Barack Obama 2010-07-01 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 12 Alexander A. Arvizu, 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 Albania. Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkard, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica. Nisha Desai Biswal, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice James R. Kunder, resigned. Michele Thoren Bond, 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 Kingdom of Lesotho. Sean P. Buckley, of New York, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics for a term expiring June 21, 2015, vice Mark S. Schneider, resigned. Paul W. Jones, 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 Malaysia. Robert P. Mikulak, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Phyllis Marie Powers, 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 Panama. Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkey. Duane E. Woerth, of Nebraska, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Submitted July 14 Conrad Ernest Candelaria, of New Mexico, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of New Mexico for the term of 4 years, vice Gorden Edward Eden, Jr., term expired. James Edward Clark, of Kentucky, to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of 4 years, vice Ronald Richard McCubbin, Jr., term expired. Mark F. Green, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of 4 years, vice Sheldon J. Sperling, term expired. Joseph H. Hogsett, of Indiana, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana for the term of 4 years, vice Susan W. Brooks, resigned. Marco A. Hernandez, of Oregon, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice Garr M. King, retired. Beryl Alaine Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Paul L. Friedman, retired. Steve C. Jones, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice Orinda D. Evans, retired. Sue E. Myerscough, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Jeanne E. Scott, resigned. Victoria Frances Nourse, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, vice Terence T. Evans, retired. Joseph Anthony Papili, of Delaware, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Delaware for the term of 4 years, vice David William Thomas, term expired. Diana Saldana, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice George P. Kazen, retired. Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice Ancer L. Haggerty, retired. James Alfred Thompson, of Utah, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Utah for the term of 4 years, vice Randall Dean Anderson, term expired. Withdrawn July 14 Sue E. Myerscough, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Joe B. McDade, retired, which was sent to the Senate on June 17, 2010. Submitted July 19 Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, vice Mark B. McClellan, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Philip E. Coyle III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice Rosina M. Bierbaum, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, vice Charles E. F. Millard, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Kristie Anne Kenney, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Thailand. Jo Ellen Powell, 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 Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Submitted July 21 Mark M. Boulware, 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 Chad. Christopher J. McMullen, 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 Angola. Joseph A. Mussomeli, 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 Slovenia. Wanda L. Nesbitt, of Pennsylvania, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Namibia. Karen Brevard Stewart, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic. Charles Bernard Day, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice Peter J. Messitte, retired. Albert Najera, of California, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of California for the term of 4 years, vice Antonio Candia Amador, term expired. William Claud Sibert, of Missouri, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of 4 years, vice Ronald Henderson, term expired. Myron Martin Sutton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of 4 years, vice David Reid Murtaugh. Kathleen M. Williams, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Daniel T.K. Hurley, retired. Submitted August 3 Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010, vice Nancy Killefer, term expired. Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2015 (reappointment). Submitted August 4 Jeffrey Thomas Holt, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee for the term of 4 years, vice David Glenn Jolley, term expired. Steven Clayton Stafford, of California, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of California for the term of 4 years, vice George W. Venables. Paul Charles Thielen, of South Dakota, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of South Dakota for the term of 4 years, vice Warren Douglas Anderson, term expired. Submitted August 5 Allison Blakely, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice Craig Haffner, term expired. David B. Buckley, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency, vice John Leonard Helgerson. Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, vice Kathryn D. Sullivan. Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Peter R. Orszag, resigned. Nancy E. Lindborg, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Michael E. Hess, resigned. Cora B. Marrett, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, vice Kathie L. Olsen. Wilfredo Martinez, of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010, vice Tommy Edward Jewell III, term expired. Wilfredo Martinez, of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2013 (reappointment). Kevin Glenn Nealer, of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2011, vice Sanford Gottesman, term expired. Chase Theodora Rogers, of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Arthur A. McGiverin, term expired. Donald Kenneth Steinberg, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Frederick W. Schieck, resigned. Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 years (reappointment). Withdrawn August 5 John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2013, vice Ellen L. Weintraub, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on May 4, 2009. Submitted September 13 Samuel Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of 9 years (reappointment). 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, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013, vice Elizabeth Dougherty, term expired. Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security, vice W. Ralph Basham. Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, vice Mark B. McClellan. Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 2000, vice Frederic S. Mishkin. Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Robert K. Steel, resigned. Elisabeth Ann Hagen, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, vice Richard A. Raymond, resigned, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Cameron Munter, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Thomas M. Sullivan, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Christina H. Pearson, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Marsha Ternus, of Iowa, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Robert A. Miller, term expired. Pamela Ann White, of Maine, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of The Gambia. Louis B. Butler, Jr., of Wisconsin, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, vice John C. Shabaz, retired. Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Guido Calabresi, retired. Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Martin J. Jenkins, resigned. Goodwin Liu, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice a new position created by Public Law 110-177, approved January 7, 2008. John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, vice Ernest C. Torres, retired. Submitted September 15 Carol Fulp, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Gregory J. Nickels, of Washington, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Roger F. Wicker, of Mississippi, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Submitted September 16 George Albert 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 the Republic of Uzbekistan. Charles M. Oberly III, of Delaware, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware for the term of 4 years, vice Colm F. Connolly, resigned. Submitted September 20 Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2014, vice Harold J. Creel, Jr., resigned. Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2015 (reappointment). Stacia A. Hylton, of Virginia, to be Director of the U.S. Marshals Service, vice John F. Clark, resigned. Submitted September 23 William R. Brownfield, of Texas, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), vice David T. Johnson, resigned. Eugene Louis Dodaro, of Virginia, to be Comptroller General of the U.S. for a term of 15 years, vice David M. Walker, resigned. Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2012, vice Samuel E. Ebbesen, term expired. Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) Forum. Submitted September 27 Paige Eve Alexander, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Douglas Menarchik, resigned. Submitted September 29 Kenneth F. Bohac, of Illinois, to be U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Illinois for the term of 4 years, vice Steven D. Deatherage, term expired. Mae A. D'Agostino, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., retired. William Conner Eldridge, of Arkansas, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of 4 years, vice Robert Cramer Balfe III, resigned. Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, Jr., elevated. Richard Brooke Jackson, of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Phillip S. Figa, deceased. Jimmie V. Reyna, of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice Haldane Robert Mayer, retired. Paula Barker Duffy, of Illinois, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice Harvey Klehr, term expired. Isabel Framer, of Ohio, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Carlos R. Garza, term expired. Mark Green, of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of 3 years, vice William H. Frist, term expiring. Susan H. Hildreth, of Washington, to be Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, vice Anne-Imelda Radice. Thomas R. Nides, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, vice Jacob J. Lew. Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of 2 years (reappointment). Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, vice Michael L. Dominguez. Michael Vickers, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, vice James R. Clapper, Jr. Martha Wagner Weinberg, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice Herman Belz, term expired. Withdrawn September 29 Teresa Takai, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice John G. Grimes, which was sent to the Senate on April 12, 2010. Submitted November 15 Sue Kathrine Brown, 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 Montenegro. David Lee Carden, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Timothy J. Feighery, of New York, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S. for a term expiring September 30, 2012, vice Mauricio J. Tamargo, term expired. Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2012, vice Vera Alexander, term expired. Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2012, vice Patrick J. Durkin, term expired. Eric G. Postel, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Jacqueline Ellen Schafer, resigned. Joseph A. Smith, Jr., of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of 5 years (new position). Pamela L. Spratlen, 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 Kyrgyz Republic. James A. Torrey, of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2010, vice Dianne I. Moss, term expired. James A. Torrey, of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2013 (reappointment). Submitted November 17 Daniel L. Shields III, of Pennsylvania, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Brunei Darussalam. Joseph M. Torsella, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador. Joseph M. Torsella, of Pennsylvania, 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. Andrew L. Traver, of Illinois, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (new position). Charles Edward Andrews, of Alabama, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of 4 years, vice William Smith Taylor, term expired. Darrell James Bell, of Montana, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Montana for the term of 4 years, vice Dwight MacKay, term expired. William Benedict Berger, Sr., of Florida, to be U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the term of 4 years, vice Thomas Dyson Hurlburt, Jr., term expired. Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Thomas M. Hardiman, elevated. Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Kimba M. Wood, retired. Russel Edwin Burger, of Oregon, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Oregon for the term of 4 years, vice Dennis Cluff Merrill, term expired. Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Henry Lee Adams, Jr., retired. Sara Lynn Darrow, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Joe B. McDade, retired. John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Florence-Marie Cooper, deceased. S. Amanda Marshall, of Oregon, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon for the term of 4 years, vice Karin J. Immergut, term expired. Joseph Campbell Moore, of Wyoming, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Wyoming for the term of 4 years, vice James Anthony Rose, term expired. Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, vice Robert L. Echols, retired. Edwin Donovan Sloane, of Maryland, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia for the term of 4 years, vice George Breffni Walsh, term expired. Esteban Soto III, of Maryland, to be U.S. Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 4 years, vice Stephen Thomas Conboy, resigned. Withdrawn November 17 Marsha Ternus, of Iowa, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Robert A. Miller, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on September 13, 2010. Submitted December 1 Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Jerome B. Friedman, retired. Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Joseph A. Greenaway, elevated. Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Ronald Lee Gilman, retired. Mark Raymond Hornak, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Donetta W. Ambrose, retired. Robert David Mariani, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, vice James M. Munley, retired. John Andrew Ross, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice Charles A. Shaw, retired. Esther Salas, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Katharine Sweeney Hayden, retired. Christopher R. Thyer, of Arkansas, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of 4 years, vice Harry E. Cummins III, resigned. Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, vice Norman K. Moon, retired. Submitted December 3 Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013, vice Victoria Ray Carlson, term expired. Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, vice Paul DeCamp. Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Phillip A. Singerman. Submitted December 6 Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, vice Samuel D. Hamilton. Kelvin K. Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2016 (reappointment). Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 years (reappointment). Submitted December 8 Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice James Davison Hunter, term expired. Constance M. Carroll, of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice Tamar Jacoby, term expired. Cathy M. Davidson, of North Carolina, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice Marvin Bailey Scott, term expired. Submitted December 9 Aaron Paul Dworkin, of Michigan, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014, vice Karen Lias Wolff, term expired. Submitted December 13 Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), vice Warren F. Miller, Jr., resigned. Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, vice Domingo S. Herraiz, resigned. Stephanie O'Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, vice David C. Gompert, resigned. David Bruce Shear, 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Submitted December 15 Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, to be a member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013, vice John R. Vaughn, resigned. Submitted December 17 Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, to be a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2014 (new position). James Xavier Dempsey, of California, to be a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2016 (new position). Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the term of 5 years, vice Scott J. Bloch, resigned. Submitted December 20 Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring September 19, 2011, vice Ron Silver. Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term of 4 years (reappointment). Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2015, vice Charles D. Nottingham, term expiring. Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, of Virginia, to be Representative of the U.S. on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, vice Joxel Garcia. John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring September 19, 2011, vice Kathleen Martinez. John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term of 4 years (reappointment). Terry Lewis, of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2011, vice C. William Swank, term expired. Withdrawn December 20 Beatrice A. Hanson, of New York, to be Director of the Office for Victims of Crime, vice John W. Gillis, which was sent to the Senate on December 23, 2009. Submitted December 22 Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016 (new position).