    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2007]
    [Pages 867-884]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appendix B / Administration of George W. Bush, 2007

    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 9

    John Preston Bailey,

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

    Valerie L. Baker,

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

    Vanessa Lynne Bryant,

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

    Carol A. Dalton,

    of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior
    Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice A. Noel
    Anketell Kramer, elevated.

    Mary O. Donohue,

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

    Thomas Alvin Farr,

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

    Nora Barry Fischer,

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

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

    Gregory Kent Frizzell,

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

    Philip S. Gutierrez,

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

    Thomas M. Hardiman,

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

    Marcia Morales Howard,

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

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

    John Alfred Jarvey,

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

    Frederick J. Kapala,

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

    Peter D. Keisler,

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

    Sara Elizabeth Lioi,

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

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    Debra Ann Livingston,

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

    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.

    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.

    Halil Suleyman Ozerden,

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

    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.

    Martin Karl Reidinger,

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

    James Edward Rogan,

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

    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.

    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.

    John R. Steer,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a term
    expiring October 31, 2011 (reappointment), to which position he was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

    Lisa Godbey Wood,

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

    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, retired.

    Anthony C. Epstein,

    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.

    Leslie Southwick,

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

    Joseph S. Van Bokkelen,

    of Indiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Indiana, vice Rudy Lozano, retiring.

    Katherine Almquist,

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

    Carl Joseph Artman,

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

    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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    Alex A. Beehler,

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

    Warren Bell,

    of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31,
    2012, vice Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, resigned, to which position he was
    appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

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

    Andrew G. Biggs,

    of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term
    expiring January 19, 2013, vice James B. Lockhart III.

    Anita K. Blair,

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

    Steven G. Bradbury,

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

    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.

    Gregory B. Cade,

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

    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.

    John Ray Correll,

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

    Paul DeCamp,

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

    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 of 6 years expiring August 30,
    2012 (reappointment).

    Sam Fox,

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

    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.

    Floyd Hall,

    of New Jersey, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of
    5 years, vice Amy M. Rosen, term expired.

    Thomas E. Harvey,

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

    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.

    D. Jeffrey Hirschberg,

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

    Richard E. Hoagland,

    of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign
    Service, class of Minister-

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    Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Armenia.

    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.

    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.

    Scott A. Keller,

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

    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.

    Kevin M. Kolevar,

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

    James R. Kunder,

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

    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.

    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.

    Jane C. Luxton,

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

    Roger Romulus Martella, Jr.,

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

    David M. Mason,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a
    term expiring April 30, 2009 (reappointment).

    Patricia Mathes,

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

    Andrew J. McKenna, Jr.,

    of Illinois, to be a member of the National Security Education Board for
    a term of 4 years, vice Robert N. Shamansky, term expired.

    Mark McKinnon,

    of Texas, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a
    term expiring August 13, 2009, vice Fayza Veronique Boulad Rodman, to
    which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

    William W. Mercer,

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

    Daniel Meron,

    of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human
    Services, vice Alex Azar II.

    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.

    Julie L. Myers,

    of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice
    Michael J. Garcia.

    James F.X. O'Gara,

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

    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.

    John L. Palmer,

    of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-
    Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal

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    Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

    John L. Palmer,

    of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years
    (reappointment).

    John L. Palmer,

    of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

    Stanley Davis Phillips,

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

    Dean A. Pinkert,

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

    John A. Rizzo,

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

    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.

    Ellen R. Sauerbrey,

    of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population,
    Refugees, and Migration), vice Arthur E. Dewey, resigned.

    Thomas R. Saving,

    of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

    Thomas R. Saving,

    of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age
    and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance
    Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment).

    Thomas R. Saving,

    of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal
    Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years
    (reappointment).

    Leon R. Sequeira,

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

    Ron Silver,

    of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Stephen D.
    Krasner, term expired.

    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).

    Enrique J. Sosa,

    of Florida, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5
    years, vice Linwood Holton, term expired.

    Richard Stickler,

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

    Michael W. Tankersley,

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

    Judy Van Rest,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Daniel
    Pipes.

    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.

    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).

    Steven T. Walther,

    of Nevada, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term
    expiring April 30, 2009, vice Scott E. Thomas, term expired.

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    William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr.,

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

    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.

    Ellen C. Williams,

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

    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.

    Submitted January 10

    P. Robert Fannin,

    of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Dominican Republic.

    Douglas Menarchik,

    of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development (reappointment).

    William Raymond Steiger,

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

    Bradley Udall,

    of Colorado, 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 (reappointment).

    Howard Charles Weizmann,

    of Maryland, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel
    Management, vice Dan Gregory Blair.

    Submitted January 11

    David James Gribbin IV,

    of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation,
    vice Jeffrey A. Rosen.

    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.

    Submitted January 16

    Michael David Credo,

    of Louisiana, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana
    for the term of 4 years, vice Theophile Alceste Duroncelet, resigned.

    Robert Gideon Howard, Jr.,

    of Arkansas, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas for
    the term of 4 years, vice Ray Elmer Carnahan, resigned.

    Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez,

    of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for
    the term of 4 years, vice Humberto S. Garcia, resigned.

    Norman Randy Smith,

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

    John Wood,

    of Missouri, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
    for the term of 4 years, vice Todd Peterson Graves, resigned.

    Withdrawn January 16

    Norman Randy Smith,

    of Idaho, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen
    S. Trott, retired, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

    Submitted January 18

    Paul J. Bonicelli,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
    International Development, vice Adolfo A. Franco.

    Mario Mancuso,

    of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export
    Administration, vice David H. McCormick.

    Patrick P. Shen,

    of Maryland, to be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair
    Employment Practices for a term of 4 years, vice William Sanchez,
    resigned.

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    William B. Wood,

    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 Afghanistan.

    Submitted January 22

    Ryan C. Crocker,

    of Washington, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the
    rank Personal Rank of Career Ambassador, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
    and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
    Iraq.

    J. Michael McConnell,

    of Virginia, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice John D.
    Negroponte.

    John D. Negroponte,

    of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State, vice Robert B. Zoellick,
    resigned.

    Submitted January 29

    James R. Clapper, Jr.,

    of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, vice
    Stephen A. Cambone.

    William Herbert Heyman,

    of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2008, vice Thomas Waters
    Grant, term expired.

    Submitted February 8

    Williamson Evers,

    of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and
    Policy Development, Department of Education, vice Tom Luce, resigned.

    Steven Jeffrey Isakowitz,

    of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy, vice
    Susan Johnson Grant, resigned.

     Submitted February 12

     Carol D'Amico,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National
    Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2010
    (reappointment).

     Perry R. Eaton,

     of Alaska, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of
    American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a
    term expiring May 19, 2012, vice A. David Lester, term expired.

     Ford M. Fraker,

     of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

     David C. Geary,

     of Missouri, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National
    Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2010, vice
    Roberto Ibarra Lopez, term expired.

     Eric Alan Hanushek,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National
    Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2010
    (reappointment).

     Janis Herschkowitz,

     of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Rafael
    Cuellar, term expired.

     Marylyn Andrea Howe,

     of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Council on Disability
    for a term expiring September 17, 2008, vice Glenn Bernard Anderson,
    term expired.

     Sonya Kelliher-Combs,

     of Alaska, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of
    American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a
    term expiring May 19, 2008, vice Michael A. Naranjo, term expired.

     Zalmay Khalilzad,

     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.

     Zalmay Khalilzad,

     of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America
    to the United Nations,

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    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.

     Brenda L. Kingery,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of
    American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a
    term expiring May 19, 2012, vice John Richard Grimes, resigned.

     Julie E. Kitka,

     of Alaska, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of
    American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a
    term expiring May 19, 2012, vice Katherine L. Archuleta, term expired.

     Kristine Mary Miller,

     of Colorado, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute
    of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a
    term expiring May 19, 2010, vice D. Bambi Kraus, term expired.

     Lonnie C. Moore,

     of Kansas, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2008, vice Marco A. Rodriguez, term expired.

     David George Nason,

     of Rhode Island, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Michael
    Scott, resigned.

     Nguyen Van Hanh,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National
    Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Alfred Plamann,
    term expired.

     W. Craig Vanderwagen,

     of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response,
    Department of Health and Human Services (new position).

     Cynthia Allen Wainscott,

     of Georgia, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a
    term expiring September 17, 2008, vice Barbara Gillcrist, term expired.

     Ellen C. Williams,

     of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a
    term expiring December 8, 2014 (reappointment).

     Withdrawn February 12

     Ellen C. Williams,

     of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a
    term expiring December 8, 2016 (reappointment), which was sent to the
    Senate on January 9, 2007.

     Submitted February 15

     Timothy D. DeGiusti,

     of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Oklahoma, vice Timothy D. Leonard, retired.

     Richard Sullivan,

     of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New
    York, vice Michael B. Mukasey, retired.

     Submitted February 16

     Eli Whitney Debevoise II,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank
    for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 2 years, vice Robert B.
    Holland III, resigned.

     Bijan Rafiekian,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
    Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2011
    (reappointment).

     Submitted February 26

     S. Ward Casscells,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice William
    Winkenwerder, Jr.

     Claude M. Kicklighter,

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

     William Charles Ostendorff,

     of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear
    Security Administration, vice Jerald S. Paul, resigned.

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     Submitted February 27

     Jeffrey A. Taylor,

     of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of
    Columbia for the term of 4 years, vice Kenneth L. Wainstein, resigned.

     Submitted March 5

     Michael E. Baroody,

     of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
    vice Harold D. Stratton, resigned.

     Michael E. Baroody,

     of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2006, vice Harold D.
    Stratton, resigned.

     Patrick Dennis Duddy,

     of Maine, 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 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

     David George Nason,

     of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
    Emil W. Henry, Jr.

     Submitted March 7

     Kerri Layne Briggs,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
    Education, Department of Education, vice Henry Louis Johnson, resigned.

     Joseph Timothy Kelliher,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Energy
    Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2012
    (reappointment).

     Douglas G. Myers,

     of California, to be a member of the National Museum and Library
    Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011, vice Peter Hero,
    term expired.

     Jeffrey Patchen,

     of Indiana, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011, vice John E. Bu-
    chanan, Jr., term expired.

     Lotsee Patterson,

     of Oklahoma, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services
    Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011, vice Donald Leslie, term
    expired.

     Submitted March 12

     William Herbert Heyman,

     of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2007, vice Deborah Doyle
    McWhinney, term expired.

     William Herbert Heyman,

     of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2010 (reappointment).

     Anne Cahn,

     of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Betty F.
    Bumpers, term expired.

     Bruce P. Jackson,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors
    of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2011,
    vice Chester A. Crocker, term expired.

     Kathleen Martinez,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2011, vice Seymour
    Martin Lipset, term expired.

     George E. Moose,

     of Colorado, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Mora L.
    McLean, term expired.

     Jeremy A. Rabkin,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S.
    Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Barbara W.
    Snelling, term expired.

     Dale Cabaniss,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
    for a term of 5 years expiring July 29, 2012 (reappointment).

     Carol Waller Pope,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Labor
    Relations Authority for

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    the term of 5 years expiring July 1, 2009 (reappointment).

     Withdrawn March 12

     William Herbert Heyman,

     of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2008, vice Thomas Waters
    Grant, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 29, 2007.

     Submitted March 15

     Dell L. Dailey,

     of South Dakota, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank
    and status of Ambassador at Large, vice Henry Crumpton.

     Mark P. Lagon,

     of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat
    Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, vice John Ripin
    Miller, resigned.

     Henry Bonilla,

     of Texas, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of
    America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of
    Ambassador, vice John F. Maisto, resigned.

     William R. Brownfield,

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

     Phillip Carter III,

     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 Guinea.

     Hans G. Klemm,

     of Michigan, 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 Republic of Timor-
    Leste.

     Stephen W. Porter,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Council on
    the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012, vice David Gelernter,
    term expired.

     Submitted March 19

     Sharion Aycock,

     of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of
    Mississippi, vice Glen H. Davidson, retiring.

     David R. Dugas,

     of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    Louisiana, vice Frank J. Polozola, retired.

     James Randal Hall,

     of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    Georgia, vice B. Avant Edenfield, retired.

     Richard H. Honaker,

     of Wyoming, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Wyoming, vice
    Clarence A. Brimmer, Jr., retired.

     Richard A. Jones,

     of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of
    Washington, vice John C. Coughenour, retired.

     Robert James Jonker,

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

     Raymond M. Kethledge,

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

     Paul Lewis Maloney,

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

     Stephen Joseph Murphy III,

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

     Janet T. Neff,

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

     Janis Lynn Sammartino,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    California, vice Judith Nelsen Keep, deceased.

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     Submitted March 22

     John C. Rood,

     of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and
    International Security, vice Robert Joseph, resigned.

     Michael J. Sullivan,

     of Massachusetts, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
    and Explosives (new position).

     Submitted March 26

     Janet E. Garvey,

     of Massachusetts, 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
    Cameroon.

     R. Lyle Laverty,

     of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, vice
    Harold Craig Manson.

     R. Niels Marquardt,

     of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    of the United States of America to the Republic of Madagascar, and to
    serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
    Union of Comoros.

     Withdrawn March 28

     Sam Fox,

     of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Belgium, which was sent to the Senate on
    January 9, 2007.

     Submitted March 29

     Jennifer Walker Elrod,

     of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice Patrick
    E. Higginbotham, retired.

     Submitted April 10

     Robert M. Couch,

     of Alabama, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development, vice Keith E. Gottfried, resigned.

     Charles Lewis English,

     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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.

     Miriam K. Hughes,

     of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of
    Micronesia.

     Michael J. Kussman,

     of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of
    Veterans Affairs, vice Jonathan Brian Perlin, resigned.

     Peter B. McCarthy,

     of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Sandra
    L. Pack.

     Cameron Munter,

     of California, 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 Serbia.

     Robert B. Nolan,

     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 Kingdom of Lesotho.

     Michael G. Vickers,

     of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Thomas W.
    O'Connell.

     John L. Withers II,

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

     Submitted April 11

     Charles L. Hopkins,

     of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    (Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement) (new position).

     Peter Michael McKinley,

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

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    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
    America to the Republic of Peru.

     Withdrawn April 11

     Alex A. Beehler,

     of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency,
    vice Nikki Rush Tinsley, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on
    January 9, 2007.

     William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr.,

     of Tennessee, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency, vice Jeffrey R. Holmstead, resigned, which was sent
    to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

    Submitted April 16

    Dennis R. Schrader,

    of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness,
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
    (new position).

    Submitted April 18

    Frederick B. Cook,

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

    Joseph Adam Ereli,

    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 Kingdom of
    Bahrain.

    Reuben Jeffery III,

    of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary of State
    (Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs), vice Josette Sheeran
    Shiner.

    Reuben Jeffery III,

    of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 5
    years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank
    for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the African
    Development Bank for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the
    African Development Fund; U.S. Alternate Governor of the Asian
    Development Bank; and U.S. Alternate Governor of the European Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development, vice Josette Sheeran Shiner.

    Richard Boyce Norland,

    of Iowa, 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 Uzbekistan.

    Withdrawn April 18

    Enrique J. Sosa,

    of Florida, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5
    years, vice Linwood Holton, term expired, which was sent to the Senate
    on January 9, 2007.

     Submitted April 26

     James K. Glassman,

     of Connecticut, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
    for a term expiring August 13, 2010 (reappointment).

     James K. Glassman,

     of Connecticut, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
    for a term expiring August 13, 2007, vice Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, term
    expired.

     James K. Glassman,

     of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors,
    vice Kenneth Y. Tomlinson.

     James R. Keith,

     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 Malaysia.

     Nancy J. Powell,

     of Iowa, 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 Nepal.

     Stephen A. Seche,

     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 Yemen.

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     Submitted April 30

     James Russell Dedrick,

     of Tennessee, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee
    for the term of 4 years, vice Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., resigned.

     Maurice S. Parker,

     of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Kingdom of Swaziland.

     June Carter Perry,

     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
    Sierra Leone.

     Esteban Soto III,

     of Maryland, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Puerto Rico for the
    term of 4 years, vice Herman Wirshing Rodriquez, term expired.

     Joe W. Stecher,

     of Nebraska, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska for the
    term of 4 years, vice Michael G. Heavican, term expired.

     Kristine L. Svinicki,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for
    the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2012, vice Jeffrey S. Merrifield,
    term expiring.

     Submitted May 3

     Bradford P. Campbell,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Ann Laine
    Combs, resigned.

     Bartholomew H. Chilton,

     of Delaware, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading
    Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2008, vice
    Frederick William Hatfield, resigned.

     Cameron R. Hume,

     of New York, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Republic of Indonesia.

     Charles E.F. Millard,

     of New York, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
    (new position).

     James Palmer,

     of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring
    October 6, 2011, vice Donna N. Williams, term expired.

     Alejandro Modesto Sanchez,

     of Florida, to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
    Board for a term expiring October 11, 2010 (reappointment).

     Andrew Saul,

     of New York, to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
    Board for a term expiring September 25, 2008 (reappointment).

     Andrew Saul,

     of New York, to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
    Board for a term expiring September 25, 2012 (reappointment).

     Stan Z. Soloway,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors
    of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term
    expiring October 6, 2011, vice Carol Kinsley, term expired.

     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.

     Tevi David Troy,

     of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice
    Alex Azar II.

     Kerry N. Weems,

     of New Mexico, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and
    Medicaid Services, vice Mark B. McClellan.

     Gordon James Whiting,

     of New York, to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
    Board for a term expiring September 25, 2010 (reappointment).

     Withdrawn May 3

     Jane C. Luxton,

     of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
    Atmosphere, vice James R. Mahoney, which was sent to the Senate on
    January 9, 2007.

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    Submitted May 7

    William G. Sutton, Jr.,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Albert A.
    Frink, Jr.

    Submitted May 10

    Robert Boldrey,

    of Michigan, 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 May 26, 2013 (reappointment).

    Ravic Rolf Huso,

    of Hawaii, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic.

    William S. Jasien,

    of Virginia, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2009, vice Noe Hinojosa,
    Jr., term expired.

    John E. Osborn,

    of Delaware, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public
    Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2009, vice Charles William Evers
    III, term expired.

    Howard Radzely,

    of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, vice Steven J. Law,
    resigned.

    Mark S. Shelton,

    of Kansas, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection
    Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2008, vice Thomas Waters
    Grant, term expired.

    Ned L. Siegel,

    of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

    Lezlee J. Westine,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public
    Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2009, vice Marie Sophia Aguirre,
    term expired.

     Submitted May 16

     Andrew G. Biggs,

     of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for a term
    expiring January 19, 2013, vice James B. Lockhart III, to which position
    he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

     Miguel Campaneria,

     of Puerto Rico, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for
    a term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Gerard Schwarz, term expired.

     Lorne W. Craner,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium
    Challenge Corporation for a term of 3 years (new position).

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

     Elizabeth A. Duke,

     of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 1998,
    vice Susan Schmidt Bies, resigned.

     Larry Allan Klane,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Governors
    of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from
    February 1, 1996, vice Mark W. Olson, resigned.

     Randall S. Kroszner,

     of New Jersey, to a be member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
    Reserve System for a term of 14 years from February 1, 2008
    (reappointment).

     Alan J. Patricof,

     of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium
    Challenge Corporation for a term of 3 years (new position).

     Carol Waller Pope,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Labor
    Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2009 (reappointment),

    [[Page 881]]

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

     Ronald Spoehel,

     of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and
    Space Administration, vice Gwendolyn Brown, resigned.

     Submitted May 21

     Thomas P. D'Agostino,

     of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of
    Energy, vice Linton F. Brooks, resigned.

     Charles W. Grim,

     of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of
    Health and Human Services, for the term of 4 years (reappointment).

     Eric G. John,

     of Indiana, 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 Kingdom of Thailand.

     Submitted May 22

     Diane Auer Jones,

     of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education,
    Department of Education, vice Sally Stroup, resigned.

     Jerome F. Kever,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term
    expiring August 28, 2008 (reappointment).

     Anne Woods Patterson,

     of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

     Michael Schwartz,

     of Illinois, to be a member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term
    expiring August 28, 2012 (reappointment).

     Virgil M. Speakman, Jr.,

     of Ohio, to be a member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term
    expiring August 28, 2009 (reappointment).

     Submitted May 23

     Ondray T. Harris,

     of Virginia, to be Director, Community Relations Service, for a term of
    4 years, vice Sharee M. Freeman.

     Withdrawn May 23

     Michael E. Baroody,

     of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2006, vice Harold D.
    Stratton, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on March 5, 2007.

     Michael E. Baroody,

     of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
    vice Harold D. Stratton, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on March
    5, 2007.

     Submitted May 24

     Diane G. Farrell,

     of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
    Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2011,
    vice Joseph Max Cleland, term expired.

     Henrietta Holsman Fore,

     of Nevada, to be Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International
    Development, vice Randall L. Tobias, resigned.

     Preston M. Geren,

     of Texas, to be Secretary of the Army, vice Francis J. Harvey,
    resigned.

     James W. Holsinger, Jr.,

     of Kentucky, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public
    Health Service, subject to qualifications therefore as provided by law
    and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service
    for a term of 4 years, vice Richard H. Carmona, term expired.

     Michael W. Michalak,

     of Michigan, 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

    [[Page 882]]

     William J. Powell,

     of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District
    of West Virginia, vice W. Craig Broadwater, deceased.

     Robert Charles Tapella,

     of Virginia, to be Public Printer, vice Bruce R. James, retired.

     Amul R. Thapar,

     of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Kentucky, vice Joseph M. Hood, retiring.

     Submitted June 4

     James L. Caswell,

     of Idaho, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, vice
    Kathleen Burton Clarke, resigned.

     William John Garvelink,

     of Michigan, 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 Republic of the Congo.

     J. Christian Kennedy,

     of Indiana, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
    Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.

     David H. McCormick,

     of Pennsylvania, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Timothy
    D. Adams.

     Roderick W. Moore,

     of Rhode Island, 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 Montenegro.

     Ronald Jay Tenpas,

     of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Sue Ellen
    Wooldridge.

     Withdrawn June 4

     Bruce P. Jackson,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors
    of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2011,
    vice Chester A. Crocker, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on
    March 12, 2007.

     Submitted June 5

     Douglas A. Brook,

     of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice Richard
    Greco, Jr., resigned.

     Mark Green,

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

     David W. Hagy,

     of Texas, to be Director of the National Institute of Justice, vice
    Sarah V. Hart, resigned.

     Wanda L. Nesbitt,

     of Pennsylvania, 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 Cote
    d'Ivoire.

     Withdrawn June 5

     Henry Bonilla,

     of Texas, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of
    America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of
    Ambassador, vice John F. Maisto, resigned, which was sent to the Senate
    on March 15, 2007.

     Submitted June 11

     Thomas J. Barrett,

     of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Maria Cino,
    resigned.

     Withdrawn June 11

     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,
    which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

     Submitted June 13

     Lisa E. Epifani,

     of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and
    Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Jill L. Sigal, resigned.

     Gracia M. Hillman,

     of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Election Assistance
    Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009 (reappointment).

    [[Page 883]]

     Joseph N. Laplante, Jr.,

     of New Hampshire, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New
    Hampshire, vice Joseph A. Diclerico, Jr., retired.

     Gail Dennise Mathieu,

     of New Jersey, 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 Namibia.

     Gustavus Adolphus Puryear IV,

     of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of
    Tennessee, vice Robert L. Echols, retired.

    Submitted June 18

    Nancy Goodman Brinker,

    of Florida, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador
    during her tenure of service, vice Donald Burnham Ensenat, resigned.

    Paul R. Brubaker,

    of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Research and Innovative
    Technology Administration, Department of Transportation, vice Ashok G.
    Kaveeshwar, resigned.

    David W. James,

    of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Randolph James
    Clerihue.

    Steven H. Murdock,

    of Texas, to be Director of the Census, vice Louis Kincannon.

    Eunice S. Reddick,

    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 Gabonese Republic, and to serve
    concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
    Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.

    Submitted June 21

    Clarence H. Albright,

    of South Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice David Garman,
    resigned.

    Robert Clarke Brown,

    of Ohio, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan
    Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring November 22, 2011
    (reappointment).

    Ronald K. McMullen,

    of Iowa, 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 State of Eritrea.

    Deborah Taylor Tate,

    of Tennessee, to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission
    for a term of 5 years from July 1, 2007 (reappointment).

    John J. Young, Jr.,

    of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
    Technology, and Logistics, vice Kenneth J. Krieg.

    Submitted June 25

    Jim Nussle,

    of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice
    Robert J. Portman.

    Withdrawn June 25

    William W. Mercer,

    of Montana, to be Associate Attorney General, vice Robert D. McCallum,
    Jr., which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

    Submitted June 27

    W. Ross Ashley III,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security (new position).

    Scott M. Burns,

    of Utah, to be Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, vice
    Mary Ann Solberg, resigned.

    George A. Krol,

    of New Jersey, 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 Turkmenistan.

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    Reed Charles O'Connor,

    of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas,
    vice A. Joe Fish, retiring.

    Submitted June 28

    Christopher Egan,

    of Massachusetts, to be Representative of the United States of America
    to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the
    rank of Ambassador.

    Reed Verne Hillman,

    of Massachusetts, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts
    for the term of 4 years, vice Anthony Dichio.

    Donald B. Marron,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, vice
    Matthew Slaughter, resigned.

    Brent T. Wahlquist,

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

    Thomas M. Beck,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for
    a term expiring July 29, 2012, vice Dale Cabaniss, term expiring.

    Paul J. Hutter,

    of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice
    Tim S. McClain, resigned.

    Withdrawn June 28

    John Ray Correll,

    of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
    and Enforcement, vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett, which was sent to the Senate
    on January 9, 2007.

    Dale Cabaniss,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for
    a term of 5 years expiring July 29, 2012 (reappointment), which was sent
    to the Senate on March 12, 2007.