[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--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.