[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--Nominations Submitted to the Senate

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

Submitted July 12

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.

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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.

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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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.