2005.

     Submitted September 6

     John G. Roberts, Jr.,

     of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the U.S., vice William H.
    Rehnquist, deceased.

     James M. Andrew,

     of Georgia, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of
    Agriculture, vice Hilda Gay Legg, resigned.

     Thomas O. Barnett,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice R. Hewitt Pate.

     Santanu K. Baruah,

     of Oregon, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic
    Development, vice David A. Sampson.

     Orlando J. Cabrera,

     of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Michael Minoru Fawn Liu, resigned.

     David B. Dunn,

     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 Togolese Republic.

     Delores M. Etter,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice John J.
    Young.

     Emilio T. Gonzalez,

     of Florida, to be Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
    Services, Department of Homeland Security, vice Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.

     Lyons Gray,

     of North Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Charles Johnson.

     James S. Halpern,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a
    term of fifteen years (reappointment).

     Jeffrey D. Jarrett,

     of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil
    Energy), vice Michael Smith, resigned.

     Brenda LaGrange Johnson,

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

     Clay Lowery,

     of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice
    Randal Quarles.

     John E. Maupin, Jr.,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board for
    a term expiring September 30, 2010, vice Gerald M. Shea, term expired.

     Mark McKinnon,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a
    term expiring August 13, 2008, vice Joaquin F. Blaya, term expired.

     John M. Molino,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Policy
    and Planning), vice Claude M. Kicklighter, resigned.

     Lisette M. Mondello,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and
    Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Cynthia R. Church, resigned.

     George J. Opfer,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs,
    vice Richard J. Griffin.

     Ellen R. Sauerbrey,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population,
    Refugees, and Migration), vice Arthur E. Dewey, resigned.

     Jacqueline Ellen Schafer,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the
    U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Emmy B. Simmons.

     Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western
    Hemisphere Affairs), vice Roger Francisco Noriega.

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     Alexander R. Vershbow,

     of the District of Columbia, 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
    Korea.

     Donald C. Winter,

     of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Navy, vice Gordon England.

     Michael W. Wynne,

     of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force, vice James G. Roche.

     Withdrawn September 6

     John G. Roberts, Jr.,

     of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
    U.S., vice Sandra Day O'Connor, retiring, which was sent to the Senate
    on July 29, 2005.

     Submitted September 8

     Charles R. Christopherson, Jr.,

     of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture,
    vice Edward R. McPherson, resigned.

     Dale W. Meyerrose,

     of Indiana, to be Chief Information Officer, Office of the Director of
    National Intelligence (new position).

     Edward F. Sproat III,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive
    Waste Management, Department of Energy, vice Margaret S. Y. Chu,
    resigned.

     Submitted September 13

     Shana L. Dale,

     of Georgia, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
    Space Administration, vice Frederick D. Gregory.

     Donald A. Gambatesa,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International
    Development, vice Everett L. Mosley.

     Carmen Maria Martinez,

     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 Zambia.

     Gregory F. Van Tatenhove,

     of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Kentucky, vice Karl S. Forester, retired.

     Submitted September 15

     Michael R. Arietti,

    of Connecticut, 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 Rwanda.

     Karan K. Bhatia,

    of Maryland, to be a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of
    Ambassador, vice Josette Sheeran Shiner.

     Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,

    of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice John
    Lester Henshaw.

     Richard Stickler,

    of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and
    Health, vice David D. Lauriski, resigned.

     Submitted September 19

     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, to
    which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from
    July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

     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, to which position he was appointed during the recess
    of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

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     John J. Danilovich,

     of California, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge
    Corporation, vice Paul V. Applegarth, resigned.

     Eric S. Edelman,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Douglas
    Jay Feith, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the
    recess of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

     Alice S. Fisher,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Christopher A.
    Wray to which position she was appointed during the recess of the Senate
    from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

     Peter Cyril Wyche Flory,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Jack Dyer
    Crouch, II, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the
    Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

     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, to
    which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from
    July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005.

     Withdrawn September 19

     Terry Neese,

     of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Mint for a term of 5 years, vice
    Henrietta Holsman Fore, which was sent to the Senate on July 29, 2005.

     Submitted September 22

     John O. Agwunobi,

     of Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public
    Health Service, subject to the qualifications therefor as provided by
    law and regulations.

     Katherine Baicker,

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

     David M. Hale,

     of New Jersey, 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

     Matthew Slaughter,

     of New Hampshire, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers,
    vice Kristin J. Forbes, resigned.

     Dorrance Smith,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Victoria
    Clarke.

     Benson K. Whitney,

     of Minnesota, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Norway.

     Submitted September 28

     Carol E. Dinkins,

     of Texas, to be Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
    Board (new position).

     Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer,

     Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a member of the
    Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the
    remainder of the term expiring September 27, 2009, vice Constance Berry
    Newman.

     Alan Charles Raul,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Vice Chairman of the Privacy and
    Civil Liberties Oversight Board (new position).

     Kent D. Talbert,

     of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Education, vice Brian
    Jones, resigned.

     Horace A. Thompson,

     of Mississippi, to be member of the Occupational Safety and Health
    Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2011, vice James M.
    Stephens, term expired.

     Timothy C. Batten, Sr.,

     of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Georgia, vice Willis B. Hunt, Jr., retired.

     Kristi DuBose,

     of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    Alabama, vice Charles R. Butler, retired.

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     Thomas E. Johnston,

     of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District
    of West Virginia, vice Charles H. Haden II, deceased.

     Virginia Mary Kendall,

     of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Illinois, vice Susanne B. Conlon, retired.

     W. Keith Watkins,

     of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    Alabama, vice William Harold Albritton III, retired.

     Submitted September 29

     Gigi Hyland,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration
    Board for a term expiring August 2, 2011, vice Deborah Matz, resigned.

     James Hardy Payne,

     of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, vice
    Stephanie K. Seymour, retired.

     J. Thomas Rosch,

     of California, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of 7
    years from September 26, 2005, vice Thomas B. Leary, term expired.

     Margaret Spellings,

     of Texas, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the
    Thirty-third Session of the General Conference of the United Nations
    Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

     Submitted October 6

     Jeffrey Thomas Bergner,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative
    Affairs), vice Paul Vincent Kelly, resigned.

     David Steele Bohigian,

     of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice William
    Henry Lash III, resigned.

     Terrence L. Bracy,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
    Udall Scholarship andExcellence in National Environmental Policy
    Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2010 (reappointment).

     Antonio Fratto,

     of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
    Robert Stanley Nichols.

     Susan Rasinski McCaw,

     of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Republic of Austria.

     Susan C. Schwab,

     of Maryland, to be a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of
    Ambassador, vice Peter F. Allgeier.

     Ron Silver,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Stephen D.
    Krasner, term expired.

     Sarah M. Singleton,

     of New Mexico, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal
    Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2008, vice Ernestine
    P. Watlington, term expired.

     Nicholas F. Taubman,

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

     Judy Van Rest,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Daniel
    Pipes.

     Eric Nicholas Vitaliano,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New
    York, vice Arthur D. Spatt, retired.

     Submitted October 7

     Harriet Ellan Miers,

     of Texas, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.,
    vice Sandra Day O'Connor, retiring.

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     Withdrawn October 7

     Timothy Elliott Flanigan,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, vice James B. Comey,
    resigned, which was sent to the Senate on June 20, 2005.

     Philip D. Morrison,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
    Treasury, vice Pamela F. Olson, resigned, which was sent to the Senate
    on May 26, 2005.

     Submitted October 17

     Jean B. Elshtain,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for the remainder of the term expiring January 26, 2010, vice Thomas
    Mallon, resigned.

     Allen C. Guelzo,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Council on the
    Humanities for the remainder of the term expiring January 26, 2006, vice
    Naomi Shihab Nye.

     Allen C. Guelzo,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Council on the
    Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012 (reappointment).

     Eugene Hickok,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Council on the
    Humanities for the remainder of the term expiring January 26, 2008, vice
    Sidney McPhee.

     Mark McKinnon,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a
    term expiring August 13, 2006, vice Fayza Veronique Boulad Rodman.

     Mark McKinnon,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a
    term expiring August 13, 2009 (reappointment).

     Ronald L. Schlicher,

     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 the Republic of Cyprus.

     Alejandro Daniel Wolff,

     of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, 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.

     Alejandro Daniel Wolff,

     of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, 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 Deputy Representative of the United States of
    America to the United Nations.

     Withdrawn October 17

     Mark McKinnon,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a
    term expiring August 13, 2008, vice Joaquin F. Blaya, term expired,
    which was sent to the Senate on September 6, 2005.

     Submitted October 19

     Anne W. Patterson,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International
    Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), vice Robert B. Charles.

     Submitted October 21

     John F. Clark,

     of Texas, to be Director of the U.S. Marshals Service, vice Benigno G.
    Reyna, resigned.

     George W. Foresman,

     of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Preparedness, Department of
    Homeland Security, vice Frank Libutti, resigned.

     Submitted October 25

     Aida M. Delgado-Colon,

     of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto
    Rico, vice Salvador E. Casellas, retired.

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     Submitted October 26

     Bernadette Mary Allen,

     of Maryland, 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 Niger.

     Janice L. Jacobs,

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

     Marilyn Ware,

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

     Submitted October 28

     Patricia Newton Moller,

     of Arkansas, 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 Burundi.

     Carol van Voorst,

     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 Iceland.

     Ross Wilson,

     of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkey.

     Withdrawn October 28

     Harriet Ellan Miers,

     of Texas, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.,
    vice Sandra Day O'Connor, retiring, which was sent to the Senate on
    October 7, 2005.

     Submitted November 1

     Ben S. Bernanke,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for a term of 14 years from February 1, 2006, vice Alan
    Greenspan, term expiring.

     Ben S. Bernanke,

     of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for a term of 4 years, vice Alan Greenspan.

     Steven Alan Browning,

     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 Republic of Uganda.

     Jeanine E. Jackson,

     of Wyoming, 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 Burkina Faso.

     Withdrawn November 1

     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, which was sent to the Senate on January 4,
    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, which
    was sent to the Senate on February 14, 2005.

     Submitted November 7

     Mark D. Acton,

     of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for a
    term expiring October 14, 2010, vice Dana Bruce Covington, Sr., term
    expired.

     Kristie A. Kenney,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be

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    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
    America to the Republic of the Philippines.

     John L. Palmer,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years
    (reappointment).

     John L. Palmer,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
    Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

     John L. Palmer,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

     Thomas R. Saving,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

     Thomas R. Saving,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years
    (reappointment).

     Thomas R. Saving,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-
    Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
    Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

     Robert Weisberg,

     of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    of the United States of America to the Republic of Congo.

     Submitted November 9

     Michael Joseph Copps,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission
    for a term of 5 years from July 1, 2005, (reappointment).

     Carol A. Dalton,

     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 A. Noel
    Anketell Kramer, elevated.

     Paul J. McNulty,

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

     Janet Ann Sanderson,

     of Arizona, 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 Haiti.

     Deborah Taylor Tate,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission
    for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2007, vice Michael K.
    Powell, resigned.

     Submitted November 10

     Samuel A. Alito, Jr.,

     of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
    U.S., vice Sandra Day O'Connor, retiring.

     Duane Acklie,

     of Nebraska, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of
    America to the 60th Session of the General Assembly of the United
    Nations.

     Goli Ameri,

     of Oregon, to be a Representative of the United States of America to
    the 60th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     Robert C. Cresanti,

     of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, vice
    Phillip Bond, resigned.

     Uttam Dhillon,

     of California, to be Director of the Office of Counternarcotics
    Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security (new position).

     Leo Maury Gordon,

     of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade,
    vice Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr., retired.

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     Stephen C. King,

     of New York, to be a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
    of the U.S. for the term expiring September 30, 2008, vice Jeremy H. G.
    Ibrahim, term expired.

     Robert C. O'Brien,

     of California, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States
    of America to the 60th Session of the General Assembly of the United
    Nations.

     Donald M. Payne,

     of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United States of America
    to the 60th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     Edward Randall Royce,

     of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America
    to the 60th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     David M. Spooner,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice James J.
    Jochum, resigned.

     Submitted November 16

     Richard T. Crowder,

     of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, office of the U.S.
    Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Allen Frederick
    Johnson, resigned.

     Marc L. Kesselman,

     of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture,
    vice Nancy Southard Bryson.

     Peter N. Kirsanow,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the
    term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2008, vice Ronald E. Meisburg.

     Claudia A. McMurray,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and
    International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, vice John F. Turner,
    resigned.

     Daniel Meron,

     of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and
    Human Services, vice Alex Azar II.

     Submitted November 17

     Dennis Bottorff,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2011 (new position).

     Robert M. Duncan,

     of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2011 (new position).

     William B. Sansom,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2009 (new position).

     Howard A. Thrailkill,

     of Alabama, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2007 (new position).

     Susan Richardson Williams,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for the term prescribed by law, vice Glenn L.
    McCullough, Jr., term expired.

     Submitted November 18

     David Longly Bernhardt,

     of Colorado, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice
    Sue Ellen Wooldridge.

     James D. McGee,

     of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to serve concurrently and without additional
    compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Union of Comoros.

     Michael W. Michalak,

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

     Submitted December 13

     Michell C. Clark,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of
    Education, vice William Leidinger.

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     Michael L. Dominguez,

     of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
    Readiness, vice Charles S. Abell, resigned.

     Gary A. Grappo,

     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 Sultanate of Oman.

     Bradford R. Higgins,

     of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Resource
    Management), vice Christopher Bancroft Burnham.

     Bradford R. Higgins,

     of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of State,
    vice Christopher Bancroft Burnham, resigned.

     Raymond L. Orbach,

     of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
    (new position).

     Anne-Imelda Radice,

     of Vermont, to be Director of the Institute of Museum Services, vice
    Robert S. Martin.

     Withdrawn December 13

     Ellen G. Engleman Conners,

     of Indiana, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term of 2 years (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on
    April 4, 2005.

     Edward L. Flippen,

     of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation for National and
    Community Service, vice J. Russell George, which was sent to the Senate
    on January 24, 2005.

     John M. Molino,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Policy
    and Planning), vice Claude M. Kicklighter, resigned, which was sent to
    the Senate on September 6, 2005.

     Submitted December 14

     Patrick Joseph Schiltz,

     of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota,
    vice Richard H. Kyle, retired.

     Jack Zouhary,

     of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio,
    vice David A. Katz, retired.

     Submitted December 15

     Terrance P. Flynn,

     of New York, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York
    for the term of 4 years, vice Michael A. Battle, resigned.

     Stephen G. Larson,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Robert J. Timlin, retired.

    Submitted December 16

    Michael Ryan Barrett,

    of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio,
    vice Walter Herbert Rice, retired.

    Robert D. Lenhard,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a
    term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Danny Lee McDonald, term expired.

    Reginald I. Lloyd,

    of South Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South
    Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., resigned.

    David M. Mason,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a
    term expiring April 30, 2009 (reappointment).

    Norman Randy Smith,

    of Idaho, to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice
    Stephen S. Trott, retired.

    Hans von Spakovsky,

    of Georgia, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term
    expiring April 30, 2011, vice Bradley A. Smith, resigned.

    Steven T. Walther,

    of Nevada, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term
    expiring April 30, 2009, vice Scott E. Thomas, term expired.

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     Submitted December 20

     James I. Finley,

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

     Sharee M. Freeman,

     of Virginia, to be Director, Community Relations Service, for a term of
    4 years (reappointment).

     Stephen Goldsmith,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
    for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2010
    (reappointment).

     Submitted December 21

     Donald R. DePriest,

     of Mississippi, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2009 (new
    position).

     Vince J. Juaristi,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring
    February 8, 2009, vice Leslie Lenkowsky, term expired.

     Alexander A. Karsner,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency
    and Renewable Energy), vice David Garman.

     Howard A. Thrailkill,

     of Alabama, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for the term prescribed by law, vice Glenn L.
    McCullough, Jr., resigned.

     Susan Richardson Williams,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2007 (new position).

     Withdrawn December 21

     Howard A. Thrailkill,

     of Alabama, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2007 (new position), which
    was sent to the Senate on November 17, 2005.

     Susan Richardson Williams,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority for the term prescribed by law, vice Glenn L.
    McCullough, Jr., term expired, which was sent to the Senate on November
    17, 2005.