[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 11 (Monday, March 21, 2005)]
[Pages 480-481]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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  Nominations  Submitted to the Senate

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The following list does not include promotions of members of the 
Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations 
of Foreign Service officers.

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 Submitted March 14

 Paul D. Clement,

 of Virginia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, vice 
Theodore Bevry Olson, resigned.

 Charles F. Conner,

 of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice James R. 
Moseley.

 Michael D. Griffin,

 of Virginia, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, vice Sean O'Keefe, resigned.

 Robert Joseph,

 of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and 
International Security, vice John Robert Bolton.

 Kim Wang,

 of California, to be a member of the National Museum and Library 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009 (reappointment).
 Submitted March 15

 James H. Bilbray,

 of Nevada, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (new position).

 Philip Coyle,

 of California, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission (new position).

 Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN, Ret.,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (new position).

 James V. Hansen,

 of Utah, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (new position).

 Gen. James T. Hill, USA, Ret.,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (new position).

 Claude M. Kicklighter,

 of Georgia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (new position).

 Samuel Knox Skinner,

 of Illinois, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (new position).

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 Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Turner, USAF, Ret.,

 of Texas, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (new position).
 Submitted March 17

 Joseph H. Boardman,

 of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, vice Allan Rutter, resigned.

 John Robert Bolton,

 of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America 
to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United 
States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

 John Robert Bolton,

 of Maryland, to be 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.

 Stephen L. Johnson,

 of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, vice Michael O. Leavitt.

 John D. Negroponte,

 of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence (new position).