[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 37 (Monday, September 18, 2006)]
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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 September 13

 Frank Baxter,

 of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 
the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

 Thomas M. Hardiman,

 of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice 
Richard L. Nygaard, retired.
 Submitted September 15

 Michael J. Astrue,

 of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of Social Security for a term 
expiring January 19, 2013, vice Jo Anne Barnhart.

 Caroline C. Hunter,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for a 
term expiring December 12, 2009, vice Paul S. DeGregorio, term expired.

 David Palmer,

 of Maryland, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2011, vice Cari M. Dominguez, 
term expired.