Barack Obama 2015-07-01 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 8 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. Peter William Bodde, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Libya. Brad R. Carson, of Oklahoma, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, vice Jessica Garfola Wright, resigned. Mark Philip Cohen, of Maryland, to be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of 7 years expiring March 1, 2021, vice Anne Marie Wagner, term expired. Anthony G. Collins, of New York, to be a member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, vice William L. Wilson. Catherine Ebert-Gray, 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 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Vanuatu. Dennis B. Hankins, 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 Republic of Guinea. G. Kathleen Hill, of Colorado, 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 Malta. Elisabeth I. Millard, 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 Tajikistan. Submitted July 9 Darlene Michele Soltys, 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 Natalia Combs Greene, retired. Submitted July 13 Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years (reappointment). Matthew Rhett Jeppson, of Florida, to be Director of the Mint for a term of 5 years, vice Edmund C. Moy, resigned. Derek Tai-Ching Kan, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years, vice Jeffrey R. Moreland, term expired. John Maeda, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016 (new position). Andrew Miller Slavitt, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, vice Marilyn B. Tavenner, resigned. Mary Katherine Wakefield, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice William V. Corr, resigned. Submitted July 16 Susan Coppedge Amato, of Georgia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, vice Luis C. de Baca, resigned. Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2020, vice Jeffery Martin Baran, resigned. Marc Jonathan Sievers, 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 Sultanate of Oman. Kenneth Damian Ward, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Mark A. Young, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Audrey B. Collins, retired. Withdrawn July 16 Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2018 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on February 5, 2015. Submitted July 21 Kathryn M. Dominguez, of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 2004, vice Jeremy C. Stein, resigned. Leonard Terry Strand, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, vice Mark W. Bennett, retired. Submitted July 27 Richard Capel Howorth, of Mississippi, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2020 (reappointment). Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Zimbabwe. Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice Kristina M. Johnson, resigned. Submitted July 30 Darryl L. DePriest, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, resigned. Eric Drake Eberhard, of Washington, 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, 2018, vice Bradley Udall, term expired. John D. Feeley, 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 Panama. Robert Porter Jackson, 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 Ghana. Derek Tai-Ching Kan, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years, vice Nancy A. Naples, term expired. Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2020 (reappointment). Michael Herman Michaud, of Maine, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, vice Keith Kelly. Beverly Angela Scott, of Ohio, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2019, vice Mark R. Rosekind, resigned. Elissa Slotkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Derek H. Chollet, resigned. John E. Sparks, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of 15 years to expire on the date prescribed by law, vice James Edgar Baker, term expiring. Michael F. Suarez, of Virginia, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Dawn Ho Delbanco, term expired. Susan Paradise Baxter, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Sean J. McLaughlin, resigned. Inga S. Bernstein, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, vice Douglas P. Woodlock, retired. Gary Richard Brown, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Sandra J. Feuerstein, retired. Robert John Colville, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Gary L. Lancaster, deceased. Elizabeth J. Drake, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, vice Richard K. Eaton, retired. Jennifer Choe Groves, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, vice Gregory Wright Carman, retired. Marilyn Jean Horan, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Terrence F. McVerry, retired. Gary Stephen Katzmann, of Massachusetts, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, vice Jane A. Restani, retired. Dax Eric López, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice Julie E. Carnes, elevated. John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Mary A. McLaughlin, retired. Withdrawn July 30 Earl L. Gay, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management, vice Christine M. Griffin, which was sent to the Senate on January 8, 2015. Derek Tai-Ching Kan, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years, vice Jeffrey R. Moreland, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on July 13, 2015. Submitted August 5 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 (reappointment). 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 (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 (reappointment). Richard Otto Buckius, of California, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, vice Cora B. Marrett, resigned. Thomas F. Scott Darling, III, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, vice Anne S. Ferro, resigned. Linda I. Etim, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Earl W. Gast, resigned. Laura S. H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Laura S.H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador. Marcel John Lettre, II, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, vice Michael Vickers, resigned. Patrick Joseph Murphy, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of the Army, vice Brad R. Carson. Cherry Ann Murray, of Kansas, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy, vice William F. Brinkman. 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 (reappointment). 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 (reappointment). 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 (reappointment). Submitted September 8 Clare E. Connors, of Hawaii, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii, vice Susan Oki Mollway, retiring. Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice William D. Quarles, Jr., retiring. Edward L. Gilmore, of Illinois, to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois for the term of 4 years, vice Darryl Keith McPherson, term expired. Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, vice Mary M. Lisi, retiring. Submitted September 9 Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2019, vice Ketanji Brown Jackson, term expired. Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2021 (reappointment). Submitted September 10 Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of Columbia, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Barbara Lee, of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Christopher H. Smith, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Submitted September 15 Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, of Iowa, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, vice James E. Gritzner, retired. Submitted September 16 Robert McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Margaret A. Hamburg, resigned. Eduardo Castell, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2019, vice Javaid Anwar, term expired. Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2019 (reappointment). John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2019 (reappointment). Deborah R. Malac, 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 Uganda. Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2015, vice Roger L. Hunt, term expired. Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2021 (reappointment). Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice Robert D. Hormats, resigned. Lisa J. Peterson, 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 Kingdom of Swaziland. H. Dean Pittman, 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 Mozambique. Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2018 (reappointment). Eric Seth Rubin, 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 Bulgaria. Kyle R. Scott, of Arizona, 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 Serbia. Submitted September 21 Ricardo A. Aguilera, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Lisa S. Disbrow. Janine Anne Davidson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Navy, vice Robert O. Work, resigned. Lisa S. Disbrow, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice Eric K. Fanning, resigned. Eric K. Fanning, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of the Army, vice John M. McHugh. Shoshana Miriam Lew, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation, vice Sylvia I. Garcia, resigned. Jennifer M. O'Connor, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense, vice Stephen Woolman Preston, resigned. Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of career Ambassador, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs), vice Wendy Ruth Sherman. Submitted October 5 Todd C. Chapman, 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 Ecuador. Steven Michael Haro, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Margaret Louise Cummisky, resigned. John Francis Kotek, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), vice Peter Bruce Lyons, resigned. Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the term of 5 years (reappointment). Matthew John Matthews, of Oregon, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) Forum. Michael Joseph Missal, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice George J. Opfer, resigned. Withdrawn October 5 Beverly Angela Scott, of Ohio, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2019, vice Mark R. Rosekind, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on July 30, 2015. Submitted October 8 Dana J. Boente, of Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of 4 years, vice Neil H. MacBride, resigned. Robert Lloyd Capers, of New York, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Loretta E. Lynch, resigned. John P. Fishwick, Jr., of Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia for the term of 4 years, vice Timothy J. Heaphy, resigned. Channing D. Phillips, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of 4 years, vice Ronald C. Machen, Jr., resigned. Emily Gray Rice, of New Hampshire, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire for the term of 4 years, vice John P. Kacavas, resigned. Randolph J. Seiler, of South Dakota, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota for the term of 4 years, vice Brendan V. Johnson, resigned. Amos J. Hochstein, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources), vice John Stern Wolf. David McKean, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Luxembourg. Submitted October 21 Linda I. Etim, of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2021, vice Mimi E. Alemayehou, term expired. Lisa M. Fairfax, of Maryland, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2020, vice Luis Aguilar, term expired. Jean Elizabeth Manes, of Florida, 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 El Salvador. Scot Alan Marciel, of California, 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 Union of Burma. Hester Maria Peirce, of Ohio, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2016, vice Daniel M. Gallagher, Jr., resigned. Linda Swartz Taglialatela, of New York, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Submitted November 9 Robert Annan Riley III, 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 Federated States of Micronesia. Karen Bevard 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 Republic of the Marshall Islands. Vik Edwin Stoll, of Missouri, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 years, vice James S. Halpern, retired. Withdrawn November 9 Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Peter Silva Silva, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on June 24, 2015. Submitted November 10 Beth F. Cobert, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of 4 years, vice Katherine Archuleta, resigned. Submitted November 16 Hester Maria Peirce, of Ohio, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2021 (reappointment). Submitted November 19 Phillip H. Cullom, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Sharon E. Burke, resigned. Swati A. Dandekar, of Iowa, to be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Robert M. Orr, resigning. Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2017 (reappointment). Daniel B. Maffei, of New York, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2017, vice Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., resigned. Georgette Mosbacher, of New York, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2018, vice Lezlee J. Westine, term expired. Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of 5 years expiring July 1, 2020 (reappointment). Submitted November 30 Steven Nathan Berk, 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 Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr., retiring. Elizabeth Carroll Wingo, 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 Ann O'Regan Keary, resigned. Submitted December 7 Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Mark Feierstein, resigned. Charlotte P. Kessler, of Ohio, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2018 (reappointment). Esperanza Emily Spalding, of Oregon, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020, vice Lee Greenwood, term expired. Submitted December 14 Alan J. Kreczko, of Connecticut, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2019, vice Paul Cherecwich, Jr., resigned. Andrew Mayock, of Illinois, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice Beth F. Cobert. Edith Ramirez, of California, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of 7 years from September 26, 2015 (reappointment). James R. White, of Maryland, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2020, vice Nancy Killefer, term expired. Submitted December 16 Paul Lewis Abrams, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Dean D. Pregerson, retired. Suzanne Mitchell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice David L. Russell, retired. Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice Stephen P. Friot, retired. Ronald G. Russell, of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Brian Theadore Stewart, retired. Submitted December 18 Dain Borges, of Puerto Rico, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Marvin Krislov, term expired. Thavolia Glymph, of North Carolina, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Rolena Klahn Adorno, term expired. Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of 2 years (reappointment). Michael O. Johanns, of Nebraska, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of 3 years, vice Lorne W. Craner, term expired. Adam H. Sterling, 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 Slovak Republic. Deborah Wong, of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Adele Logan Alexander, term expired. Withdrawn December 18 Adewale Adeyemo, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Marisa Logo, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2015.