    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2006]
    [Pages 1279-1294]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appendix B / Administration of George W. Bush, 2006

    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 18

     Ben S. Bernanke,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the International
    Monetary Fund for a term of 5 years, vice Alan Greenspan.

     Donald T. Bliss,

     of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
    Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the
    International Civil Aviation Organization.

     Richard A. Boucher,

     of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian
    Affairs, vice Christina B. Rocca.

     Gale A. Buchanan,

     of Georgia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research,
    Education, and Economics, vice Joseph J. Jen, resigned.

     Patricia A. Butenis,

     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 People's Republic of Bangladesh.

     Robert M. Couch,

     of Alabama, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association,
    vice Ronald Rosenfeld.

     Tyler D. Duvall,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Emil
    H. Frankel.

     Preston M. Geren,

     of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Army, vice R.L. Brownlee,
    resigned.

     James B. Gulliford,

     of Missouri, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the
    Environmental Protection Agency, vice Stephen L. Johnson, resigned.

     Roger Shane Karr,

     of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
    Transportation, vice Nicole R. Nason.

     Nicole R. Nason,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration, vice Jeffrey William Runge.

     David L. Norquist,

     of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland
    Security, vice Andrew B. Maner.

     David C. Sanborn,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, vice
    William Schubert.

     Jackie Wolcott Sanders,

     of Virginia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of
    America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations
    during her tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United
    States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations.

     Jackie Wolcott Sanders,

     of Virginia, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of
    America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the
    rank of Ambassador.

     John A. Simon,

     of Maryland, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private
    Investment Corporation, vice Ross J. Connelly, resigned.

     James S. Simpson,

     of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator, vice Jennifer L.
    Dorn.

     Mark D. Wallace,

     of Florida, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of
    America to the Sessions

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    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 for U.N. Management and Reform.

     Mark D. Wallace,

     of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
    United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of
    Ambassador, vice Patrick Francis Kennedy.

     Withdrawn January 18

     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, which was sent to the Senate on October 17, 2005.

     Submitted January 25

     Thomas J. Barrett,

     of Alaska, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
    Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (new position).

     Steven G. Bradbury,

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

     Vanessa Lynne Bryant,

     of Connecticut, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of
    Connecticut, vice Dominic J. Squatrito, retired.

     Renee Marie Bumb,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Jersey, vice William H. Walls, retired.

     Michael A. Chagares,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice
    Michael Chertoff, resigned.

     Rajkumar Chellaraj,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Administration), vice
    William A. Eaton, resigned.

     Brian M. Cogan,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New
    York, vice Frederic Block, retired.

     Thomas M. Golden,

     of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Pennsylvania, vice Franklin Van Antwerpen, elevated.

     S. Pamela Gray,

     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 Susan
    Rebecca Holmes, retired.

     Andrew J. Guilford,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Dickran M. Tevrizian, Jr., retired.

     Noel Lawrence Hillman,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Jersey, vice William G. Bassler, retired.

     Brett M. Kavanaugh,

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

     Gray Hampton Miller,

     of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas,
    vice Ewing Werlein, Jr., retired.

     Richard T. Miller,

     of Texas, to be an Alternate 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 on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

     Richard T. Miller,

     of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America on the
    Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of
    Ambassador.

     Susan Davis Wigenton,

     of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Jersey, vice John W. Bissell, retired.

     Submitted January 27

     Thomas P. D'Agostino,

     of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National
    Nuclear Security Administration, vice Everet Beckner, resigned.

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     Randall S. Kroszner,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 1994,
    vice Edward M. Gramlich, resigned.

     Boyd Kevin Rutherford,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Michael
    J. Harrison, resigned.

     Kevin M. Warsh,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 2004,
    vice Ben S. Bernanke, resigned.

     Submitted January 31

     W. Ralph Basham,

     of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland
    Security, vice Robert C. Bonner, resigned.

     Paul DeCamp,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division,
    Department of Labor, vice Tammy Dee McCutchen, resigned.

     Edward P. Lazear,

     of California, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, vice
    Ben S. Bernanke.

     Jeffrey L. Sedgwick,

     of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
    vice Lawrence A. Greenfeld, resigned.

     Submitted February 6

     Armando J. Bucelo, Jr.,

     of Florida, to be a director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2008 (reappointment).

     Benedict S. Cohen,

     of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of
    the Army, vice Steven John Morello, Sr., resigned.

     Todd S. Farha,

     of Florida, to be a director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2006,
    vice William Robert Timken, Jr., resigned.

     Todd S. Farha,

     of Florida, to be a director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2009 (reappointment).

     Robert M. McDowell,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission
    for a term of 5 years from July 1, 2004, vice Kathleen Q. Abernathy,
    resigned.

     Mauricio J. Tamargo,

     of Florida, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
    of the United States for a term expiring September 30, 2009
    (reappointment).

     Submitted February 8

     Patricia P. Brister,

     of Louisiana, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service
    as the Representative of the United States of America on the Commission
    on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the United
    Nations.

     Sandra Segal Ikuta,

     of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice
    James R. Browning, retired.

     Michael Brunson Wallace,

     of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice
    Charles W. Pickering, Sr., retired.

     Submitted February 10

     Gordon England,

     of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, vice Paul D. Wolfowitz,
    resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of
    the Senate.

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

     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, vice Rockwell A. Schnabel, resigned,
    to which

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

     Floyd Hall,

     of New Jersey, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term
    of 5 years (reappointment), to which position he was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     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, to which position she was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

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

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

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

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

     Julie L. Myers,

     of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice
    Michael J. Garcia, resigned, to which position she was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     Benjamin A. Powell,

     of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of
    National Intelligence (new position), to which position he was appointed
    during the last recess of the Senate.

     Arthur F. Rosenfeld,

     of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, vice
    Peter J. Hurtgen, resigned, to which position he was appointed during
    the last recess of the Senate.

     Ellen R. Sauerbrey,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population,
    Refugees, and Migration), vice Arthur E. Dewey, resigned, to which
    position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Dorrance Smith,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Victoria
    Clarke, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     Enrique J. Sosa,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5
    years (reappointment), to which position he was appointed during the
    last recess of the Senate.

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

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

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

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

     Andrew B. Steinberg,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Karan
    K. Bhatia.

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     Submitted February 13

     Robert Irwin Cusick, Jr.,

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

     Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr.,

     of Texas, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas for
    the term of 4 years, vice Michael Taylor Shelby.

     James Lambright,

     of Missouri, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United
    States for a term expiring January 20, 2009, vice Philip Merrill,
    resigned.

     Dennis R. Spurgeon,

     of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)
    (new position).

     Submitted February 14

     Jerome A. Holmes,

     of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Oklahoma, vice Sven E. Holmes, resigned.

     Jon T. Rymer,

     of Tennessee, to be Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance
    Corporation, vice Gaston L. Gianni, Jr.

     Milan D. Smith, Jr.,

     of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice A.
    Wallace Tashima, retired.

     Frank D. Whitney,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District
    of North Carolina, vice H. Brent McKnight, deceased.

     Submitted February 17

     Linda Avery Strachan,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Mary
    Kirtley Waters.

     Randall L. Tobias,

     of Indiana, to be Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International
    Development, vice Andrew S. Natsios, resigned.

     David F. Kustoff,

     of Tennessee, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
    for the term of 4 years, vice Terrell Lee Harris, resigned.

     John Charles Richter,

     of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
    for the term of 4 years, vice Robert Garner McCampbell, resigned.

     Amul R. Thapar,

     of Kentucky, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
    for the term of 4 years, vice Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, resigned.

     Submitted February 27

     John G. Emling,

     of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Brett
    T. Palmer, resigned.

     Timothy Anthony Junker,

     of Iowa, to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa for the
    term of 4 years, vice John Edward Quinn.

     Patrick Carroll Smith, Sr.,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of North
    Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice Gregory Allyn Forest, resigned.

     William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr.,

     of Tennessee, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Jeffrey R. Holmstead, resigned.

     Submitted March 2

     Mickey D. Barnett,MDNM/

     of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2013, vice Robert F. Rider, term expired.

     John W. Cox,

     of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and
    Urban Development, vice Carin M. Barth, resigned.

     George McDade Staples,

     of Kentucky, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, vice
    W. Robert Pearson, resigned.

     Katherine C. Tobin,

     of New York, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2012, vice S. David Fineman, term expired.

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     Submitted March 7

     Jerry Gayle Bridges,

     of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Corporation for National
    and Community Service, vice Michelle Guillermin, resigned.

     Richard Capka,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway
    Administration, vice Mary E. Peters, resigned.

     Robert F. Godec,

     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 Tunisia.

     Philip D. Moeller,

     of Washington, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory
    Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2010, vice Patrick Henry Wood
    III, resigned.

     Michael E. Ranneberger,

     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 Kenya.

     Jon Wellinghoff,

     of Nevada, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    for the term expiring June 30, 2008, vice William Lloyd Massey, term
    expired.

     Withdrawn March 7

     James Hardy Payne,

     of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, vice
    Stephanie K. Seymour, retired, which was sent to the Senate on September
    29, 2005.

     Submitted March 13

     Jonann C. Chiles,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal
    Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2008, vice Robert J.
    Dieter, resigned.

     Robert D. McCallum, Jr.,

     of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Australia.

     J.C.A. Stagg,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James
    Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 17,
    2011, vice Jay Phillip Greene, term expired.

     Kenneth L. Wainstein,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General (new position).

     Submitted March 15

     Mark C. Minton,

     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 Mongolia.

     John A. Rizzo,

     of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central
    Intelligence Agency, vice Scott W. Muller, resigned.

     Warren W. Tichenor,

     of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
    Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in
    Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Kevin E. Moley.

     Andrew von Eschenbach,

     of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health
    and Human Services, vice Lester M. Crawford, resigned.

    Submitted March 27

    Ronald S. Cooper,

    of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission for a term of 4 years, vice Eric S. Dreiband, resigned.

    Harry R. Hoglander,

    of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a
    term expiring July 1, 2008 (reappointment).

    Michael D. Kirby,

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

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    of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova.

    Molly A. O'Neill,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Kimberly Terese Nelson.

    Peter W. Tredick,

    of California, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term
    expiring July 1, 2007, vice Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr., term expired.

    Withdrawn March 27

    Henry W. Saad,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice James
    L. Ryan, retired, which was sent to the Senate on February 14, 2005.

    David C. Sanborn,

    of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, vice
    William Schubert, which was sent to the Senate on January 18, 2006.

    Submitted March 30

    Daniel L. Cooper,

    of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of
    Veterans Affairs for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

    Gary D. Orton,

    of Nevada, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Nevada for the term of
    4 years, vice Richard Zenos Winget.

    Withdrawn March 30

    Daniel P. Ryan,

    of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Michigan, vice Patrick J. Duggan, retired, which was sent to the Senate
    on February 14, 2005.

     Submitted April 5

     Eric M. Bost,

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

     Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes,

     of Pennsylvania, 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 Suriname.

     David M. Robinson,

     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 Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

     Earl Anthony Wayne,

     of Maryland, 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 Argentina.

     Submitted April 6

     John A. Cloud, Jr.,

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

     Lurita Alexis Doan,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of General Services, vice Stephen A.
    Perry, resigned.

     R. David Paulison,

     of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management,
    Department of Homeland Security, vice Michael D. Brown, resigned.

     John Clint Williamson,

     of Louisiana, to be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues.

     Withdrawn April 6

     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, which was sent to the
    Senate on April 4, 2005.

     Submitted April 24

     Gustavo Antonio Gelpi,

     of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto
    Rico, vice Hector M. Laffitte, retired.

     Philip S. Gutierrez,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Terry J. Hatter, Jr., retired.

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     Daniel Porter Jordan III,

     of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    Mississippi, vice Tom S. Lee, retired.

     Erik C. Peterson,

     of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
    for the term of 4 years, vice J.B. Van Hollen, resigned.

     Anita K. Blair,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice
    Michael L. Dominguez.

     Paul A. Denett,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice
    David Safavian.

     Anne E. Derse,

     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 Azerbaijan.

     Robert S. Ford,

     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 People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.

     Dirk Kempthorne,

     of Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior, vice Gale Ann Norton,
    resigned.

     Mark V. Rosenker,

     of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term of 2 years, vice Ellen G. Engleman, term expired.

     Leslie V. Rowe,

     of Washington, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    of the United States of America to Papua New Guinea, and to serve
    concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
    Solomon Islands and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Vanuatu.

     Daniel S. Sullivan,

     of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business
    Affairs), vice Earl Anthony Wayne.

     Withdrawn April 24

     John G. Emling,

     of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Brett
    T. Palmer, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on February 27, 2006.

     Submitted April 25

     April H. Foley,

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

     Tracey Ann Jacobson,

     of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign
    Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
    Tajikistan.

     Kevin J. Martin,

     of North Carolina, to be a member of the Federal Communications
    Commission for a term of 5 years from July 1, 2006 (reappointment).

     Sue C. Payton,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Marvin
    R. Sambur.

     Steven C. Preston,

     of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration,
    vice Hector V. Barreto, Jr., resigned.

     Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood,

     of Guam, to be Judge for the District Court of Guam for the term of 10
    years, vice John S. Unpingco, term expired.

     Gaddi H. Vasquez,

     of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service
    as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and
    Agriculture.

     Lawrence A. Warder,

     of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Education, vice
    Jack Martin, resigned.

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     Submitted April 27

     Robert Anthony Bradtke,

     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 Croatia.

     Robert J. Portman,

     of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice
    Joshua B. Bolten.

     Dale Klein,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the
    term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2011, vice Nils J. Diaz, term
    expiring.

     James B. Lockhart III,

     of Connecticut, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing
    Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development for a
    term of 5 years, vice Armando Falcon, Jr., resigned.

     Submitted May 1

     Paul Cherecwich, Jr.,

     of Utah, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board
    for a term expiring September 14, 2009, vice Charles L. Kolbe, term
    expired.

     Donald V. Hammond,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight
    Board for a term expiring September 21, 2010, vice Robert M. Tobias,
    term expired.

     John M.R. Kneuer,

     of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
    and Information, vice Michael D. Gallagher, resigned.

     Dawn M. Liberi,

     of New York, 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 Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

     William B. Taylor, Jr.,

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

     Catherine G. West,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Internal Revenue
    Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2008, vice
    Karen Hastie Williams, term expired.

     Deborah L. Wince-Smith,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight
    Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010, vice Larry L. Levitan,
    term expired.

     Michael Wood,

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

     Submitted May 2

     Sheila C. Bair,

     of Kansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal
    Deposit Insurance Corporation for the remainder of the term expiring
    July 15, 2007, vice Donald E. Powell, resigned.

     Sheila C. Bair,

     of Kansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal
    Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term expiring July 15, 2013
    (reappointment).

     Sheila C. Bair,

     of Kansas, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal
    Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of 5 years, vice Donald E.
    Powell, resigned.

     Submitted May 3

     Mark Myers,

     of Alaska, to be Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, vice Charles
    G. Groat, resigned.

     Susan C. Schwab,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of
    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, vice Robert J. Portman.

     Submitted May 4

     Valerie L. Baker,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Consuelo B. Marshall, retired.

    [[Page 1288]]

     Jerome A. Holmes,

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

     Charles P. Rosenberg,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
    for the term of 4 years, vice Paul J. McNulty, resigned.

     Withdrawn May 4

     Jerome A. Holmes,

     of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Oklahoma, vice Sven E. Holmes, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on
    February 14, 2006.

     Submitted May 5

     Katherine M.B. Berger,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2010, vice Nancy S. Dwight, term
    expired.

     Karen Brosius,

     of South Carolina, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 6, 2006,
    vice Thomas E. Lorentzen, resigned.

     Karen Brosius,

     of South Carolina, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011 (reappointment).

     Ioannis N. Miaoulis,

     of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2010, vice Terry L.
    Maple, term expired.

     Christina Orr-Cahall,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2010, vice Maria Mercedes
    Guillemard, term expired.

     Sandra Pickett,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2010 (reappointment).

     Kevin Owen Starr,

     of California, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009, vice David Donath,
    term expired.

     Submitted May 8

     General Michael V. Hayden,

    U.S. Air Force, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, vice
    Porter J. Goss, resigned.

     Troy R. Justesen,

     of Utah, to be Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education,
    Department of Education, vice Susan K. Sclafani.

     W. Stuart Symington, IV,

     of Missouri, 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 Djibouti.

     Submitted May 9

     Victoria Ray Carlson,

     of Iowa, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2007, vice Joel Kahn, term expired.

     Chad Colley,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2007, vice David Wenzel, term expired.

     Lisa Mattheiss,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for
    a term expiring September 17, 2007, vice Carol Hughes Novak, term
    expired.

     Eric Solomon,

     of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
    Pamela F. Olson, resigned.

     John R. Vaughn,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2007, vice Lex Frieden, term expired.

    [[Page 1289]]

     Ellen C. Williams,

     of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for the
    remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2007, vice John S. Gardner.

     Submitted May 10

     Neil M. Gorsuch,

     of Colorado, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, vice David
    M. Ebel, retired.

     Submitted May 11

     Thomas D. Anderson,

     of Vermont, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont for the
    term of 4 years, vice Peter W. Hall, resigned.

     Gayleatha Beatrice Brown,

     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 Republic of Benin.

     Peter R. Coneway,

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

     Christina B. Rocca,

     of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as
    U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.

     William H. Tobey,

     of Connecticut, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear
    Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, vice Paul
    Morgan Longsworth, resigned.

     Submitted May 16

     Francisco Augusto Besosa,

     of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto
    Rico, vice Juan M. Perez-Gimenez, retired.

     R. Hunter Biden,

     of Delaware, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of
    5 years, vice Michael S. Dukakis, term expired.

     John Ray Correll,

     of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
    and Enforcement, vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett.

     John H. Hill,

     of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration, vice Annette Sandberg, resigned.

     Donna R. McLean,

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

     Submitted May 18

     Kathleen L. Casey,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission
    for a term expiring June 5, 2011, vice Cynthia A. Glassman, resigned.

     Donald L. Kohn,

     of Virginia, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the
    Federal Reserve System for a term of 4 years, vice Roger Walton
    Ferguson, resigned.

     Martin J. Jackley,

     of South Dakota, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
    for the term of 4 years, vice Steven Kent Mullins.

     Kimberly Ann Moore,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice
    Raymond C. Clevenger III, retired.

     Bobby E. Shepherd,

     of Arkansas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice
    Morris S. Arnold, retiring.

     Submitted May 23

     Richard E. Hoagland,

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

     Clifford M. Sobel,

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

    [[Page 1290]]

     Submitted May 24

     Patrick W. Dunne,

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

     Submitted May 25

     Anna Blackburne-Rigsby,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the District of
    Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years, vice Frank Ernest
    Schwelb, retiring.

     Robert O. Blake, Jr.,

     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 Democratic Socialist Republic of
    Sri Lanka, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation
    as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
    America to the Republic of Maldives.

     Elizabeth Dougherty,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Mediation
    Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009, vice Read Van de Water, term
    expiring.

     Phyllis D. Thompson,

     of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the District of
    Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years, vice John A. Terry,
    retired.

     Submitted June 5

     David H. Laufman,

     of Texas, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense, vice Joseph
    E. Schmitz, resigned.

     Charles D. Nottingham,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a
    term expiring December 31, 2010, vice Roger P. Nober, term expired.

     Charles Darwin Snelling,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30,
    2012 (reappointment).

     Submitted June 6

     Cesar Benito Cabrera,

     of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve
    concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
    Republic of Seychelles.

     Wayne Cartwright Beyer,

     of New Hampshire, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations
    Authority for a term of 5 years expiring July 1, 2010, vice Othoniel
    Armendariz.

     Colleen Conway-Welch,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed
    Services University of the Health Sciences for a term expiring May 1,
    2011, vice L.D. Britt, term expired.

     Marcia Morales Howard,

     of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    Florida, vice Harvey E. Schlesinger, retired.

     Leslie Southwick,

     of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    Mississippi, vice William H. Barbour, Jr., retired.

     Robert L. Sumwalt III,

     of South Carolina, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety
    Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2006, vice
    Richard F. Healing, resigned.

     Robert L. Sumwalt III,

     of South Carolina, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety
    Board for a term expiring December 31, 2011 (reappointment).

     C. Thomas Yarington, Jr.,

     of Washington, to be a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed
    Services University of the Health Sciences for a term expiring May 1,
    2011, vice Ikram U. Khan, term expired.

     Submitted June 7

     Gregory Kent Frizzell,

     of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Oklahoma, vice Sven E. Holmes, resigned.

    [[Page 1291]]

     Submitted June 9

     R. Alexander Acosta,

     of Florida, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
    for the term of 4 years, vice Marcos D. Jimenez.

     Troy A. Eid,

     of Colorado, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado for the
    term of 4 years, vice John W. Suthers, resigned.

     Phillip J. Green,

     of Illinois, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois
    for the term of 4 years, vice Ronald J. Tenpas, resigned.

     George E.B. Holding,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of
    North Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice Frank DeArmon Whitney.

     Sharon Lynn Potter,

     of West Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West
    Virginia for the term of 4 years, vice Thomas E. Johnston, resigned.

     Brett L. Tolman,

     of Utah, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of 4
    years, vice Paul Michael Warner, resigned.

    Submitted June 12

    Randall M. Fort,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and
    Research), vice Thomas Fingar, resigned.

    Margo M. McKay,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Vernon
    Bernard Parker.

    Stephen S. McMillin,

    of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
    vice Joel David Kaplan.

    Drue Pearce,

    of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas
    Transportation Projects for the term prescribed by law (new position).

    Marc Spitzer,

    of Arizona, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    for the term expiring June 30, 2011, vice Nora Mead Brownell, resigned.

    Lisa Godbey Wood,

    of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    Georgia, vice Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., retiring.

    Submitted June 16

    Mark R. Abbott,

    of Oregon, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice Jane
    Lubchenco, term expired.

    Geoffrey S. Bacino,

    of Illinois, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a
    term expiring February 27, 2013, vice Franz S. Leichter, term expired.

    Camilla Persson Benbow,

    of Tennessee, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice Warren M.
    Washington, term expired.

    John T. Bruer,

    of Missouri, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice John A.
    White, Jr., term expired.

    Josiah Bunting III,

    of Rhode Island, to be a member of the National Council on the
    Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012, vice Wright L.
    Lassiter, Jr., term expired.

    Michael V. Dunn,

    of Iowa, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading
    Commission for a term expiring June 19, 2011 (reappointment).

    Thomas C. Foley,

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

    Patricia D. Galloway,

    of Washington, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice Diana S.
    Natalicio, term expired.

    [[Page 1292]]

    Jose-Marie Griffiths,

    of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice Nina V.
    Fedoroff, term expired.

    Mary Haybeck,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2012, vice James R. Stoner, Jr., term
    expired.

    Karl Hess,

    of Illinois, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for the remainder of the term expiring May 10, 2008,
    vice Delores M. Etter, resigned.

    Robert S. Martin,

    of Texas, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a
    term expiring January 26, 2012, vice Jeffrey D. Wallin, term expired.

    Wilfred M. McClay,

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

    Nancy Montanez-Johner,

    of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition,
    and Consumer Services, vice Eric M. Bost.

    Nancy Montanez-Johner,

    of Nebraska, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity
    Credit Corporation, vice Eric M. Bost.

    Manfredi Piccolomini,

    of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2012, vice Andrew Ladis, term expired.

    Thomas N. Taylor,

    of Kansas, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice Daniel
    Simberloff, term expired.

    Richard F. Thompson,

    of California, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice Mark S.
    Wrighton, term expired.

    Kenneth R. Weinstein,

    of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Council on
    the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012, vice David Hertz,
    term expired.

    Jay Winik,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities
    for a term expiring January 26, 2012, vice Nathan O. Hatch, term
    expired.

    Submitted June 19

    Henry M. Paulson, Jr.,

    of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury, vice John W. Snow,
    resigned.

     Submitted June 26

     Warren Bell,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31,
    2012, vice Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, resigned.

     Chris Boskin,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31,
    2012, vice Katherine Milner Anderson, resigned.

     Linda Mysliwy Conlin,

     of New Jersey, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of
    the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2009, vice April H.
    Foley, term expired.

     J. Joseph Grandmaison,

     of New Hampshire, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20,
    2009 (reappointment).

     Thomas E. Harvey,

     of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    (Congressional Affairs), vice Pamela M. Iovino, resigned.

     Roger L. Hunt,

     of Nevada, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S.
    Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2009,
    vice Scott O. Wright, term expired.

    [[Page 1293]]

     John E. Kidde,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S.
    Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2011,
    vice Frederick G. Slabach, term expired.

     John Peyton,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S.
    Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2011,
    vice Patrick Lloyd McCrory, term expired.

     David H. Pryor,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31,
    2008, vice Christy Carpenter, term expired.

     William B. Wark,

     of Maine, to be a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board for a term of 5 years, vice Rixio Enrique Medina,
    resigned.

     Robert L. Wilkie,

     of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Daniel
    R. Stanley.

     William E. Wright,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board for a term of 5 years, vice Gerald V. Poje, term
    expired.

     Submitted June 28

     John Preston Bailey,

     of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District
    of West Virginia, vice Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., retiring.

     Mary O. Donohue,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New
    York, vice Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., retired.

     John Alfred Jarvey,

     of Iowa, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa,
    vice Ronald E. Longstaff, retiring.

     Robert James Jonker,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Michigan, vice Gordon J. Quist, retired.

     Kent A. Jordan,

     of Delaware, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Jane
    R. Roth, retired.

     Raymond M. Kethledge,

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

     Debra Ann Livingston,

     of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice John
    M. Walker, Jr., retiring.

     Paul Lewis Maloney,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Michigan, vice Richard Alan Enslen, retired.

     Stephen Joseph Murphy III,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Susan
    Bieke Neilson, deceased.

     Janet T. Neff,

     of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Michigan, vice David W. McKeague, elevated.

     Carmel Borders,

     of Kentucky, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2008 (reappointment).

     Jay M. Cohen,

     of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology,
    Department of Homeland Security, vice Charles E. McQueary, resigned.

     Sean T. Connaughton,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, vice
    William Schubert, resigned.

     Donald D. Deshler,

     of Kansas, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 2008, vice Phyllis C.
    Hunter, term expired.

     Blanca E. Enriquez,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 2009 (reappointment).

    [[Page 1294]]

     Patricia Mathes,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2007, vice Mark G.
    Yudof, resigned.

     Eliza McFadden,

     of Florida, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 2009, vice Douglas
    Carnine, term expired.

     Timothy Shanahan,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2007, vice Jean Osborn,
    term expired.

     Submitted June 29

     Frank R. Jimenez,

     of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, vice
    Alberto Jose Mora, resigned.

     Donald C. Johnson,

     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 Equatorial Guinea.

     Bruce I. Knight,

     of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and
    Regulatory Programs, vice William T. Hawks, resigned.

     Bruce I. Knight,

     of South Dakota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Commodity Credit Corporation, vice William T. Hawks, resigned.

     Charles E. McQueary,

     of North Carolina, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,
    Department of Defense, vice Thomas P. Christie, resigned.

     Frederic S. Mishkin,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 2000,
    vice Roger Walton Ferguson, Jr., resigned.

     Edmund C. Moy,

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

     Nathaniel F. Wienecke,

     of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Brett T.
    Palmer, resigned.

     Peter D. Keisler,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia
    Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, Jr., elevated.