[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 20 (Monday, May 26, 2008)]
[Pages 749-750]
[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 May 20

 Asif J. Chaudhry,

 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 Republic of Moldova.

 Husein A. Cumber,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a 
term expiring December 31, 2013, vice W. Douglas Buttrey, term expiring.

 Tina S. Kaidanow,

 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 
Kosovo.
 Withdrawn May 20

 A. Paul Anderson,

 of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring 
June 30, 2012 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on August 2, 
2007.

 Arlene Holen,

 of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety 
and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years expiring August 30, 
2010, vice Robert H. Beatty,

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Jr., term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.

 Hans von Spakovsky,

 of Georgia, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a 
term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Bradley A. Smith, resigned, which was 
sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007.
 Submitted May 22

 Michael B. Bemis,

 of Mississippi, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2013, vice Skila 
Harris, resigned.

 Patrick J. Durkin,

 of Connecticut, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 
2009, vice Ned L. Siegel, term expired.

 John J. Faso,

 of New York, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James 
Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring May 29, 2013, 
vice David Wesley Fleming, term expired.

 David F. Girard-diCarlo,

 of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 
the United States of America to the Republic of Austria.

 Joe Manchin III,

 of West Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James 
Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring November 5, 
2012, vice George Perdue, term expired.

 Harvey M. Tettlebaum,

 of Missouri, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James 
Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring October 3, 
2012, vice Marc R. Pacheco, term expired.