[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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,