[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 30 (Monday, August 4, 2008)]
[Page 1089]
[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 July 30

 Patrick W. Dunne,

 of New York, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, vice Daniel L. Cooper, resigned.

 James A. Slutz,

 of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), vice 
Jeffrey D. Jarrett, resigned.
 Submitted July 31

 J. Richard Barry,

 of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of 
Mississippi, vice William H. Barbour, Jr., retired.

 Gineen Bresso Beach,

 of Florida, to be a member of the Election Assistance Commission for 
the remainder of the term expiring December 12, 2009, vice Caroline C. 
Hunter, resigned.

 Deborah Hersman,

 of Virginia, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board 
for a term expiring December 31, 2013 (reappointment).

 Sung Y. Kim,

 of California, a Foreign Service Officer of Class One, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Six-
Party Talks.

 Thomas Marcelle,

 of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New 
York, vice Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., retired.

 Anthony W. Ryan,

 of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Robert 
K. Steel, resigned.

 John J. Tharp, Jr.,

 of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of 
Illinois, vice Mark R. Filip, resigned.
 Submitted August 1

 Michael W. Hager,

 of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a 
term of 4 years, vice Linda M. Springer.

 Gregori Lebedev,

 of Virginia, to be U.S. Representative to the United Nations for U.N. 
Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.

 Gregori Lebedev,

 of Virginia, to be Alternate U.S. Representative to the Sessions of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as 
U.S. Representative to the United Nations for U.N. Management and 
Reform.