[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 13 (Monday, March 29, 2004)] [Pages 486-487] [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] <R04> 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 March 22 Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, vice James Edward Rogan, resigned. Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of South Africa. [[Page 487]] Thomas Neil Hull III, of New Hampshire, 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 Sierra Leone. R. Niels Marquardt, 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 Republic of Cameroon, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Roger A. Meece, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lauren Moriarty, of Hawaii, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as U.S. Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. Constance Berry Newman, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), vice Walter H. Kansteiner, resigned. Mitchell B. Reiss, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Northern Ireland. Withdrawn March 22 Glen L. Bower, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 years after he takes office, vice Carolyn Miller Parr, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 7, 2003. Submitted March 23 Thomas Hill Moore, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2003 (reappointment). James Francis Moriarty, 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 Kingdom of Nepal. Withdrawn March 23 Thomas Hill Moore, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 2002 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on March 11, 2004. Submitted March 26 Thomas Charles Krajeski, 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 Yemen. Michele J. Sison, 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 United Arab Emirates.