[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book II)]
[July 1, 2008]
[Pages 1615-1621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]






Appendix B--Nominations Submitted to the Senate

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

 Submitted July 10

 Christine M. Arguello,

 of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado, 
vice Walker D. Miller, retired.

 Philip A. Brimmer,

 of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado, 
vice Lewis T. Babcock, retired.

 Gregory E. Goldberg,

 of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado, 
vice Phillip S. Figa, deceased.

 Ruth Y. Goldway,

 of California, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission 
for the term expiring November 22, 2014 (reappointment).

 Robert Hastings,

 of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Dorrance 
Smith.

 William Frederic Jung,

 of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of 
Florida, vice Susan C. Bucklew, retiring.

 Joyce Lee Malcolm,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities 
for a term expiring January 26, 2014, vice Marguerite Sullivan, term 
expired.

 Clifford D. May,

 of Maryland, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for 
a term expiring August 13, 2009, vice Mark McKinnon.

 Robert L. Paquette,

 of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities 
for a term expiring January 26, 2014, vice Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, term 
expired.

 Mary Stenson Scriven,

 of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of 
Florida, vice Patricia C. Fawsett, retiring.

 Withdrawn July 10

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

 Submitted July 15

 A. Brian Albritton,

 of Florida, to be U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida for 
the term of 4 years, vice Paul I. Perez, resigned.

 Beverly Allen,

 of Georgia, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services 
Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013 (reappointment).

 Benton J. Campbell,

 of New Jersey, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York 
for the term of 4 years, vice Roslynn R. Mauskopf, resigned.

 Michael G. Considine,

 of Connecticut, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut for 
the term of 4 years, vice Kevin J. O'Connor, resigned.

 Timothy G. Dugan,

 of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Wisconsin, vice Rudolph T. Randa, retiring.

 Donald H. Dyal,

 of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services 
Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013, vice Gail Daly, term 
expiring.

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 Thomas J. Madison,

 of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, 
vice Richard Capka.

 David Reid Murtaugh,

 of Indiana, to be Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, 
Office of National Drug Control Policy, vice Scott M. Burns.

 Jeffrey B. Rudman,

 of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Museum and Library 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013, vice Harry 
Robinson, Jr., term expiring.

 Submitted July 17

 John A. Simon,

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

 Anthony John Trenga,

 of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Virginia, vice Walter D. Kelley, Jr., resigned.

 Submitted July 23

 Maria Cino,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2010, 
vice Collister Johnson, Jr., term expired.

 Mark J. Gerencser,

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

 Marco A. Hernandez,

 of Oregon, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice 
Garr M. King, retiring.

 David H. McIntyre,

 of Texas, to be a member of the National Security Education Board for a 
term of 4 years, vice Mark Falcoff, term expiring.

 Eric F. Melgren,

 of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice 
Monti L. Belot, retired.

 Ambrose L. Schwallie,

 of South Carolina, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2013, vice A.J. 
Eggenberger, term expiring.

 Withdrawn July 23

 Carol Dillon Kissal,

 of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, 
vice Eric M. Thorson, which was sent to the Senate on February 25, 2008.

 Submitted July 24

 Paul S. Diamond,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice 
Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, retired.

 Mitchell S. Goldberg,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, vice John R. Padova, retired.

 C. Darnell Jones II,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, vice Bruce W. Kauffman, retired.

 Carolyn P. Short,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, vice Paul S. Diamond, upon elevation.

 Joel H. Slomsky,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, vice James T. Giles, retired.

 Withdrawn July 24

 Gene E.K. Pratter,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice 
Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, retired, which was sent to the Senate on 
November 15, 2007.

 Carolyn P. Short,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, vice Gene E.K. Pratter, upon elevation, which was sent to 
the Senate on November 15, 2007.

 Submitted July 30

 Patrick W. Dunne,

 of New York, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, vice Daniel L. Cooper, resigned.

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 James A. Slutz,

 of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), vice 
Jeffrey D. Jarrett, resigned.

 Submitted July 31

 J. Richard Barry,

 of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of 
Mississippi, vice William H. Barbour, Jr., retired.

 Gineen Bresso Beach,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for 
the remainder of the term expiring December 12, 2009, vice Caroline C. 
Hunter, resigned.

 Deborah Hersman,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board 
for a term expiring December 31, 2013 (reappointment).

 Sung Y. Kim,

 of California, a Foreign Service Officer of Class One, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Six-
Party Talks.

 Thomas Marcelle,

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

 Anthony W. Ryan,

 of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Robert 
K. Steel, resigned.

 John J. Tharp, Jr.,

 of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of 
Illinois, vice Mark R. Filip, resigned.

 Submitted August 1

 Michael W. Hager,

 of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a 
term of 4 years, vice Linda M. Springer.

 Gregori Lebedev,

 of Virginia, to be U.S. Representative to the United Nations for U.N. 
Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.

 Gregori Lebedev,

 of Virginia, to be Alternate U.S. Representative to the Sessions of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as 
U.S. Representative to the United Nations for U.N. Management and 
Reform.

 Submitted September 8

 Douglas J. Besharov,

 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, vice 
Richard James Milgram, term expired.

 Elizabeth Ann Bryan,

 of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012 
(reappointment).

 James X. Dempsey,

 of California, to be a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board for a term of 5 years expiring January 29, 2013 (new 
position).

 Robert B. Eley,

 of Mississippi, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission for 
a term of 9 years, vice Sam Epstein Angel, term expiring.

 Lynn S. Fuchs,

 of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012, vice 
Joseph K. Torgesen, term expiring.

 Robert C. Granger,

 of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012 
(reappointment).

 Dave Heineman,

 of Nebraska, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. 
Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2011, 
vice Mel Carnahan.

 Caroline M. Hoxby,

 of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 
2012 (reappointment).

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 Paul E. Peterson,

 of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 
2011, vice Herbert John Walberg, term expired.

 John L. Winn,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012, vice 
Gerald Lee, term expiring.

 Patrick J. Wolf,

 of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring March 15, 2012, vice 
Craig T. Ramey, term expired.

 Michael Young,

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

 Submitted September 9

 Jerry Gayle Bridges,

 of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Education, vice 
John Portman Higgins, resigned.

 Sean T. Connaughton,

 of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term 
expiring June 30, 2012, vice A. Paul Anderson, resigned.

 J. Mac Davis,

 of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of 
Wisconsin, vice John C. Shabaz, retiring.

 Loretta A. Preska,

 of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice 
Chester J. Straub, retired.

 Pamela A. Redfield,

 of Nebraska, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services 
Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013, vice Amy Owen, term 
expiring.

 Withdrawn September 9

 Joaquin F. Blaya,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a 
term expiring August 13, 2008 (reappointment), which was sent to the 
Senate on October 18, 2007.

 Dennis M. Mulhaupt,

 of California, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
for a term expiring August 13, 2008, vice Blanquita Walsh Cullum, term 
expired, which was sent to the Senate on October 18, 2007.

 Submitted September 12

 Jay T. Snyder,

 of New York, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2010 (reappointment).

 Submitted September 15

 Barry C. Barish,

 of California, to be a member of the National Science Board, National 
Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014 (reappointment).

 Ray M. Bowen,

 of Texas, to be a member of the National Science Board, National 
Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014 (reappointment).

 France A. Cordova,

 of Indiana, to be a member of the National Science Board, National 
Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014, vice Jo Anne 
Vasquez, term expired.

 Edwin Eck II,

 of Montana, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight 
Board for a term expiring September 14, 2013 (reappointment).

 William E. Grayson,

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

 Esin Gulari,

 of South Carolina, to be a member of the National Science Board, 
National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014, vice 
Daniel E. Hastings, term expired.

 G.P. Peterson,

 of Colorado, to be a member of the National Science Board, National 
Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014, vice Karl Hess, 
term expired.

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 Douglas D. Randall,

 of Missouri, to be a member of the National Science Board, National 
Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014 (reappointment).

 Diane L. Souvaine,

 of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Science Board, 
National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014, vice 
Kenneth M. Ford, term expired.

 Withdrawn September 15

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

 Submitted September 16

 James W. Ceaser,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities 
for a term expiring January 26, 2014, vice Celeste Colgan, term expired.

 Bob Corker,

 of Tennessee, to be a Representative of the United States of America to 
the 63d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

 Anthony H. Gioia,

 of New York, to be a Representative of the United States of America to 
the 63d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

 Karen Elliott House,

 of New Jersey, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States 
of America to the 63d Session of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations.

 Alfred S. Irving, Jr.,

 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 Mary 
Ann Gooden Terrell, retired.

 Bill Nelson,

 of Florida, to be a Representative of the United States of America to 
the 63d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

 Submitted September 26

 John Grasty Crews II,

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

 Michael S. Doran,

 of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International 
Information Programs), vice John Stern Wolf.

 Chas Fagan,

 of North Carolina, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts 
for a term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Jerry Pinkney, term expired.

 JoAnn Falletta,

 of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for the 
remainder of the term expiring September 3, 2012, vice Foreststorn 
Hamilton.

 Lee Greenwood,

 of Tennessee, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a 
term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Makoto Fujimura, term expired.

 F. Chase Hutto III,

 of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International 
Affairs and Domestic Policy), vice Karen Alderman Harbert, resigned.

 Irvin Mayfield,

 of Louisiana, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a 
term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Karen Lias Wolff, term expired.

 Kathryn A. Oberly,

 of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District 
of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years, vice Michael W. 
Farrell, retired.

 Barbara Ernst Prey,

 of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a 
term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Mark Hofflund, term expired.

 Paul A. Quander, Jr.,

 of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia for a term of 6 
years (reappointment).

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 Philip P. Simon,

 of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, vice 
Kenneth F. Ripple, retired.

 Submitted September 29

 G. David Banks,

 of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, vice Judith Elizabeth Ayres, resigned.

 David Kelly,

 of New York, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, vice Nicole R. Nason, resigned.

 Submitted September 30

 Robert W. McGowan,

 of Nevada, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term 
expiring December 8, 2015, vice Alan Craig Kessler, term expiring.

 Submitted October 1

 Jonathan R. Scharfen,

 of Virginia, to be Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security, vice Emilio T. Gonzalez.

 Submitted November 17

 Neil M. Barofsky,

 of New York, to be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program (new position).

 Robert A. DeHaan,

 of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Tyler 
D. Duvall.

 Michael Jonathan Green,

 of Maryland, to be Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for 
Burma, with the rank of Ambassador (new position).

 Steven C. Hollon,

 of Ohio, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice 
Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010, vice Robert Nelson 
Baldwin, term expired.

 Joseph E. Lambert,

 of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State 
Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Robert A. 
Miller, term expired.

 Gayle A. Nachtigal,

 of Oregon, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State 
Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Sophia H. 
Hall, term expired.

 Arthur G. Scotland,

 of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State 
Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010, vice Florence 
K. Murray, term expired.

 Gerald W. VandeWalle,

 of North Dakota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State 
Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2009, vice Arthur A. 
McGiverin, term expired.

 Submitted November 19

 Rodney G. Bent,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2014, vice Adolfo 
A. Franco, term expired.

 Gary C. Bryner,

 of Utah, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American 
Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2014 (reappointment).

 Thomas Joseph Dodd,

 of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2014 
(reappointment).

 Steve A. Linick,

 of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency (new position).

 Alesia Ranney-Marinelli,

 of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2011, vice Armando J. 
Bucelo, Jr., term expiring.

 Mark S. Shelton,

 of Kansas, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2011 (reappointment).

 Roger W. Wallace,

 of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-
American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2014 (reappointment).

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 Submitted December 8

 Brad Cole,

 of Illinois, 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, 2012, vice Tom Osborne, resigned.

 Cheryl Feldman Halpern,

 of New Jersey, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States 
of America to the Sixty-third Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.

 Roszell Dulany Hunter,

 of Virginia, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation, vice John A. Simon, resigned.

 Submitted December 11

 Matthew W. Friedrich,

 of Texas, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Alice S. Fisher, 
resigned.

 Submitted January 8

 Stuart Gordon Nash,

 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 Rufus 
Gunn King III, retired.