[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 24 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
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[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 June 11

 Thomas J. Barrett,

 of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, vice Maria Cino, 
resigned.
 Withdrawn June 11

 Michael J. Burns,

 of New Mexico, to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, vice Dale Klein, resigned, 
which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.
 Submitted June 13

 Lisa E. Epifani,

 of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Jill L. Sigal, resigned.

 Gracia M. Hillman,

 of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Election Assistance 
Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009 (reappointment).

 Joseph N. Laplante, Jr.,

 of New Hampshire, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New 
Hampshire, vice Joseph A. Diclerico, Jr., retired.

 Gail Dennise Mathieu,

 of New Jersey, 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 Namibia.

 Gustavus Adolphus Puryear IV,

 of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of 
Tennessee, vice Robert L. Echols, retired.