Barack Obama 2014-07-01 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 7 Robert Alan McDonald, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Eric K. Shinseki, resigned. Submitted July 9 Jess Lippincott Baily, of Ohio, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Macedonia. Judith Beth Cefkin, of Colorado, 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 Fiji Islands, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu. Robert Francis Cekuta, 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 Azerbaijan. Stafford Fitzgerald Haney, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Costa Rica. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, vice Daniel B. Poneman. Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, 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. Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, 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. Margaret Ann Uyehara, of Ohio, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Montenegro. James Peter Zumwalt, of California, 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 Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Withdrawn July 9 Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice Kristina M. Johnson, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2014. Submitted July 14 Craig B. Allen, 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 Brunei Darussalam. Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2019, vice Nancy Jean Schiffer, term expiring. Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Principality of Monaco. Richard M. Mills, Jr., of Texas, 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 Armenia. Joseph L. Nimmich, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Richard Serino, resigned. Anne E. Rung, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice Joseph G. Jordan, resigned. Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, vice Brad Carson, resigned. John Francis 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 the Russian Federation. Submitted July 17 Charles C. Adams, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Finland. Matthew Vincent Masterson, of Ohio, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2017, vice Gineen Bresso Beach, term expired. Christy A. McCormick, of Virginia, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015, vice Donetta Davidson, term expired. Submitted July 21 Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020 (reappointment). Charles H. Fulghum, of North Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security, vice Margaret Ann Sherry, resigned. James L. Huffman, of Oregon, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2014, vice Michael Butler, term expired. James L. Huffman, of Oregon, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2020 (reappointment). Adri Davin Jayaratne, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Brian Vincent Kennedy. Barbara A. Leaf, 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 United Arab Emirates. Virginia E. Palmer, 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 Malawi. William V. Roebuck, of North Carolina, 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 Kingdom of Bahrain. Submitted July 22 Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, of Arizona, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of 3 years, vice Tracie Stevens. Submitted July 23 Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2015, vice William D. Magwood, IV, resigning. Stephen G. Burns, of Maryland, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2019, vice George Apostolakis, term expired. Submitted July 28 Thomas Frieden, of New York, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, vice Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, resigned. Perry L. Holloway, of South Carolina, 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 Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Willie E. May, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, vice Patrick Gallagher, resigned. Therese W. McMillan, of California, to be Federal Transit Administrator, vice Peter M. Rogoff. Pamela Leora Spratlen, of California, 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. Submitted July 29 David Nathan Saperstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, vice Suzan D. Johnson Cook. Submitted July 31 Allison Dale Burroughs, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, vice Rya W. Zobel, retired. Amit Priyavadan Mehta, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Ellen Segal Huvelle, retired. Manson K. Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Kathryn D. Sullivan, resigned. Carmen Amalia Corrales, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2015, vice Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, term expired. Rafael J. López, of Maryland, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Bryan Hayes Samuels, resigned. Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador. Andrew LaMont Eanes, of Kansas, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019, vice Carolyn W. Colvin, term expired. Brodi L. Fontenot, of Louisiana, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury, vice Daniel M. Tangherlini, resigned. Mary Lucille Jordan, of Maryland, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years expiring August 30, 2020 (reappointment). P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of 4 years (reappointment). Lourdes Maria Castro Ramírez, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Sandra Brooks Henriquez. Robert T. Yamate, of California, 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 Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Union of the Comoros. Submitted August 5 Jorge Luis Alonso, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Ronald A. Guzman, retiring. John Robert Blakey, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice James Holderman, retired. Submitted September 8 Michael P. Botticelli, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, vice R. Gil Kerlikowske, resigned. Seth B. Carpenter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Matthew S. Rutherford. Gilberto de Jesus, of Maryland, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant. Russell C. Deyo, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, vice Rafael Borras, resigned. Sheila Gwaltney, of California, 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 Kyrgyz Republic. Jennifer Ann Haverkamp, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, vice Kerri-Ann Jones, resigned. Todd A. Fisher, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2016, vice James A. Torrey, term expired. Colette Dodson Honorable, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2017, vice John Robert Norris, resigned. Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019, vice William B. Sansom, term expired. Daniel Henry Marti, of Virginia, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President, vice Victoria Angelica Espinel, resigned. Peter Michael McKinley, 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 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Carlos A. Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Polly Trottenberg, resigned. Deven J. Parekh, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2016, vice Katherine M. Gehl, resigned. Ronald Alan Pearlman, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2015, vice Nancy Killefer, term expired. Nancy Bikoff Pettit, 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 Republic of Latvia. Sarah R. Saldaña, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice John Morton, resigned. Carlos J. Torres, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, vice Carolyn Hessler Radelet, resigned. Ronald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019, vice Barbara Short Haskew, term expired. Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, vice Donald C. Pogue, retired. Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Claudia Wilken, retiring. Withdrawn September 8 Annette Taddeo-Goldstein, of Florida, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2018, vice John P. Salazar, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on February 27, 2014. Submitted September 10 Michele Thoren Bond, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs), vice Janice L. Jacobs, resigned. 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, 2020 (reappointment). Submitted September 15 Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2019, vice Jacqueline A. Berrien, resigned. Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Isobel Coleman, 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. Isobel Coleman, of New York, 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 Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform. Carol Leslie Hamilton, of California, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Ronald H. Johnson, of Wisconsin, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Robert M. Scher, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Madelyn R. Creedon, resigned. Withdrawn September 15 Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Thomas E. Perez, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2014. Submitted September 18 Allison Beck, of the District of Columbia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, vice George H. Cohen, resigned. Francine Berman, of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Gary D. Glenn, term expired. Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2019 (reappointment). Tho Dinh-Zarr, of Texas, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2018, vice Deborah Hersman, resigned. Maria Echaveste, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States. Brian James Egan, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, vice Harold Hongju Koh, resigned. Paul A. Folmsbee, of Oklahoma, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Mali. Earl L. Gay, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management, vice Christine M. Griffin. Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2016, vice James Palmer, term expired. Eric P. Liu, of Washington, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring December 27, 2017, vice Layshae Ward, term expired. Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, 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 South Sudan. Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017 (reappointment). Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2020, vice Jill Long Thompson, term expired. Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of India. Deborah Willis, of New York, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Carol M. Swain, term expired. Joan Marie Azrack, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Joanna Seybert, retired. Alfred H. Bennett, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Kenneth M. Hoyt, retired. Loretta Copeland Biggs, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, vice James A. Beaty, Jr., retired. Elizabeth K. Dillon, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, vice Samuel Grayson Wilson, retired. George C. Hanks, Jr., of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Nancy Friedman Atlas, retired. Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr., of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Hilda G. Tagle, retired. Jill N. Parrish, of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Dee V. Benson, retired. Withdrawn September 18 Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, vice Thomas Thomas L. Strickland, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2014. Alison Renee Lee, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Cameron M. Currie, retiring, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2014. Submitted November 12 Leon Aron, of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016, vice S. Enders Wimbush, resigned. Walter A. Barrows, of Ohio, to be a member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2019 (reappointment). David J. Berteau, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Alan F. Estevez, resigned. Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Will A. Gunn, resigned. Romonia S. Dixon, of Arizona, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2018, vice Matthew Francis McCabe, term expired. Sim Farar, of California, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2015 (reappointment). Sim Farar, of California, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2018 (reappointment). Jeffery S. Hall, of Kentucky, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2018, vice Leland A. Strom, term expired. William Joseph Hybl, of Colorado, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2015 (reappointment). Michelle K. Lee, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, vice David J. Kappos, resigned. Jay Neal Lerner, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, vice Jon T. Rymer, resigned. Dava J. Newman, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Lori Garver, resigned. Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of 5 years from July 1, 2014 (reappointment). Azita Raji, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Sweden. Robert A. Salerno, 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 Robert Isaac Richter, retired. Mark Scarano, of New Hampshire, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission, vice Sandford Blitz, resigning. David S. Shapira, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2019, vice Dennis J. Toner, term expired. Adewale Adeyemo, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Marisa Lago. Antony Blinken, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State, vice William J. Burns, resigned. Daniel R. Elliott, III, of Ohio, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2018 (reappointment). David Avren Jones, of Connecticut, to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2018 (reappointment). Michael D. Kennedy, of Georgia, to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2018 (reappointment). Marisa Lago, of New York, to be a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Miriam E. Sapiro, resigned. Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2019, vice Nancy Jean Schiffer, term expiring. Nicholas J. Rasmussen, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, vice Matthew G. Olsen, resigned. Antonio F. Weiss, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Mary John Miller. Dale A. Drozd, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice Anthony W. Ishii, retired. Michael Greco, of New York, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Joseph R. Guccione, term expired. LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Nicholas G. Garaufis, retired. Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Anthony J. Scirica, retired. Kara Farnandez Stoll, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice Randall R. Rader, retired. Withdrawn November 12 Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Donald A. Gambatesa, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2014. Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of the Navy, vice Robert O. Work, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2014. Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2019, vice Nancy Jean Schiffer, term expiring, which was sent to the Senate on July 14, 2014. Submitted November 13 Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30,2018, vice Allison M. Macfarlane, resigning. Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General, vice Eric H. Holder, Jr. John E. Mendez, of California, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015, vice Sharon Y. Bowen, resigned. Elissa Slotkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Derek H. Chollet. Submitted November 19 Matthew Stuart Butler, of Ohio, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015, vice Rosemary E. Rodriguez, term expired. Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vice David L. Strickland, resigned. Withdrawn November 19 Myrna Perez, of Texas, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015, vice Rosemary E. Rodriguez, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 2014. Submitted November 20 Ann Donnelly, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Sandra L. Townes, retiring. Roseann A. Ketchmark, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice Gary A. Fenner, retiring. Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, vice Curtis L. Collier, retired.