[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.