    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2006]
    [Pages 2263-2273]
    [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

    [[Page 2263]]

    The following list does not include promotions of members of the
    Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations
    of Foreign Service officers.

    Submitted July 12

    Philip S. Goldberg,

    of Massachusetts, 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 Bolivia.

    Henry M. Paulson, Jr.,

    of New York, to be U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund for
    a term of 5 years; U.S. Governor of the International Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development for a term of 5 years; U.S. Governor of
    the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 5 years; U.S. Governor
    of the African Development Bank for a term of 5 years; U.S. Governor of
    the Asian Development Bank; U.S. Governor of the African Development
    Fund; U.S. Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
    Development, vice John W. Snow, resigned.

    John C. Rood,

    of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International
    Security and Non-Proliferation), vice Stephen Geoffrey Rademaker,
    resigned.

    Submitted July 13

    Cindy Lou Courville,

    of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
    African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary.

    Nora Barry Fischer,

    of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Pennsylvania, vice Robert J. Cindrich, resigned.

    Richard W. Graber,

    of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Czech Republic.

    Sara Elizabeth Lioi,

    of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio,
    vice Lesley Brooks Wells, retired.

    Christopher A. Padilla,

    of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce,
    vice Peter Lichtenbaum.

    Calvin L. Scovel,

    of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation, vice
    Kenneth M. Mead, resigned.

    Submitted July 18

    Clyde Bishop,

    of Delaware, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

    Mark R. Dybul,

    of Florida, to be Coordinator of United States Government Activities to
    Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Randall L.
    Tobias, resigned.

    Stephen M. Prescott,

    of Oklahoma, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
    Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
    Foundation for a term expiring April 15, 2011, vice Herbert Guenther,
    term expired.

    Peter W. Tredick,

    of California, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term
    expiring July 1, 2010 (reappointment).

    Anne Jeannette Udall,

    of North Carolina, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris
    K. Udall Scholarship

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    and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term
    expiring October 6, 2010 (reappointment).

    Submitted July 21

    Jane M. Doggett,

    of Montana, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for
    a term expiring January 26, 2012, vice Stephen McKnight, term expired.

    Sharon Lynn Hays,

    of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and
    Technology Policy, vice Kathie L. Olsen.

    Ronald J. James,

    of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Reginald Jude
    Brown.

    Robert W. Johnson,

    of Nevada, to be Commissioner of Reclamation, vice John W. Keys III,
    resigned.

    James R. Kunder,

    of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development, vice Frederick W. Schieck.

    Mary Martin Ourisman,

    of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and
    without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to St. Kitts and Nevis,
    Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada,
    and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

    Bijan Rafiekian,

    of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
    Import Bank of the United States for the remainder of the term expiring
    January 20, 2007, vice Linda Mysliwy Conlin.

    Karen B. Stewart,

    of Florida, 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 Belarus.

    Maj. Gen. Todd I. Stewart, USAF (Ret.),

    of Ohio, to be a member of the National Security Education Board for a
    term of 4 years, vice Arthur James Collingsworth, term expiring.

     Submitted July 25

     Margrethe Lundsager,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Executive Director of the International
    Monetary Fund for a term of 2 years, vice Nancy P. Jacklin, term
    expired.

     Dianne I. Moss,

     of Colorado, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas
    Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2007,
    vice John L. Morrison, term expired.

     Ronald A. Tschetter,

     of Minnesota, to be Director of the Peace Corps, vice Gaddi H. Vasquez,
    resigned.

     Submitted July 27

     Rodger A. Heaton,

     of Illinois, to be U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois
    for the term of 4 years, vice Jan Paul Miller, resigned.

     Deborah Jean Johnson Rhodes,

     of Alabama, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
    for the term of 4 years, vice David Preston York, resigned 2006.

    Submitted August 1

    C. Stephen Allred,

    of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Rebecca W.
    Watson, resigned.

    Carl Joseph Artman,

    of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice David
    Wayne Anderson.

    Alex A. Beehler,

    of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency,
    vice Nikki Rush Tinsley, resigned.

    James H. Bilbray,

    of Nevada, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for the remainder
    of the term expiring December 8, 2006, vice John F. Walsh, resigned.

    [[Page 2265]]

    James H. Bilbray,

    of Nevada, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2015 (reappointment).

    Charles R. Christopherson, Jr.,

    of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity
    Credit Corporation, vice Joseph J. Jen.

    Randolph James Clerihue,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Lisa Kruska.

    Susan E. Dudley,

    of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and
    Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, vice John D.
    Graham, resigned.

    Michael F. Duffy,

    of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety
    and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2012
    (reappointment).

    Wilma B. Liebman,

    of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Labor
    Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2011
    (reappointment).

    Roger Romulus Martella, Jr.,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Ann R. Klee, resigned.

    Arthur K. Reilly,

    of New Jersey, to be a member of the National Science Board, National
    Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012, vice Michael G.
    Rossmann, term expired.

    Leland A. Strom,

    of Illinois, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board,
    Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2012, vice
    Douglas L. Flory, term expiring.

    Submitted August 2

    Dabney Langhorne Friedrich,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for the
    remainder of the term expiring October 31, 2009, vice Michael O'Neill.

    Roslynn Renee Mauskopf,

    of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New
    York, vice David G. Trager, retired.

    Liam O'Grady,

    of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Virginia, vice Claude M. Hilton, retired.

    Lawrence Joseph O'Neill,

    of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    California, vice Oliver W. Wanger, retired.

    Submitted August 3

    Brig. Gen. Bruce Arlan Berwick, USA,

    to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission.

    Brig. Gen. Robert Crear, USA,

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

    Rear Adm. Samuel P. De Bow, Jr., NOAA,

    to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission.

    Nelson M. Ford,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Valerie Lynn
    Baldwin.

    Cynthia A. Glassman,

    of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs,
    vice Kathleen B. Cooper, resigned.

    William H. Graves,

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

    Col. Gregg F. Martin, USA,

    to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission.

    Rachel K. Paulose,

    of Minnesota, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the
    term of 4 years, vice Thomas B. Heffelfinger, resigned.

    John K. Veroneau,

    of Virginia, to be a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of
    Ambassador, vice Susan C. Schwab, resigned.

    [[Page 2266]]

    Gerald Walpin,

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

     Submitted September 5

     David Longly Bernhardt,

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

     Mary Amelia Bomar,

     of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the National Park Service, vice
    Frances P. Mainella, resigned.

     Terrence W. Boyle,

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

     Larry W. Brown,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board for a term expiring October 18, 2010, vice R. Bruce Matthews,
    resigned.

     Peter E. Cianchette,

     of Maine, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight
    Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010, vice Nancy Killefer, term
    expired.

     Charles F. Conner,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity
    Credit Corporation, vice James R. Moseley.

     John Ray Correll,

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

     Charles L. Glazer,

     of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador.

     William James Haynes II,

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

     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.

     Robert T. Howard,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    (Information and Technology), vice Robert N. McFarland.

     Collister Johnson, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
    Development Corporation for a term of 7 years, vice Albert S. Jacquez,
    term expired.

     John Edward Mansfield,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board for a term expiring October 18, 2011 (reappointment).

     William W. Mercer,

     of Montana, to be Associate Attorney General, vice Robert D. McCallum,
    Jr.

     Mark Myers,

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

     William Gerry Myers III,

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

     James F.X. O'Gara,

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

     Halil Suleyman Ozerden,

     of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    Mississippi, vice David C. Bramlette, retired.

     Norman Randy Smith,

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

     Richard Stickler,

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

     Sara Alicia Tucker,

     of California, to be Under Secretary of Education, vice Edward R.
    McPherson, resigned.

    [[Page 2267]]

     Michael Brunson Wallace,

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

     William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr.,

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

     Peter Stanley Winokur,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board for a term expiring October 18, 2009, vice John T. Conway, term
    expired.

     Otis D. Wright II,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Gary L. Taylor, retired.

     George H. Wu,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Ronald S.W. Lew, retiring.

     Submitted September 6

     Robert K. Steel,

     of Connecticut, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Randal
    Quarles.

     Submitted September 7

     Jovita Carranza,

     of Illinois, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business
    Administration, vice Melanie Sabelhaus, resigned.

     Paul DeCamp,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division,
    Department of Labor, vice Tammy Dee McCutchen, resigned, to which
    position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Michael F. Duffy,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety
    and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years expiring August 30,
    2012 (reappointment), to which position he was appointed during the last
    recess of the Senate.

     Lauren M. Maddox,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach,
    Department of Education, vice Kevin F. Sullivan, resigned.

     Daniel Meron,

     of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and
    Human Services, vice Alex Azar II, to which position he was appointed
    during the last recess of the Senate.

     Mary E. Peters,

     of Arizona, to be Secretary of Transportation, vice Norman Y. Mineta,
    resigned.

     Dean A. Pinkert,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission
    for the term expiring December 16, 2015, vice Jennifer Anne Hillman,
    term expiring.

     Irving A. Williamson,

     of New York, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission
    for the term expiring June 16, 2014, vice Stephen Koplan, term expired.

     Donald Y. Yamamoto,

     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 Federal Democratic Republic of
    Ethiopia.

     Submitted September 13

     Frank Baxter,

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

     Thomas M. Hardiman,

     of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice
    Richard L. Nygaard, retired.

     Submitted September 15

     Michael J. Astrue,

     of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of Social Security for a term
    expiring January 19, 2013, vice Jo Anne Barnhart.

    [[Page 2268]]

     Caroline C. Hunter,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a
    term expiring December 12, 2009, vice Paul S. DeGregorio, term expired.

     David Palmer,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2011, vice Cari M. Dominguez,
    term expired.

     Submitted September 20

     Kay Kelley Arnold,

     of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2010 (reappointment).

     Dana K. Bilyeu,

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

     Barbara Boxer,

     of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America
    to the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United
    Nations.

     Gary C. Bryner,

     of Utah, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American
    Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008, vice Nancy Dorn, term
    expired.

     Norman B. Coleman,

     of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United States of America to
    the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     Thomas Joseph Dodd,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors
    of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008, vice
    Nadine Hogan.

     Cecil E. Floyd,

     of South Carolina, to be an Alternate Representative of the United
    States of America to the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of
    the United Nations.

     Hector E. Morales,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2010, vice Jose A.
    Fourquet, resigned.

     John P. Salazar,

     of New Mexico, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2012, vice Anita
    Perez Ferguson.

     Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2012, vice
    Roger Francisco Noriega.

     Jack C. Vaughn,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2012
    (reappointment).

     Mark J. Warshawsky,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a
    term expiring September 30, 2012, vice Harold Daub, term expired.

     Withdrawn September 20

     Nadine Hogan,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
    American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008, vice Frank D.
    Yturria, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 24, 2005.

     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 recess of the Senate from
    January 3, 2006, to January 18, 2006, which was sent to the Senate on
    February 10, 2006.

     John E. Maupin, Jr.,

     of Tennessee, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board for
    a term expiring September 30, 2010, vice Gerald M. Shea, term expired,
    which was sent to the Senate on September 6, 2005.

    [[Page 2269]]

     Submitted September 21

     Steven R. Chealander,

     of Texas, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2007, vice Ellen G.
    Engleman, resigned.

     Curtis S. Chin,

     of New York, to be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, with
    the rank of Ambassador, vice Paul William Speltz.

     Ronald P. Spogli,

     of California, to serve concurrently and without additional
    compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of San Marino.

     Craig Roberts Stapleton,

     of Connecticut, to serve concurrently and without additional
    compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Monaco.

     Submitted September 26

     Kevin M. Kolevar,

     of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity
    Delivery and Energy Reliability), vice John S. Shaw, resigned.

     Jane C. Luxton,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
    Atmosphere, vice James R. Mahoney.

     Thurgood Marshall, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2011, vice Ned R. McWherter, term expired.

     Phillip L. Swagel,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Mark J.
    Warshawsky, resigned.

     Submitted September 28

     Michele A. Davis,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Antonio
    Fratto.

     Eric D. Eberhard,

     of Washington, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
    Udall Scholarship
    and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term
    expiring October 6, 2012, vice Malcolm B. Bowekaty, term expiring.

     Dana Gioia,

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

     Submitted September 29

     John Roberts Hackman,

     of Virginia, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia
    for the term of 4 years, vice John Francis Clark.

     Robert F. Hoyt

     of Maryland, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury,
    vice Arnold I. Havens, resigned.

     William Lindsay Osteen, Jr.

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    North Carolina, vice William L. Osteen, Sr., retired.

     Martin Karl Reidinger,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District
    of North Carolina, vice Graham C. Mullen, retired.

     Thomas D. Schroeder,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    North Carolina, vice Frank W. Bullock, Jr., retired.

    Submitted November 9

    John Robert Bolton,

    of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to
    the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary
    and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of
    America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

    John Robert Bolton,

    of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the
    Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure
    of service as Representative of the United States of America to the
    United Nations.

    [[Page 2270]]

     Submitted November 13

     Katherine Almquist,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development, vice Lloyd O. Pierson, resigned.

     Andrew G. Biggs,

     of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the
    remainder of the term expiring January 19, 2007, vice James B. Lockhart
    III.

     Andrew G. Biggs,

     of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for a term
    expiring January 19, 2013 (reappointment).

     Dan Gregory Blair,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate
    Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2012, vice George A. Omas,
    term expired.

     Terry L. Cline,

     of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental
    Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services,
    vice Charles Curie, resigned.

     Benjamin Donenberg,

     of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a
    term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Maribeth McGinley, term expired.

     Charles E. Dorkey III,

     of New York, to be a member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence
    Seaway Development Corporation, vice James S. Simpson.

     Foreststorn Hamilton,

     of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a
    term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Mary Costa, term expired.

     Richard Allan Hill,

     of Montana, 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.

     Diane Humetewa,

     of Arizona, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
    Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
    Foundation for a term expiring August 25, 2012, vice Richard Narcia,
    term expired.

     Joan Israelite,

     of Missouri, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a
    term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Don V. Cogman, term expired.

     Mark Everett Keenum,

     of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and
    Foreign Agricultural Services, vice J.B. Penn.

     Mark Everett Keenum,

     of Mississippi, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Commodity Credit Corporation, vice J.B. Penn.

     Scott A. Keller,

     of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Steven B. Nesmith, resigned.

     Charlotte P. Kessler,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term
    expiring September 3, 2012, vice Katharine DeWitt, term expired.

     Robert Bretley Lott,

     of Louisiana, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a
    term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Teresa Lozano Long, term expired.

     William Francis Price, Jr.,

     of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a
    term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Evelyn Dee Potter Rose, term
    expired.

     Anthony W. Ryan,

     of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
    Timothy S. Bitsberger.

     Paul A. Schneider,

     of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of
    Homeland Security, vice Janet Hale, resigned.

     Leon R. Sequeira,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Veronica
    Vargas Stidvent.

    [[Page 2271]]

     Ellen C. Williams,

     of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term
    expiring December 8, 2016 (reappointment).

     Submitted November 14

     Steven G. Bradbury,

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

     Paul DeCamp,

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

     Elizabeth Dougherty,

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

     Elizabeth Dougherty,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Mediation
    Board for a term expiring July 1, 2010 (reappointment).

     Arlene Holen,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety
    and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years expiring August 30,
    2010, vice Robert H. Beatty, Jr., term expired.

     Richard Stickler,

     of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety
    and Health, vice David D. Lauriski, resigned to which position he was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Kenneth Y. Tomlinson,

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

     Kenneth Y. Tomlinson,

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

     Peter W. Tredick,

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

     Withdrawn November 14

     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, which was sent to the Senate on May 25, 2006.

     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, which was sent to the Senate on March 27, 2006.

     Peter W. Tredick,

     of California, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a
    term expiring July 1, 2010 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate
    on July 18, 2006.

     Submitted November 16

     Terrence W. Boyle,

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

     William James Haynes II,

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

     Peter D. Keisler,

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

     William Gerry Myers III,

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

     James Edward Rogan,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Nora M. Manella, resigned.

     Margaret A. Ryan,

     of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
    Forces for the term of 15 years to expire on the date prescribed by law,
    vice Herman F. Gierke, term expired.

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     Benjamin Hale Settle,

     of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Washington, vice Franklin D. Burgess, retired.

     Norman Randy Smith,

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

     Scott Wallace Stucky,

     of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
    Forces for the term of 15 years to expire on the date prescribed by law,
    vice Susan J. Crawford, term expired.

     Michael Brunson Wallace,

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

     Submitted December 4

     Robert M. Gates,

     of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense, vice Donald Henry Rumsfeld,
    resigned.

     Submitted December 5

     Jeffrey Robert Brown,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a
    term expiring September 30, 2008, vice Bradley D. Belt, resigned, to
    which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Gregory B. Cade,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration,
    Department of Homeland Security, vice R. David Paulison, resigned.

     Sam Fox,

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

     Frederick J. Kapala,

     of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Illinois, vice Philip G. Reinhard, retiring.

     Heidi M. Pasichow,

     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 Anna
    Blackburne-Rigsby, elevated.

     Stanley Davis Phillips,

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

     Jill E. Sommers,

     of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading
    Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2009, vice
    Sharon Brown-Hruska, resigned.

     Michael W. Tankersley,

     of Texas, to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank (new position).

     Submitted December 6

     Michael J. Burns,

     of New Mexico, to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
    and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, vice Dale Klein, resigned.

     Beryl A. Howell,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing
    Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011 (reappointment).

     Rosemary E. Rodriguez,

     of Colorado, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for
    the remainder of the term expiring December 12, 2007, vice Raymundo
    Martinez III, resigned.

     John R. Steer,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a
    term expiring October 31, 2011 (reappointment).

     Withdrawn December 6

     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, which was sent to the Senate
    on September 5, 2006.

     David H. Laufman,

     of Texas, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense, vice Joseph
    E. Schmitz, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on June 5, 2006.

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     Submitted December 7

     Thomas Alvin Farr,

     of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District
    of North Carolina, vice Malcolm J. Howard, retired.