Barack Obama 2009-07-01 2 Appendix B--Nominations Submitted to the Senate 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 6 Jonathan S. Addleton, of Georgia, 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 Mongolia. Anthony Marion Babauta, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Leslie M. Turner, resigned. Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, vice Elaine C. Duke, resigned. Gayleatha Beatrice Brown, 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 Burkina Faso. Patricia D. Cahill, of Missouri, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2014, vice Cheryl Feldman Halpern, term expired. George H. Cohen, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, vice Arthur F. Rosenfeld, resigned. Peggy E. Gustafson, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice Eric M. Thorson. Samuel D. Hamilton, of Mississippi, to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, vice H. Dale Hall, resigned. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China. Earl Michael Irving, 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 the Kingdom of Swaziland. Douglas W. Kmiec, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malta. Joseph A. Main, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, vice Richard Stickler. John M. McHugh, of New York, to be Secretary of the Army, vice Preston M. Geren. David H. Thorne, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of San Marino. Withdrawn July 6 Philip Mudd, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security (new position), which was sent to the Senate on May 4, 2009. Submitted July 7 Matthew Winthrop Barzun, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Sweden. William Carlton Eacho III, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Austria. Alexander G. Garza, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security, vice Jeffrey William Runge. Fay Hartog-Levin, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Susan L. Kurland, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Andrew B. Steinberg. Patricia Newton Moller, 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 Guinea. Michael H. Posner, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, vice David J. Kramer, resigned. Alexa E. Posny, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education, vice Tracy Ralph Justesen. Stephen J. Rapp, of Iowa, to be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, vice John Clint Williamson, resigned. Submitted July 8 Irene Cornelia Berger, of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, vice David A. Faber, retired. Roberto A. Lange, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Dakota, vice Charles B. Kornmann, retired. Submitted July 9 Rolena Klahn Adorno, of Connecticut, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014, vice Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, term expired. Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2014 (reappointment). Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2009, vice Dennis P. Walsh. Christopher P. Bertram, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Phyllis F. Scheinberg, resigned. Francis S. Collins, of Maryland, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, vice Elias Adam Zerhouni. Sherry Glied, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Benjamin Eric Sasse, resigned. Brian Hayes, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2012, vice Robert J. Battista, term expired. James A. Leach, of Iowa, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of 4 years, vice Bruce Cole. Philip D. Murphy, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany. Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2013, vice Peter N. Kirsanow. Submitted July 13 Glyn T. Davies, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Glyn T. Davies, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador. Jonathan B. Jarvis, of California, to be Director of the National Park Service, vice Mary Amelia Bomar, resigned. Bryan Hayes Samuels, of Illinois, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Joan E. Ohl, resigned. Submitted July 14 Dennis K. Burke, of Arizona, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona for the term of 4 years, vice Diane J. Humetewa. Brenda Dann-Messier, of Rhode Island, to be Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education, vice Troy R. Justesen. Steven M. Dettelbach, of Ohio, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of 4 years, vice Gregory A. White, resigned. Brendan V. Johnson, of South Dakota, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota for the term of 4 years, vice Martin J. Jackley. Karen Louise Loeffler, of Alaska, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska for the term of 4 years, vice Timothy Mark Burgess, resigned. Florence T. Nakakuni, of Hawaii, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii for the term of 4 years, vice Edward Hachiro Kubo, Jr. Carter M. Stewart, of Ohio, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio for the term of 4 years, vice Gregory Gordon Lockhart. Aaron S. Williams, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace Corps, vice Ronald A. Tschetter, resigned. Submitted July 15 Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., resigned. Submitted July 16 Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014, vice Christine M. Griffin, term expired. Anne S. Ferro, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, vice John H. Hill, resigned. Joseph G. Pizarchik, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, vice Brent T. Wahlquist, resigned. Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, 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. Submitted July 20 Daniel R. Elliott III, of Ohio, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2013, vice W. Douglas Buttrey, term expired. Lee Andrew Feinstein, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Poland. John R. Fernandez, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, vice Santanu K. Baruah, resigned. Jose Antonio Garcia, of Florida, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy, vice Theresa Alvillar-Speake, resigned. Gary S. Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Environmental Quality (new position). Robert D. Hormats, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs), vice Reuben Jeffery III, resigned. Marvin Krislov, of Ohio, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014, vice Celeste Colgan, term expired. Jill Sommers, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2014 (reappointment). Submitted July 22 Regina M. Benjamin, of Alabama, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of 4 years, vice Richard H. Carmona, term expired. Alberto M. Fernandez, 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 Equatorial Guinea. Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Robert K. Steel, resigned. Submitted July 23 Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2013, vice Michael E. Horowitz, term expired. Submitted July 24 Dennis F. Hightower, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, vice John J. Sullivan, resigned. Submitted July 27 Alexander G. Garza, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security, vice Jeffrey William Runge. Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., resigned. Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for the remainder of the term expiring May 21, 2010, vice Dallas Tonsager. Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring May 21, 2016 (reappointment). Withdrawn July 27 Alexander G. Garza, of Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security, vice Jeffrey William Runge, which was sent to the Senate on July 7, 2009. Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., resigned, which was sent to the Senate on July 15, 2009. Kenneth Albert Spearman, of Florida, 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, which was sent to the Senate on July 16, 2009. Submitted July 28 Kelvin James Cochran, of Louisiana, to be Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Gregory B. Cade, resigned. David S. Ferriero, of North Carolina, to be Archivist of the U.S., vice Allen Weinstein, resigned. Suedeen G. Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2014 (reappointment). Mary Jo Wills, 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 Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Seychelles. Submitted July 29 Robert D. Hormats, of New York, to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund; U.S. Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank; and U.S. Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice Reuben Jeffery III. Submitted July 31 Edward M. Avalos, of New Mexico, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Bruce I. Knight. Daniel G. Bogden, of Nevada, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of 4 years, vice Gregory A. Brower. Kevin W. Concannon, of Maine, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Nancy Montanez-Johner. Deborah K.R. Gilg, of Nebraska, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska for the term of 4 years, vice Joe W. Stecher. Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice Neil McPhie. Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of 7 years expiring March 1, 2016, vice Neil McPhie, term expired. Timothy J. Heaphy, of Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia for the term of 4 years, vice John L. Brownlee. Abdul K. Kallon, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice U. W. Clemon, retired. Kathleen A. Merrigan, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Charles F. Conner. James W. Miller, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Mark Everett Keenum. Peter F. Neronha, of Rhode Island, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island for the term of 4 years, vice Robert Clark Corrente. Jacqueline H. Nguyen, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Nora M. Manella, resigned. Evan J. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Charles R. Christopherson, Jr. Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Thomas C. Dorr. Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of 7 years expiring March 1, 2014, vice Barbara J. Sapin, resigned. David Lyle Cargill, Jr., of New Hampshire, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of New Hampshire for the term of 4 years, vice Stephen Robert Monier. David Edward Demag, of Vermont, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Vermont for the term of 4 years, vice John R. Edwards. Genevieve Lynn May, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of 4 years, vice Michael David Credo. Submitted August 3 Anne M. Northup, of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2004, vice Saundra Brown Armstrong, resigned. Daniel I. Werfel, of Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice Linda Morrison Combs, resigned. Terry A. Yonkers, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice William Anderson, resigned. Submitted August 4 Marcia K. McNutt, of California, to be Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, vice Mark Myers, resigned. Submitted August 5 Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, vice James I. Finley, resigned. David Morris Michaels, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. Submitted August 6 Kenyen Ray Brown, of Alabama, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of 4 years, vice Deborah Jean Johnson Rhodes, resigned. Neil H. MacBride, of Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of 4 years, vice Charles P. Rosenberg, resigned. Steven Gerard O'Donnell, of Rhode Island, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Rhode Island for the term of 4 years, vice Burton Stallwood. Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Martha Craig Daughtrey, retired. Benjamin B. Wagner, of California, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California for the term of 4 years, vice McGregor William Scott, resigned. Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr., resigned. Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs), vice Daniel S. Sullivan, resigned. David C. Gompert, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, vice Donald M. Kerr, resigned. Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2011, vice Bernice Phillips, term expired. William E. Kennard, 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. John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2011, vice Herbert S. Garten, term expired. Martha L. Minow, of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2011, vice David Hall, term expired. Julie A. Reiskin, of Colorado, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2010, vice Thomas R. Meites, term expired. Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Spain, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Andorra. Benjamin B. Tucker, of New York, to be Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy, vice Scott M. Burns. Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2011, vice Sarah M. Singleton, term expired. Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Martin J. Jenkins, resigned. Dolly M. Gee, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice George P. Schiavelli, resigned. Richard Seeborg, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Maxine M. Chesney, retired. Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, retired. Submitted August 7 Barry B. White, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Norway. Submitted September 10 Scott D. O'Malia, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2010, vice Walter Lukken, resigned. Scott D. O'Malia, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2015 (reappointment). Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Mark Edward Rey, resigned. Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Mark Edward Rey. Submitted September 14 Barbara J. Bennett, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Lyons Gray, resigned. Jeffrey L. Bleich, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Australia. Barbara Short Haskew, of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2014, vice Donald R. DePriest, resigned. Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, vice Mario Mancuso, resigned. Barbara Milano Keenan, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice H. Emory Widener, Jr., retired. Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Peter F. Allgeier, resigned. Laurie O. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick, resigned. Leslie V. Rowe, 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 Mozambique. Submitted September 15 Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2013, vice Leslie Silverman, term expired. Carmen Lomellin, of Virginia, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Hector E. Morales, resigned. Irvin M. Mayfield, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Jerry Pinkney, term expired. Cynthia L. Quarterman, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, vice Carl T. Johnson. Cynthia Stroum, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Luxembourg. Submitted September 17 Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of 4 years (reappointment). Michael J. Moore, of Georgia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia for the term of 4 years, vice Maxwell Wood. Carmen Milagros Ortiz, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts for the term of 4 years, vice Michael J. Sullivan. Erroll G. Southers, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Edmund S. Hawley, resigned. Edward J. Tarver, of Georgia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of 4 years, vice Edmund A. Booth, Jr. Submitted September 21 Gustavo Arnavat, of New York, to be U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Miguel R. San Juan. Arun Majumdar, of California, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy, Department of Energy (new position). Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Ronald Spoehel, resigned. Daniel W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, vice John J. Danilovich, resigned. Submitted September 24 Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, 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. Bill Delahunt, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Elaine Schuster, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Richard T. Crowder. Christopher H. Smith, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Mary Burce Warlick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Serbia. Wellington E. Webb, of Colorado, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador. Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be 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 to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform. Submitted September 25 Richard G. Callahan, of Missouri, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of 4 years, vice Catherine Lucille Hanaway. Michael W. Cotter, of Montana, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana for the term of 4 years, vice William Walter Mercer. Robert R. King, of Virginia, to be Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, with the rank of Ambassador. Nicholas A. Klinefeldt, of Iowa, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa for the term of 4 years, vice Matthew G. Whitaker. Marisa Lago, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Neel T. Kashkari, resigned. Stephanie M. Rose, of Iowa, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of 4 years, vice Charles W. Larson, Sr., resigned. Laura Gore Ross, of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Submitted September 29 Adele Logan Alexander, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2014, vice Marguerite Sullivan, term expired. Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security, vice W. Ralph Basham. Gladys Commons, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice Douglas A. Brook, resigned. Victoria Angelica Espinel, of the District of Columbia, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President (new position). Steven L. Jacques, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Cathy M. MacFarlane. Michael C. Polt, 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 Republic of Estonia. Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Mark Edward Rey, resigned. Harris D. Sherman, of Colorado, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Mark Edward Rey. Withdrawn September 29 Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Mark Edward Rey, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on September 10, 2009. Harris D. Sherman, of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Mark Edward Rey, which was sent to the Senate on September 10, 2009. Submitted September 30 Louis B. Butler, Jr., of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, vice John C. Shabaz, retired. Sanford C. Coats, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of 4 years, vice John Charles Richter, resigned. John Leroy Kammerzell, of Colorado, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Colorado for the term of 4 years, vice Edward Zahren. Mark Anthony Martinez, of Nebraska, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Nebraska for the term of 4 years, vice Brian Michael Ennis, resigned. Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Missouri, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of 4 years, vice John Wood, resigned. Stephen James Smith, of Georgia, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of 4 years, vice James Thomas Roberts, Jr. Stephanie Villafuerte, of Colorado, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado for the term of 4 years, vice Troy A. Eid, resigned. John F. Tefft, 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 Ukraine. Submitted October 1 Carolyn W. Colvin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2013, vice Andrew G. Biggs, resigned. Christine H. Fox, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense (new position). Roszell Hunter, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. for a term expiring January 20, 2013, vice J. Joseph Grandmaison, term expired. Sara Manzano-Diaz, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Women's Bureau, Department of Labor, vice Shinae Chun, resigned. Paul K. Martin, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Robert Watson Cobb. Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring term expiring December 31, 2009, vice Kathryn Higgins, resigned. Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2014 (reappointment). Submitted October 5 Susan B. Carbon, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice, vice Cynthia Dyer, resigned. Charles Collyns, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Clay Lowery, resigned. Patrick Alfred Corvington, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, vice David Eisner. Daniel I. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice Paul A. Denett. Pamela S. Hyde, of New Mexico, to be Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Terry L. Cline. John H. Laub, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the National Institute of Justice, vice David W. Hagy, resigned. Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Christina H. Pearson, resigned. James B. Warlick, Jr., 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 Bulgaria. Submitted October 6 Â Denny Chin, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Robert D. Sack, retired. Mary John Miller, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Anthony W. Ryan, resigned. Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Eric Solomon, resigned. O. Rogeriee Thompson, of Rhode Island, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Bruce M. Selya, retired. Submitted October 7Â Patrick Gallagher, of Maryland, to be Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, vice William Alan Jeffrey. Submitted October 8 Â David Huebner, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Samoa. Neil G. McBride, of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2013, vice Skila Harris, resigned. David Daniel Nelson, of Minnesota, 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 Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Submitted October 13 George Apostolakis, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2014, vice Peter B. Lyons, term expired. Elizabeth M. Harman, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice W. Ross Ashley III, resigned. Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Hungary. Sharon Jeanette Lubinski, of Minnesota, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of 4 years, vice Michael G. McGinn. William D. Magwood IV, of Maryland, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2010, vice Edward McGaffigan, Jr. William D. Magwood IV, of Maryland, to be member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2015 (reappointment). Rosanna Malouf Peterson, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, vice Frederick L. Van Sickle, retired. Peter Alan Prahar, 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 Federated States of Micronesia. Christina Reiss, of Vermont, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Vermont, vice John Garvan Murtha, retired. Withdrawn October 13 Lorelei Boylan, of New York, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, vice Paul DeCamp, which was sent to the Senate on May 11, 2009. Submitted October 15 Anne Slaughter Andrew, of Indiana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Costa Rica. 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). Charles P. Blahous III, of Maryland, 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. Charles P. Blahous III, of Maryland, 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. Charles P. Blahous III, of Maryland, 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. Alan C. Kessler, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2015 (reappointment). Scott Boyer Quehl, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Otto Wolff, resigned. Scott Boyer Quehl, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce, vice Otto Wolff, resigned. Robert D. Reischauer, of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years, vice John L. Palmer. Robert D. Reischauer, of Maryland, 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 John L. Palmer. Robert D. Reischauer, of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 4 years, vice John L. Palmer. Jessie Hill Roberson, of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2013, vice A.J. Eggenberger, resigned. Lynnae M. Ruttledge, of Washington, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education, vice Joanne M. Wilson, resigned. Clifford L. Stanley, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, vice David S.C. Chu, resigned. Jill Long Thompson, of Indiana, 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. Peter Stanley Winokur, of Maryland, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2014 (reappointment). Submitted October 22 Betty E. King, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Warren W. Tichenor, resigned. Lillian A. Sparks, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Quanah Crossland Stamps, resigned. Submitted October 26 Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), vice Randall M. Fort, resigned. P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of 4 years, vice Ronald S. Cooper, resigned. Caryn A. Wagner, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security (new position). Submitted October 28 Philip E. Coyle III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice Rosina M. Bierbaum. Lawrence G. Romo, of Texas, to be Director of Selective Service, vice William A. Chatfield, resigned. Submitted October 29 Â William M. Conley, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, vice Barbara B. Crabb, retired. Brian Anthony Jackson, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, vice Frank J. Polozola, retired. Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (new position). Suresh Kumar, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, vice Israel Hernandez, resigned. James P. Lynch, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, vice Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, resigned. Withdrawn October 29 Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, vice James I. Finley, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on August 5, 2009. Submitted November 3 Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 2010, vice Naomi Churchill Earp. Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2015 (reappointment). Paul R. Verkuil, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the U.S. for the term of 5 years, vice Thomasina V. Rogers, term expired. Submitted November 4 Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice William W. Wilkins, Jr., retired. John Gibbons, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts for the term of 4 years, vice Anthony Dichio. Robert William Heun, of Alaska, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Alaska for the term of 4 years, vice Randy Merlin Johnson. Grayling Grant Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, vice Uttam Dhillon, resigned. James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice James Dickson Phillips, Jr., retired. Submitted November 10 Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Henrietta Holsman Fore, resigned. Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2013, vice W. Scott Railton, term expired. Sandford Blitz, of Maine, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission (new position). Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice Ronald M. Sega, resigned. Douglas A. Criscitello, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, vice John W. Cox, resigned. Anthony R. Corscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years (new position). Albert DiClemente, of Delaware, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring July 26, 2011, vice R. Hunter Biden. Submitted November 10 Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Henrietta Holsman Fore, resigned. Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2013, vice W. Scott Railton, term expired. Sandford Blitz, of Maine, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission (new position). Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice Ronald M. Sega, resigned. Douglas A. Criscitello, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, vice John W. Cox, resigned. Anthony R. Corscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years (new position). Albert DiClemente, of Delaware, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring July 26, 2011, vice R. Hunter Biden. Submitted November 16 Walter Crawford Jones, of Maryland, to be U.S. Director of the African Development Bank for a term of 5 years, vice Mimi Alemayehou. Ian Hoddy Solomon, of Maryland, to be U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 2 years, vice Eli Whitney Debevoise II, term expired. Leocadia Irine Zak, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Trade and Development Agency, vice Larry Woodrow Walther, resigned. Submitted November 17 Julie Simone Brill, of Vermont, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of 7 years from September 26, 2009, vice Pamela Harbour, term expired. Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, 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 Nepal. Earl F. Gohl, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission, vice Anne B. Pope, resigned. Edith Ramirez, of California, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of 7 years from September 26, 2008, vice Deborah P. Majoras, term expired. Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Trinidad and Tobago. Submitted November 18 Arthur Allen Elkins, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Nikki Rush Tinsley, resigned. Nicole Yvette Lamb-Hale, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice William G. Sutton, resigned. Robert A. Petzel, of Minnesota, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Michael J. Kussman, resigned. Submitted November 19 Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2010, vice James K. Glassman, resigned. Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2012, vice Steven J. Simmons, term expired. Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, vice James K. Glassman, resigned. Michael Lynton, of California, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2012, vice Mark McKinnon, term expired. Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2011, vice Joaquin F. Blaya, term expired. Michael P. 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. Dennis Mulhaupt, of California, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2011, vice Blanquita Walsh Cullum, term expired. Dana M. Perino, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2012, vice Edward E. Kaufman, resigned. S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2010, vice Norman J. Pattiz, term expired. Submitted November 20 David Adelman, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore. Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2012, vice Todd S. Farha. Orlan Johnson, of Maryland, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2011, vice Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., term expired. Elizabeth L. Littlefield, of the District of Columbia, to be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, vice Robert A. Mosbacher, resigned. Mary Sally Matiella, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Nelson M. Ford. Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, vice Frank R. Jimenez. Harry K. Thomas, Jr., 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 the Philippines. Kathleen S. Tighe, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Education, vice John Portman Higgins, resigned. Solomon B. Watson IV, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, vice Benedict S. Cohen, resigned. Submitted November 30 Christopher A. Crofts, of Wyoming, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of 4 years, vice Kelly Harrison Rankin. Allan J. Katz, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic. Ian C. Kelly, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador. Barbara L. McQuade, of Michigan, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 4 years, vice Stephen Joseph Murphy III, resigned. Patrick K. Nakamura, of Alabama, 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. Patrick K. Nakamura, of Alabama, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years expiring August 30, 2016 (reappointment). Willie Lee Richardson, Jr., of Georgia, to be U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia for the term of 4 years, vice Theresa A. Merrow, resigned. James L. Santelle, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin for the term of 4 years, vice Steven M. Biskupic, resigned. Thomas Gray Walker, of North Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice George E.B. Holding. Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, 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 Niger. Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic. Submitted December 2 Michael A. Khouri, of Kentucky, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2011, vice Steven Robert Blust, resigned. David W. Mills, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Darryl W. Jackson, resigned. Douglas A. Rediker, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of 2 years, vice Daniel D. Heath, term expired. Submitted December 3 Brooke D. Anderson, of California, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Brooke D. Anderson, of California, 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. Donald L. Cook, of Washington, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, vice Robert L. Smolen, resigned. Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations. Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations. Nancy D. Freudenthal, of Wyoming, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Wyoming, vice Clarence A. Brimmer, Jr., retired. Denzil Price Marshall, Jr., of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, vice William Roy Wilson, Jr., retired. Malcolm Ross O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Claude M. Bolton, Jr. Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice Buddie J. Penn. Benita Y. Pearson, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, vice Peter C. Economus, retired. Douglas B. Wilson, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Dorrance Smith. Submitted December 4 William B. Sansom, of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2014 (reappointment). Judith Ann Stewart Stock, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs), vice Goli Ameri, resigned. David L. Strickland, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vice Nicole R. Nason, resigned. Submitted December 8 Michael Peter Huerta, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, vice Robert A. Sturgell, resigned. Submitted December 9 Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador. 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 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Patricia A. Hoffman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), vice Kevin M. Kolevar, resigned. Larry Persily, of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects for the term prescribed by law, vice Drue Pearce, resigned. Submitted December 11 Marilyn A. Brown, of Georgia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2012, vice Susan Richardson Williams, term expired. Sharon E. Burke, of Maryland, to be Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs (new position). William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2011, vice Dale Klein, resigned. Submitted December 17 Gary Blumenthal, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010, vice Anne Rader, term expired. Gwendolyn E. Boyd, of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 2014, vice Donald J. Sutherland, term expired. Chester Alonzo Finn, of New York, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Kathleen Martinez, term expired. Sara A. Gelser, of Oregon, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011, vice Patricia Pound, term expired. Peggy Goldwater-Clay, of California, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring June 5, 2012 (reappointment). Marie Collins Johns, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Jovita Carranza, resigned. David T. Matsuda, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, vice Sean T. Connaughton, resigned. Ari Ne'eman, of Maryland, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Robert Davila, term expired. Dongwoo Joseph Pak, of California, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Tony J. Williams, term expired. Carol Jean Reynolds, of Colorado, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010, vice Lisa Mattheiss, term expired. Fernando Torres-Gill, of California, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011, vice Graham Hill, term expired. Jonathan M. Young, of Maryland, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Katherine O. McCary, term expired. Submitted December 21 Sharon L. Browne, of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2010, vice Michael McKay, term expired. Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2010, vice Frank B. Strickland, term expired. Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2010, vice Lillian R. BeVier, term expired. Timothy McGee, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Phillip A. Singerman. Theodore W. Tozer, of Ohio, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, vice Joseph J. Murin, resigned. Kevin Wolf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Christopher R. Wall, resigned. Submitted December 22 J. Michelle Childs, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice George Ross Anderson, Jr., retired. Richard Mark Gergel, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Henry M. Herlong, Jr., retired. William N. Nettles, of South Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice William Walter Wilkins III. Kelvin Corneilius Washington, of South Carolina, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of South Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice Johnny Mack Brown. Submitted December 23 Daniel J. Becker, of Utah, 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. Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California for the term of 4 years, vice Thomas P. O'Brien. David A. Capp, of Indiana, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of 4 years, vice Joseph S. Van Bokkelen. James R. Hannah, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010, vice Joseph Francis Baca, term expired. Beatrice A. Hanson, of New York, to be Director of the Office for Victims of Crime, vice John W. Gillis. Richard S. Hartunian, of New York, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Glenn T. Suddaby, resigned. William Joseph Hochul, Jr., of New York, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Terrance P. Flynn, resigned. Ronald C. Machen, Jr., 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. Noel Culver March, of Maine, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine for the term of 4 years, vice David Donald Viles. 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, 2012, vice Sophia H. Hall, term expired. John B. Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010, vice Keith McNamara, term expired. Anne M. Tompkins, of North Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice Gretchen C.F. Shappert, resigned. George White, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi for the term of 4 years, vice Nehemiah Flowers. Sally Quillian Yates, of Georgia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia for the term of 4 years, vice David E. Nahmias, resigned. Withdrawn December 23 Suedeen G. Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2014 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on July 28, 2009. Submitted December 24 Timothy S. Black, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Sandra S. Beckwith, retired. Gloria M. Navarro, of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Brian Edward Sandoval, resigned.