    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 17 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
    [Pages 821-823]
    [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 April 24

     Gustavo Antonio Gelpi,

     of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto
    Rico, vice Hector M. Laffitte, retired.

     Philip S. Gutierrez,

     of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of
    California, vice Terry J. Hatter, Jr., retired.

     Daniel Porter Jordan III,

     of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of
    Mississippi, vice Tom S. Lee, retired.

     Erik C. Peterson,

     of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
    for the term of 4 years, vice J.B. Van Hollen, resigned.

     Anita K. Blair,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice
    Michael L. Dominguez.

     Paul A. Denett,

     of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice
    David Safavian.

     Anne E. Derse,

     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 Republic of Azerbaijan.

     Robert S. Ford,

     of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Counselor, to be

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    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
    America to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.

     Dirk Kempthorne,

     of Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior, vice Gale Ann Norton,
    resigned.

     Mark V. Rosenker,

     of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term of 2 years, vice Ellen G. Engleman, term expired.

     Leslie V. Rowe,

     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 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.

     Daniel S. Sullivan,

     of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business
    Affairs), vice Earl Anthony Wayne.
     Withdrawn April 24

     John G. Emling,

     of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Brett
    T. Palmer, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on February 27, 2006.
     Submitted April 25

     April H. Foley,

     of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Hungary.

     Tracey Ann Jacobson,

     of the District of Columbia, 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
    Tajikistan.

     Kevin J. Martin,

     of North Carolina, to be a member of the Federal Communications
    Commission for a term of 5 years from July 1, 2006 (reappointment).

     Sue C. Payton,

     of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Marvin
    R. Sambur.

     Steven C. Preston,

     of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration,
    vice Hector V. Barreto, Jr., resigned.

     Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood,

     of Guam, to be Judge for the District Court of Guam for the term of 10
    years, vice John S. Unpingco, term expired.

     Gaddi H. Vasquez,

     of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service
    as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and
    Agriculture.

     Lawrence A. Warder,

     of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Education, vice
    Jack Martin, resigned.
     Submitted April 27

     Robert Anthony Bradtke,

     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 Republic of Croatia.

     Robert J. Portman,

     of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice
    Joshua B. Bolten.

     Dale Klein,

     of Texas, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the
    term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2011, vice Nils J. Diaz, term
    expiring.

     James B. Lockhart III,

     of Connecticut, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing
    Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development for a
    term of 5 years, vice Armando Falcon, Jr., resigned.

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