[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book I)]
[January 1, 2008]
[Pages 931-945]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

           Appendix B / Administration of George W. Bush, 2008

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 22

 Jonathan Baron,

 of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011 
(reappointment).

 Julia W. Bland,

 of Louisiana, to be a member of the National Museum and Library 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012, vice Margaret 
Scarlett, term expired.

 William J. Brennan,

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

 Jan Cellucci,

 of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Museum and Library 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012, vice Edwin Joseph 
Rigaud, term expired.

 J. Gregory Copeland,

 of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice David 
R. Hill.

 Nelson M. Ford,

 of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army, vice Preston M. Geren.

 Joxel Garcia,

 of Connecticut, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the 
Public Health Service, subject to the qualifications therefor as 
provided by law and regulations, and to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, vice John O. Agwunobi, resigned.

 Joxel Garcia,

 of Connecticut, to be Representative of the U.S. on the Executive Board 
of the World Health Organization, vice James O. Mason.

 Jeffrey J. Grieco,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for 
International Development, vice J. Edward Fox.

 William J. Hagenah,

 of Illinois, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services 
Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012, vice Judith Ann Rapanos, 
term expired.

 Frank Philip Handy,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011 
(reappointment).

 Mark Y. Herring,

 of South Carolina, to be a member of the National Museum and Library 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2012, vice Renee Swartz, 
term expired.

 Dorla M. Salling,

 of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission for a term 
of 6 years, vice Deborah Ann Spagnoli, resigned.

 Sally Epstein Shaywitz,

 of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 
2011 (reappointment).

 Kurt Douglas Volker,

 of Pennsylvania, a career Foreign Service Officer of class One, to be 
U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

 Joanne Weiss,

 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, vice 
James R. Davis, term expired.

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 Submitted January 23

 Anita K. Blair,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice William A. 
Navas, Jr., resigned.

 Steven G. Bradbury,

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

 Margaret Scobey,

 of Tennessee, 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 Arab Republic of Egypt.

 D. Kathleen Stephens,

 of Montana, 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 Korea.

 Withdrawn January 23

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

 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, which was sent to 
the Senate on May 16, 2007.

 E. Duncan Getchell, Jr.,

 of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice H. 
Emory Widener, Jr., retired, which was sent to the Senate on September 
6, 2007.

 Submitted January 25

 Robert J. Battista,

 of Michigan, to be member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2009, vice Dennis P. Walsh.

 Gerard Morales,

 of Arizona, to be member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2012, vice Robert J. Battista, 
term expired.

 Dennis P. Walsh,

 of Maryland, to be member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2008, vice Peter N. Kirsanow.

 Dennis P. Walsh,

 of Maryland, to be member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2013 (reappointment).

 Withdrawn January 25

 Peter N. Kirsanow,

 of Ohio, to be member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2008, vice Ronald E. Meisburg, which 
was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

 Dennis P. Walsh,

 of Ohio, to be member of the National Labor Relations Board for the 
term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2009 (reappointment), which was 
sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

 Submitted January 30

 Robert J. Callahan,

 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 Nicaragua.

 Elisebeth C. Cook,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Rachel Brand.

 Heather M. Hodges,

 of Ohio, 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 Ecuador.

 Barbara J. Stephenson,

 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 Republic of Panama.

 William Edward Todd,

 of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, to be 
Ambassador Extraordinary

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and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Brunei 
Darussalam.

 Withdrawn January 30

 Dennis W. Carlton,

 of Illinois, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, vice 
Katherine Baicker, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on August 2, 
2007.

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

 Submitted February 5

 Clyde R. Cook, Jr.,

 of North Carolina, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North 
Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice Charles R. Reavis.

 Hugo Llorens,

 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 Republic of Honduras.

 Marianne Matuzic Myles,

 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 Republic of Cape Verde.

 Submitted February 6

 Ralph E. Martinez,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
of the U.S. for a term expiring September 30, 2010, vice Laramie Faith 
McNamara.

 Susan D. Peppler,

 of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, vice Pamela Hughes Patenaude.

 Linda Thomas-Greenfield,

 of Louisiana, 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 Liberia.

 Withdrawn February 7

 Paul DeCamp,

 of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, 
Department of Labor, vice Tammy Dee McCutchen, resigned, which was sent 
to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

 Submitted February 12

 Jeffrey Robert Brown,

 of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years, vice Thomas R. 
Saving.

 Jeffrey Robert Brown,

 of Illinois, 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, vice Thomas R. Saving.

 Hyepin Christine Im,

 of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service for the remainder of the 
term expiring October 6, 2008, vice Henry Lozano, resigned.

 Hyepin Christine Im,

 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, 2013 (reappointment).

 Perri Klass,

 of New York, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2009, vice William T. 
Hiller, term expired.

 Katherine Mitchell,

 of Alabama, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2010, vice Mark G. 
Yudof, resigned.

 Eduardo J. Padron,

 of Florida, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2009, vice Juan R. 
Olivarez, term expired.

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 Alexa E. Posny,

 of Kansas, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2008, vice Carol C. 
Gambill, term expired.

 Timothy Shanahan,

 of Illinois, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2010 (reappointment).

 Richard Kenneth Wagner,

 of Florida, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2009 (reappointment).

 Laysha Ward,

 of Minnesota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring 
December 27, 2012, vice Mimi Mager, term expired.

 Withdrawn February 12

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

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

 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 Disability 
Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years (reappointment), which was 
sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

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

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

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

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

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

 Submitted February 14

 Jeffrey Robert Brown,

 of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years, vice 
Thomas R. Saving.

 David Gustafson,

 of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 
years, vice Carolyn P. Chiechi, term expired.

 William T. Lawrence,

 of Indiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of 
Indiana, vice John Daniel Tinder, elevated.

 Joseph Evan LeBaron,

 of Oregon, 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 State of Qatar.

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 Stephen James 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 Republic of Botswana.

 Elizabeth Crewson Paris,

 of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a 
term of 15 years, vice Joel Gerber, retired.

 Samuel W. Speck,

 of Ohio, to be a Commissioner on the part of the U.S. on the 
International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Dennis L. 
Schornack.

 Submitted February 25

 Joseph A. Benkert,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Peter Cyril 
Wyche Flory, resigned.

 Donald E. Booth,

 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 Zambia.

 Carol Dillon Kissal,

 of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, 
vice Eric M. Thorson.

 Scot A. Marciel,

 of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service 
as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Association of 
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Affairs.

 Nancy E. McEldowney,

 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 Republic of Bulgaria.

 Stephen George McFarland,

 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 Guatemala.

 Gillian Arlette Milovanovic,

 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 Mali.

 Submitted February 26

 Kenneth E. Carfine,

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

 Peter E. Cianchette,

 of Maine, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Republic of Costa Rica.

 Colm F. Connolly,

 of Delaware, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Delaware, 
vice Kent A. Jordan, elevated.

 E. Edwin Eck,

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

 Sheila McNamara Greenwood,

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

 Paul A. Schneider,

 of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Michael 
Jackson, resigned.

 Withdrawn February 26

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

 Stanley C. Suboleski,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), 
vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on 
December 11, 2007.

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

 Submitted February 27

 Nanci E. Langley,

 of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission 
for a term expiring November 22, 2012, vice Dawn A. Tisdale, term 
expired.

 Ronald D. Rotunda,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board for a term of 4 years expiring January 29, 2012 (new 
position).

 Daniel W. Sutherland,

 of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board for a term of 6 years expiring January 29, 2014 (new 
position).

 Francis X. Taylor,

 of Maryland, to be a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board for a term of 2 years expiring January 29, 2010 (new 
position).

 Submitted March 5

 James B. Cunningham,

 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 Israel.

 Kerry Kennedy,

 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, 2011, vice Laurie 
Susan Fulton, term expired.

 Ikram U. Khan,

 of Nevada, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. 
Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2009, vice Holly J. 
Burkhalter, term expired.

 Stephen D. Krasner,

 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 Charles 
Edward Horner, term expired.

 Alexander Passantino,

 of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, 
Department of Labor, vice Paul DeCamp.

 Neil Suryakant Patel,

 of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information, vice John M.R. Kneuer.

 Donald Gene Teitelbaum,

 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 Ghana.

 Frank Charles Urbancic, Jr.,

 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 Republic of Cyprus.

 J. Robinson West,

 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 
(reappointment).

 Submitted March 11

 Mimi Alemayehou,

 of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Director of the African 
Development Bank for a term of 5 years, vice Cynthia Shepard Perry, term 
expired.

 Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey,

 NOAA, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission.

 Kiyo A. Matsumoto,

 of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York, vice Edward R. Korman, retired.

 Cathy Seibel,

 of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, vice Richard Conway Casey, deceased.

 William Clifford Smith,

 of Louisiana, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission for a 
term of 9 years (reappointment).

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 Submitted March 13

 G. Steven Agee,

 of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice J. 
Michael Luttig, resigned.

 Barbara McConnell Barrett,

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

 David R. Hill,

 of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, vice Roger Romulus Martella, Jr.

 T. Vance McMahan,

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

 Withdrawn March 13

 Charles A. Gargano,

 of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Republic of Austria, which was sent to 
the Senate on November 7, 2007.

 David R. Hill,

 of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, vice Jeffrey R. Holmstead, resigned, which was sent 
to the Senate on December 3, 2007.

 Submitted March 31

 Luis Aguilar,

 of Georgia, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2010, vice Roel C. 
Campos, resigned.

 Constance S. Barker,

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

 Robert Stephen Beecroft,

 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

 Victoria Ray Carlson,

 of Iowa, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2010 (reappointment).

 Lily Fu Claffee,

 of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, vice 
John J. Sullivan.

 Chad Colley,

 of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2010 (reappointment).

 Kristen Cox,

 of Utah, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Linda Wetters, term expired.

 Tyler D. Duvall,

 of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, vice 
Jeffrey Shane, resigned.

 Marvin G. Fifield,

 of Utah, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2008, vice Graham Hill, term expired.

 Marvin G. Fifield,

 of Utah, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2011 (reappointment).

 John H. Hager,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Robert Davila, term expired.

 Michael E. Leiter,

 of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, vice John S. Redd, resigned.

 Lisa Mattheiss,

 of Tennessee, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for 
a term expiring September 17, 2010 (reappointment).

 Katherine O. McCary,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Milton Aponte, term expired.

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 Kameran L. Onley,

 of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Mark 
A. Limbaugh.

 Anne Rader,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2010 (reappointment).

 Philip Thomas Reeker,

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

 Miguel R. San Juan,

 of Texas, to be U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Hector E. Morales, term 
expired.

 A. Ellen Terpstra,

 of New York, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. 
Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Richard T. 
Crowder.

 Renee L. Tyree,

 of Arizona, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Kathleen Martinez, term expired.

 John R. Vaughn,

 of Florida, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2010 (reappointment).

 Christopher R. Wall,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Christopher 
A. Padilla.

 Elisse Walter,

 of Maryland, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
for a term expiring June 5, 2012, vice Annette L. Nazareth, term 
expired.

 Tony J. Williams,

 of Washington, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for 
a term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Young Woo Kang, term expired.

 Submitted April 2

 Brandon Chad Bungard,

 of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority for a term of 5 years, vice Colleen Duffy Kiko, resigned.

 William J. Burns,

 of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, class of Career Minister, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Political Affairs), vice R. Nicholas Burns, resigned.

 Elaine C. Duke,

 of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of 
Homeland Security, vice Paul A. Schneider.

 John P. Hewko,

 of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice 
Andrew B. Steinberg.

 Richard E. Hoagland,

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

 Janice L. Jacobs,

 of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of 
Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Bureau of 
Consular Affairs), vice Maura Ann Harty, resigned.

 Jeffrey F. Kupfer,

 of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, vice Jeffrey Clay Sell, 
resigned.

 Alexa E. Posny,

 of Kansas, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2011 (reappointment).

 Marie L. Yovanovitch,

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

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 Submitted April 3

Bartholomew H. Chilton,

of Delaware, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2013 (reappointment).

Scott O'Malia,

of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2012, vice Reuben Jeffery III, 
resigned.

 Submitted April 7

 Peter William Bodde,

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

Submitted April 15

Michele M. Leonhart,

of California, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, vice Karen P. 
Tandy, resigned.

Stephen Joseph Murphy III,

 of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Michigan, vice Patrick J. Duggan, retired.

Helene N. White,

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

Withdrawn April 15

Stephen Joseph Murphy III,

of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Susan 
Bieke Neilson, deceased, which was sent to the Senate on March 19, 2007.

Submitted April 17

Kelly Harrison Rankin,

of Wyoming, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term 
of 4 years, vice Matthew Hansen Mead, resigned.

 Submitted April 23

 Christine O. Hill,

 of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
(Congressional Affairs), vice Thomas E. Harvey, resigned.

 C. Steven McGann,

 of New York, 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 Fiji Islands, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 
Kiribati.

 T. Vance McMahan,

 of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of 
America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 
during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of 
America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

 Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick,

 of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Regina B. 
Schofield, resigned.

 Submitted April 24

 Kristen Silverberg,

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

 Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.,

 of Texas, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2008, vice Harold C. Pachios, term 
expired.

 Withdrawn April 24

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

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 Withdrawn April 28

 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, which was sent to the 
Senate on June 27, 2007.

 Submitted April 29

 Eric J. Boswell,

 of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Diplomatic Security), vice Richard J. Griffin, resigned.

 Eric J. Boswell,

 of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Foreign 
Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service, vice Richard J. Griffin, resigned.

 Paul G. Gardephe,

 of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, vice Charles L. Brieant, retired.

 Patricia McMahon Hawkins,

 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 Togolese Republic.

 Clark Waddoups,

 of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Paul 
G. Cassell, resigned.

 Submitted April 30

 Michael M. Anello,

 of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of 
California, vice Napoleon A. Jones, retired.

 Submitted May 1

 Liliana Ayalde,

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

 Tatiana C. Gfoeller-Volkoff,

 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 Kyrgyz Republic.

 Steven C. Preston,

 of Illinois, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice 
Alphonso R. Jackson, resigned.

 Sean Joseph Stackley,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice Delores M. 
Etter, resigned.

 Submitted May 6

 Cynthia L. Bauerly,

 of Minnesota, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a 
term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Robert D. Lenhard.

 Caroline C. Hunter,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a 
term expiring April 30, 2013, vice Michael E. Toner, resigned.

 Donald F. McGahn,

 of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009, vice David M. Mason, term 
expired.

 Troy A. Paredes,

 of Missouri, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
for a term expiring June 5, 2013, vice Paul S. Atkins, resigned.

 Withdrawn May 6

 Robert J. Battista,

 of Michigan, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for 
the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2009, vice Dennis P. Walsh, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 25, 2008.

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

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 David M. Mason,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a 
term expiring April 30, 2009 (reappointment), which was sent to the 
Senate on January 9, 2007.

 Submitted May 7

 William Walter Wilkins III,

 of South Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South 
Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice Reginald I. Lloyd, resigned.

 Submitted May 8

 Glen E. Conrad,

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

 Donetta Davidson,

 of Colorado, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a 
term expiring December 12, 2011 (reappointment).

 Rosemary E. Rodriguez,

 of Colorado, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a 
term expiring December 12, 2011 (reappointment).

 Submitted May 13

 John R. Beyrle,

 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 Russian Federation.

 Rosemary Anne DiCarlo,

 of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United 
Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

 Rosemary Anne DiCarlo,

 of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations.

 Carol Ann Rodley,

 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 Cambodia.

 Submitted May 20

 Asif J. Chaudhry,

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

 Husein A. Cumber,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a 
term expiring December 31, 2013, vice W. Douglas Buttrey, term expiring.

 Tina S. Kaidanow,

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

 Withdrawn May 20

 A. Paul Anderson,

 of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring 
June 30, 2012 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on August 2, 
2007.

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

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

 Submitted May 22

 Michael B. Bemis,

 of Mississippi, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority

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for a term expiring May 18, 2013, vice Skila Harris, resigned.

 Patrick J. Durkin,

 of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 
2009, vice Ned L. Siegel, term expired.

 John J. Faso,

 of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James 
Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring May 29, 2013, 
vice David Wesley Fleming, term expired.

 David F. Girard-diCarlo,

 of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 
the United States of America to the Republic of Austria.

 Joe Manchin III,

 of West Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James 
Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 5, 
2012, vice George Perdue, term expired.

 Harvey M. Tettlebaum,

 of Missouri, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James 
Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring October 3, 
2012, vice Marc R. Pacheco, term expired.

 Submitted June 3

 James Culbertson,

 of North Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

 Alan W. Eastham, Jr.,

 of Arkansas, 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 the Congo.

 Cheryl Feldman Halpern,

 of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2014 
(reappointment).

 Dennis Michael Klein,

 of Kentucky, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Kentucky 
for the term of 4 years, vice John Schickel, resigned.

 Kenneth L. Peel,

 of Maryland, to be U.S. Director of the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, vice Mark Sullivan, resigned.

 David H. Pryor,

 of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2014 
(reappointment).

 Bruce M. Ramer,

 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 Warren Bell.

 Elizabeth Sembler,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2014, vice 
Claudia Puig, term expired.

 Loretta Cheryl Sutliff,

 of Nevada, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2012, vice Frank 
Henry Cruz, term expired.

 W. Stuart Symington,

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

 Submitted June 4

 William B. Carr, Jr.,

 of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a 
term expiring October 31, 2011, vice John R. Steer.

 Withdrawn June 4

 John R. Steer,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a 
term expiring October 31, 2011 (reappointment), which was sent to the 
Senate on January 9, 2007.

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 Submitted June 10

 John O. Agwunobi,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African 
Development Foundation for a term expiring February 9, 2014, vice 
Ephraim Batambuze, term expired.

 Frederick S. Celec,

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

 Julius E. Coles,

 of Georgia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African 
Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2011, vice 
Willie Grace Campbell, term expired.

 Morgan W. Davis,

 of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African 
Development Foundation for a term expiring November 13, 2013, vice 
Edward Brehm, term expired.

 Marylyn Andrea Howe,

 of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Council on Disability 
for a term expiring September 17, 2011 (reappointment).

 John Melvin Jones,

 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 Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

 John W. Leslie, Jr.,

 of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African 
Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2013 
(reappointment).

 Heather McCallum,

 of Georgia, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2011, vice Cynthia Allen Wainscott, term 
expiring.

 Lonnie C. Moore,

 of Kansas, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a 
term expiring September 17, 2011 (reappointment).

 Christina Alvarado Shanahan,

 of North Carolina, to be a member of the National Council on Disability 
for a term expiring September 17, 2011, vice Patricia Pound, term 
expired.

 Submitted June 12

 Matthew S. Petersen,

 of Utah, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term 
expiring April 30, 2011, vice Hans von Spakovsky.

 Submitted June 16

 Michele Jeanne Sison,

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

 James Christopher Swan,

 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 Djibouti.

Submitted June 18

J.V. Schwan,

of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission 
for a term expiring June 16, 2017, vice Deanna Tanner Okur, term 
expired.

 Submitted June 19

 Diane Barone,

 of Nevada, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 2011, vice Donald D. 
Deshler, term expired.

 Mary E. Curtis,

 of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2011, vice Carmel 
Borders, term expiring.

 Gregory G. Garre,

 of Maryland, to be Solicitor General of the United States, vice Paul D. 
Clement, resigned.

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 Richard G. Olson, Jr.,

 of New Mexico, 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 United Arab Emirates.

 Michael O'Neill,

 of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 
vice Gladys Kessler, retired.

 Brent R. Orrell,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Emily Stover 
DeRocco.

 Jeffrey Adam Rosen,

 of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 
vice Thomas F. Hogan, retired.

 J. Patrick Rowan,

 of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Kenneth L. 
Wainstein.

 Submitted June 24

 Holly A. Kuzmich,

 of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional 
Affairs, Department of Education, vice Terrell Halaska, resigned.

 Christopher M. Marston,

 of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of 
Education, vice Michell C. Clark, resigned.

 Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.,

 of Texas, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2011 (reappointment).

 David D. Pearce,

 of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of 
Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
of the United States of America to the People's Democratic Republic of 
Algeria.

 Withdrawn June 24

 J. Gregory Copeland,

 of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice David 
R. Hill, which was sent to the Senate on January 22, 2008.

 Submitted June 25

 Santanu K. Baruah,

 of Oregon, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
vice Steven C. Preston, resigned.

 Michael Bruce Donley,

 of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force, vice Michael W. Wynne, 
resigned.

 Jason J. Fichtner,

 of Virginia, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term 
expiring January 19, 2013, vice Andrew G. Biggs, resigned.

 James A. Williams,

 of Virginia, to be Administrator of General Services, vice Lurita 
Alexis Doan, resigned.

 Submitted June 26

 Richard A. Anderson,

 of Georgia, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight 
Board for a term expiring September 14, 2013, vice Paul Jones, term 
expiring.

 Joseph F. Bader,

 of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2012 
(reappointment).

 Mary Lucille Jordan,

 of Maryland, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission for a term of 6 years expiring August 30, 2014 
(reappointment).

 Peter Robert Kann,

 of New Jersey, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
for a term expiring August 13, 2010, vice James K. Glassman, resigned.

 Mark Everett Keenum,

 of Mississippi, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, 
Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring May 21, 2014, vice Nancy 
C. Pellett, term expired.

 Michael Meehan,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for 
a term expiring August 13, 2010, vice D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, term 
expired.

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 Matthew A. Reynolds,

 of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative 
Affairs), vice Jeffrey Thomas Bergner, resigned.

 Withdrawn June 26

 D. Jeffrey Hirschberg,

 of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for 
a term expiring August 13, 2007 (reappointment), which was sent to the 
Senate on January 9, 2007.

 Submitted June 27

 Thomas A. Betro,

 of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of State, vice Howard 
J. Krongard, resigned.

 Brian H. Hook,

 of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International 
Organization Affairs), vice Kristen Silverberg.