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EXECUTIVE SESSION

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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following
nominations on today's Executive Calendar: Calendar Nos. 62, 63, 407,
670, 783, 900, 901, 904, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 through
1008, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022,
1023, 1024, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk.
I further ask consent that the following committees be discharged
from further consideration of listed nominations and the Senate proceed
to their consideration en bloc:
Judiciary Committee, Rachel Paulose PN1905; Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, Paul Schneider PN2127; Foreign Relations, Dianne
Moss PN1846, foreign service promotion lists PN 2097, PN 2130, and PN
2085.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask continued unanimous consent for the
Commerce Committee, Steven Chealander PN2062; Charles Dorkey III,
PN2112; Rear Admiral Coogan PN 2086; Raymond Slagle PN 2093; NOAA
promotion list, PN2094, Gregg Versaw, PN2131; Coast Guard promotion
list 2154; Coast Guard officer list, PN2185; Agriculture Committee,
Mark Keenum, PN2110 and PN 2109; Leland Strom, PN1864; the following
nominations from the HELP Committee with PN numbers as designated:
PN2126, PN2095, PN2096, PN2084, PN2165, PN2166, PN1762, PN1921, PN1732,
PN2119, PN2120, PN2121, PN2122, PN2123, PN 2124,

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PN1904, which is then to be referred to the Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee; further, that the Homeland Security
Committee then immediately be discharged from further consideration of
PN1904. I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be
confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table,
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the
Senate then return to legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLORSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY FOUNDATION

D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a
term expiring October 6, 2008. (Reappointment)

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY FOUNDATION

Michael Butler, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the board
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term
expiring October 6, 2008.

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

A.J. Eggenberger, of Montana, to be a Member of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October
18, 2008. (Reappointment)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Molly A. O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice
Kimberly Terese Nelson.

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the
National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2008.
(Reappointment)

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY FOUNDATION

Stephen M. Prescott, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a
term expiring April 15, 2011.
Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation four a
term expiring October 6, 2010. (Reappointment)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

John M. R. Kneuer, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Communications and Information.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Governor of the United
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2015.
(Reappointment)
Thurgood Marshall, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Governor of
the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December
8, 2011.

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

Dan Gregory Blair, of the District of Columbia, to be a
Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for a term
expiring October 14, 2012.

THE JUDICIARY

Margaret A. Ryan, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of
fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law.
Scott Wallace Stucky, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the
term of fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by
law.

IN THE ARMY

The following Army National Guard of the United States
officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the
grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12, 12203:

To be brigadier general

Col. Thomas G. Sellars, 0000

The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve
of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C.,
section 12203:

To be brigadier general

Donald C. Leins, 0000

The following Army National Guard of the United States
officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the
grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., Section 12203:

To be major general

Brigadier General Robert T. Bray, 0000
Brigadier General Raymond W. Carpenter,
Brigadier General Huntington B. Downer, Jr., 0000
Brigadier General James W. Nuttall, 0000
Brigadier General Darren G. Owens, 0000
Brigadier General James I. Pylant, 0000
Brigadier General Steven D. Saunders, 0000
Brigadier General Randal E. Thomas, 0000
Brigadier General Patrick D. Wilson, 0000

To be brigadier general

Colonel Roma J. Amundson, 0000
Colonel Virginia G. Barham, 0000
Colonel Roland L. Candee, 0000
Colonel Allen M. Harrell, 0000
Colonel James A. Hoyer, 0000
Colonel Steven P. Huber, 0000
Colonel Ronald W. Huff, 0000
Colonel David F. Irwin, 0000
Colonel Scott W. Johnson, 0000
Colonel Theodore D. Johnson, 0000
Colonel Jeffery D. Kinard, 0000
Colonel Scott D. Legwold, 0000
Colonel Walter E. Lippincott, 0000
Colonel William M. Maloan, 0000
Colonel Randall R. Marchi, 0000
Colonel Cruz M. Medina, 0000
Colonel Richard S. Miller, 0000
Colonel Stuart C. Pike, 0000
Colonel Danny K. Speigner, 0000
Colonel Stanley M. Stricklen, 0000
Colonel Margaret S. Washburn, 0000
Colonel Tony N. Wingo, 0000

IN THE NAVY

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED
STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A
POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10,
U.S.C., SECTION 601:

To be admiral

Adm. Robert F. Willard, 0000

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be Deputy Administrator of
the Small Business Administration.

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY FOUNDATION

Diane Humetewa, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring
August 25, 2012.
Eric D. Eberhard, of Washington, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a
term expiring October 6, 2012.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Paul Cherecwich, Jr., of Utah, to be a Member of the
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring
September 14, 2010.
Deorah L. Wince-Smith, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring
September 14, 2010.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Illinois, to be a Member of Social
Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30,
2008.
Mark J. Warshawshy, of Maryland, to be a Member of the
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September
30, 2012.
Dana K. Bilyeu, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Social
Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30,
2010.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Phillip L. Swagel, of Maryland, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury.
Michele A. Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.
Anthony W. Ryan, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury.
Robert F. Hoyt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel for the
Department of the Treasury.
Eric Solomon, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.

Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk

IN THE AIR FORCE

PN2133 AIR FORCE nomination of Jeffrey C. Carstens, which
was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2134 AIR FORCE nomination of Stephen R. Geringer, which
was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2135 AIR FORCE nomination of Paul M. Roberts, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2155 AIR FORCE nominations (21) beginning NEVANNA I.
KOICHEFF, and ending PERLITA K. TAM, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 14, 2006.
PN2186 AIR FORCE nominations (4) beginning JERZY J.
CHACHAJ, and ending GREG GORDON, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 15, 2006.
PN2187 AIR FORCE nominations (2) beginning NORMAN B.
DIMOND, and ending MARK A. DEATON, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 15, 2006.

In the Army

PN2136 ARMY nomination of Willie G. Barnes, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2138 ARMY nomination of Daniel P. McLemore, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2139 ARMY nominations (2) beginning JOSEF R. SMITH, and
ending MICHAEL D. TAYLOR, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 13, 2006.
PN2140 ARMY nominations (2) beginning ROBERT M. BLACKMON,
and ending BRADLEY M. VOORHEES, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2141 ARMY nominations (2) beginning NICHOLAS C. BAKRIS,
and ending ANDREW D. MAGNET, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 13, 2006.
PN2142 ARMY nominations (3) beginning DAVID E. GREEN, and
ending MARTIN L. LADWIG, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 13, 2006.
PN2143 ARMY nominations (3) beginning Moon H. Lee, and
ending PHILLIP C. ZINNI, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 13, 2006.

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PN2144 ARMY nominations (7) beginning TERRELL W. BLANCHARD,
and ending ROBERT L. VOGELSANG III, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2145 ARMY nomination of Victoria L. Smith, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2146 ARMY nomination of Ira S. Derrick, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2147 ARMY nomination of Joseph W. Brown, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2148 ARMY nomination of Rebecca L. Blankenship, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2149 ARMY nomination of Mark M. Kuba, which was received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 13, 2006.
PN2150 ARMY nomination of Craig H. Rhyne Jr., which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2151 ARMY nominations (5) beginning LORRAINE T. BREEN,
and ending THOMAS G. SUTLIVE, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 13, 2006.
PN2156 ARMY nominations (125) beginning DEBRA L. COHEN, and
ending KYLE J. ZABLOCKI, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 14, 2006.
PN2157 ARMY nominations (17) beginning NORMAN F. ALLEN, and
ending DARIA P. WOLLSCHLAEGER, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 14, 2006.
PN2158-1 ARMY nominations (632) beginning MICHAEL R.
ABERLE, and ending MARC L. ZUFFA, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 14, 2006.
PN2159 ARMY nominations (31) beginning ROBIN B. ALLEN, and
ending ARTHUR D. WELLMAN, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 14, 2006.
PN2160 ARMY nominations (37) beginning JOHN G. ALVAREZ, and
ending TRACY O. WYATT, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November
14, 2006.
PN2161 ARMY nominations (18) beginning JEFFREY S. ASHLEY,
and ending THOMAS G. WINTHROP, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 14, 2006.
PN2188 ARMY nomination of Shelly M. Taylor, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 15, 2006.
PN2189 ARMY nominations (2) beginning OMAR L. HAMADA, and
ending SETH W. WRIGHT, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November
15, 2006.

In the Navy

PN2152 NAVY nominations (6) beginning KIMBERLY S. EVANS,
and ending JOHN E. LEE III, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 13, 2006.
PN2153 NAVY nomination of David J. Allen, which was
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 13, 2006.
PN2162 NAVY nominations (6) beginning HARRY T. WHELAN, and
ending WILLIAM G. RHEA III, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 14, 2006.
PN2190 NAVY nominations (54) beginning KEITH T. ADKINS, and
ending DORSEY WISOTSKI, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of
November 15, 2006.

Nomination Reference and Report

Rachel K. Paulose, of Minnesota, to be United States
Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four
years.
Paul A. Schneider, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for
Management, Department of Homeland Security.
Dianne I. Moss, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for
a term expiring December 17, 2007.

The following-named persons of the agencies indicated for
appointment as Foreign Service Officers of the classes
stated. For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class
Four, Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic
Service of the United States of America:

Department of State

James A. Jimenez, of Florida
Nathaniel Sekou Turner, of Maryland

The following-named Members of the Foreign Service to be
Consular Officers and/or Secretaries in the Diplomatic
Service of the United States of America, as indicated:
Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service
of the United States of America:

Department of Commerce

Thomas J. Brennan, of Missouri
Laura A. Gimenez, of California
Jane Kitson, of Maryland
Eric P. Olson, of Colorado

Department of State

Jeffrey D. Adler, of Massachusetts
Katherine Arcieri, of New Jersey
Mark Ernest Azua, of Illinois
Kristin Helene Bahnsen, of the District of Columbia
Sherri Baker, of Virginia
Brian T. Bedell, of Wisconsin
Shannon D. Behaj, of Delaware
Lynette M. Behnke, of the District of Columbia
Daniel M. Bell III, of Virginia
Stephen Black, of New York
Caren A. Brown, of Arizona
Joel Todd Bullock, of Alabama
Daniel N. Callister, of Virginia
Angela Caulfield, of Virginia
Andrew Hun Choi, of Virginia
John Michael Coyle, of Virginia
Jonathan Joel Crawford, of Virginia
Patrick Everett Crunkleton, of Virginia
Jonathan M. Cullen, of Virginia
Valeri A Davies, of Virginia
Kimberly J. Deichert, of Ohio
Ainsley Yohann deSilva, of Virginia
Pradnya Pradhan Deshpande, of Virginia
Hester Kerksiek Dredge, of Texas
Eric Eilskov, of Texas
Aaron Feit, of Michigan
Emily S. Fertik, of Massachusetts
Patrick J. Fischer, of Pennsylvania
Ann Clementi Flynn, of California
Jillian Frumkin, of Virginia
Jane K. Gamble, of Washington
Leah George, of New York
Peter H. Gillette, of Virginia
Steven F. Grabowski, of Virginia
Kristi L. Gruizenga, of Michigan
Carrie A. Gryskiewicz, of Minnesota
Michael D. Guinan, of Virginia
Reva Gupta, of Maryland
Caroline Adair Hamilton, of Texas
Kenneth C. Han, of Virginia
Elizabeth E. Hanny, of Virginia
Alexander Hawkes, of California
Lynda J. Hinds, of California
Elizabeth M. Hoffman, of New York
John Thomas Ice, of Kentucky
Kenneth Wayne Jackman II, of the District of Columbia
Jennifer Marie Jaskel, of Virginia
Jennifer A. Jones, of California
Blaine Kaltman, of Florida
Daniel Seth Katz, of Washington
Julie L. Kelly, of Virginia
Brian E. Kennedy, of the District of Columbia
William E. Kirby, of Virginia
Karen E. Kirchgasser, of the District of Columbia
Shawn A. Kobb, of Virginia
Elizabeth A. Kolojek, of Ohio
Steven W. Koop, of Virginia
Diana L. Kramer, of the District of Columbia
Simon Kim Lee, of Virginia
Marion D. Leveskas, of Ohio
King San Lien, of Massachusetts
Alma London, of Virginia
Edward V. Marshall, of Virginia
Amir Masliyah, of California
Kimberly L. McClain, of Texas
Susan N. McFee, of New Jersey
McKenzie A. Milanowski, of Pennsylvania
Carolyn A. Mills, of Virginia
Vincent R. Moore, of South Carolina
Matthew J. Morrill, of Virginia
Adam D. Murray, of Michigan
Menaka M. Nayyar, of New York
Jaimee Macanas Neel, of Nevada
Mariana L. Neisuler, of Virginia
Richard C. Nicholson, of Florida
Aaron Adrian Nuutinen, of Texas
Angela Jane Palazzolo, of Virginia
Katrisa Bohne Peffley, of Minnesota
Kimberly G. Phelan, of California
Anthony V. Pirnot, of Pennsylvania
Jennifer L. Proulx, of Virginia
Steven M. Riches, of Tennessee
Dale M. Richter, of Virginia
Rene A. Rivera-Santiago, of Virginia
Silvana Del Valle Rodriguez, of the District of Columbia
Michael James Scharding, of the District of Columbia
Sarah Goldfeder Schmidt, of Maine
Erik J. Schnotala, of Illinois
Susan T. Serna, of Texas
Amit S. Sheth, of Virginia
Craig C. Shipley, of Virginia
Spencer Carryn Shipman, of Maryland
Scott M. Simpson, of Texas
Katherine Parks Skarsten, of Colorado
Virginia Lee Stern, of Illinois
Rachel M. Strein, of Virginia
Jennifer Skousen Sudweeks, of Virginia
Barbara R. Szczepaniak, of Florida
Marc Taranto, of Virginia
Jaime L. Teahen, of Virginia
Hamish B. Teasdale, of Virginia
James Tira, of New York
Danielle Marie Traylor, of the District of Columbia
Matthew E. Wall, of Alabama
Daniel Karl Walter, of Virginia
Mary Walz, of Washington
David Earl Williams, of North Carolina
Susan A. Wilson, of Virginia
Howell J. Winters, of Virginia
Mireille L. Zieseniss, of the District of Columbia
The following-named persons of the agencies indicated for
appointment as Foreign Service Officers of the classes
stated. For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class
Three, Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic
Service of the United States of America:

Department of State

Laurie Jeanne Meininger, of California

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For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Four,
Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service
of the United States of America:

Department of State

Marshall C. Derks, of Virginia

Department of Commerce

Heather Byrnes, of Alaska

Department of State

Patrick M. Agents, of Virginia
James D. Applegate, of Michigan
Maha Angelina Armush, of Texas
Chuka Nnonso Asike, of Maryland
Jayshree Balasubramanian, of North Carolina
Jason J. Beck, of Utah
Richard Cleveland Blackwood, of Virginia
Patrick A. Bogue, of Virginia
Stephanie Elizabeth Boscaino, of Virginia
Jeffrey D. Bowan, of Washington
Thomas Scott Brown, of Washington
Christienne Carroll, of California
Jeffrey John Cary, of the District of Columbia
Michael G. Cathey, of California
James A. Catto, of South Carolina
Perry Yang Chen, of Virginia
Gabrielle Ann Collins, of the District of Columbia
William Evan Couch, of Alabama
Cornelius C. Cremin, of California
Chris Curran, of North Carolina
Roberto Custodio, of Florida
T.A. Dadisman III, of Virginia
Amy Elizabeth Dahm, of Texas
Gregory D'Alesandro, of Maryland
Mark S. Davies, of New Mexico
Joye L. Davis-Kirchner, of Missouri
Anne B. Debevoise, of California
Jaffar A. Diab, of Massachusetts
Christopher R. Dilworth, of Virginia
Diana P. Dragon, of Virginia
Theresa L. Dunn, of Virginia
Jason D. Evans, of Hawaii
David Fabrycky, of Virginia
Richard P. Feldman, of the District of Columbia
Richard A. Fisher, of Virginia
Kathleen Fox, of California
Elaine C. Glasenapp, of Virginia
Corey M. Gonzalez, of the District of Columbia
Veronika Grayless, of Virginia
George H. Green, of Virginia
Paula Greenlee, of Virginia
Grant S. Guthrie, of California
Andrew S. Hamrick, of Georgia
Carolyn F. Handy, of Virginia
Alison C. Hannah, of Massachusetts
Adam J. Hantman, of Maryland
Sara Ruth Harriger, of Alaska
Natalie A. Henry, of Virginia
Ralan Lucas Hill, of California
Alice Ladene Holder, of California
Barbara A. Holston, of Virginia
James W. Holtsnider, of Colorado
Aaron D. Honn, of Texas
Ludovic Hood, of the District of Columbia
Erika Lorel Hosking, of Virginia
Elizabeth J. Howard, of Maryland
William P. Humnicky, of California
Brett T. Hunt, of Arizona
Stephanie J. Hutchison, of Massachusetts
Samuel Hyon, of Maryland
Larry M. Jackson, of Virginia
John Clark Jacobs, of Texas
Amanda Schrader Jacobsen, of Washington
Charles L. Jarrett III, of Tennessee
Kim H. Jordan, of California
Hormazd J. Kanga, of Kentucky
Audra A. Keagle, of Virginia
Tammy Crittenden Kenyatta, of Virginia
Amy D. Kuehl, of Virginia
D. Kristian Kvols, of Florida
Denise D. Lamoureux, of Virginia
Lawrence Paul Lane, of California
Lola A. Lecerf, of Virginia
Irma M. Lopez, of Virginia
Diana Lynch, of Maryland
Felicia D. Lynch, of Florida
Darrin William Stuart MacKinnon, of Virginia
Brent Aaron Maier, of Texas
Meredith Maneri, of New Jersey
Mika McBride, of Texas
Margaret M. McLaughlin, of the District of Columbia
Matthew C. McNeil, of Ohio
Joel Mendez, of Alabama
Joshua J. Miller, of Virginia
Karen N. Mims, of Pennsylvania
Judith H. Monson, of New York
Kelly E. Murnane, of Virginia
Roshni Mona Nirody, of New Jersey
Leslie Silvia Nunez, of Florida
Daniel Onstad, of the District of Columbia
Juan Carlos Ospina, of Florida
Ronald D. Owles, of Florida
Nick Parikh, of Washington
Rebecca Suzanne Phelps, of Michigan
Laura Eloise Pyeatt, of Tennessee
Neveen N. Ramirez, of New Jersey
Benjamin Nelson Reames, of Texas
Justin Elbert Reynolds, of Iowa
David J. Roehn, of Virginia
George G. Sarmiento, of Texas
Julia Reid Schiff, of Ohio
Ashley M. Scholl, of Ohio
Melissa Schubert, of Missouri
Vera B. Searles, of Maryland
Annie M. Simpkins, of Florida
Adam L. Smith, of Utah
Heidi E. Smith, of Michigan
Marc Alan Snider, of Illinois
Peter Ricardo Solano, of Minnesota
Adrienne Beck Taylor, of Virginia
Eric L. Thornton, of the District of Columbia
Hunter Treseder, of California
William Fay von Zagorski, of Virginia
Lillian Catherine Wahl-Tuco, of New Hampshire
Chanin T. Webb, of Virginia
William Stephen Wells, of the District of Columbia
Gary W. Westfall, of Florida
Matthew Wright, of Texas
Chadwick Jackson Wykle, of West Virginia
Hansang Yi, of California
Sovandara Yin, of Oregon
Madelina M. Young, of New York
Melissa S. Zadnik, of Pennsylvania

The following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign
Service of the Department of State for promotion in the
Senior Foreign Service to the classes indicated:
Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service of the United
States of America, Class of Career Minister.

William R. Brownfield, of Texas
Katherine H. Canavan, of California
Christopher Robert Hill, of Rhode Island
Cameron R. Hume, of Connecticut
George McDade Staples, of Kentucky

Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service of the United
States of America, Class of Minister Counselor:

Elizabeth Jamieson Agnew, of Virginia
Edward M. Alford, of Virginia
Peter K. Augustine, of Texas
Clyde Bishop, of Pennsylvania
Michele Thoren Bond, of New Jersey
Gayleatha Beatrice Brown, of the District of Columbia
David M. Buss, of Texas
Martha Larzelere Campbell, of New Hampshire
Judith Ann Chammas, of Virginia
Thomas More Countryman, of Washington
Barbara Cecelia Cummings, of Illinois
Elizabeth Link Dibble, of Virginia
Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia
Larry Miles Dinger, of Virginia
Janice J. Fedak, of Pennsylvania
Gerald Michael Feierstein, of Virginia
Jeffrey David Feltman, of California
Alberto M. Fernandez, of Virginia
Judith G. Garber, of California
Robert F. Godec, Jr., of Virginia
Llewellyn H. Hedgbeth, of California
James Thomas Heg, of Washington
Paul Wayne Jones, of New York
Sandra Lynn Kaiser, of Washington
Hans George Klemm, of Indiana
Thomas Charles Krajeski, of Virginia
Charlene Rae Lamb, of Florida
An Thanh Le, of the District of Columbia
Jeffrey David Levine, of California
Patrick Joseph Linehan, of Connecticut
Mary Bland Marshall, of Virginia
Terence Patrick McCulley, of Oregon
Kevin Cort Milas, of California
Patrick S. Moon, of Maryland
James Robert Moore, of Florida
Dan W. Mozena, of Maryland
Adrienne S. O'Neal, of Maryland
Phyllis Marie Powers, of Texas
Christopher R. Riche, of Virginia
Thomas Bolling Robertson, of Virginia
Josie Shumake, of Mississippi
Madelyn Elizabeth Spirnak, of the District of Columbia
Steven C. Taylor, of Alaska
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana
Thomas Joseph Tiernan, of Illinois
Mark A. Tokola, of Washington
Paul A. Trivelli, of Connecticut

The following-named Career Members of the Foreign Service
for promotion into the Senior Foreign Service, and for
appointment as Consular officers and Secretaries in the
Diplomatic Service, as indicated:
Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service of the United
States of America, Class of Counselor:

Cynthia Helen Akuetteh, of Maryland
Raymond R. Baca, of Florida
Christopher J. Beede, of Virginia
Jennifer V. Bonner, of Virginia
Michael J. Boyle, of Wyoming
Roberto Gonzales Brady, of California
Ann Kathleen Breiter, of California
Peter Meier Brennan, of Oregon
Fletcher Martin Burton, of Tennessee
Duane Clemens Butcher, Jr., of California
Lawrence N. Corwin, of Texas
Christopher Richard Davis, of Virginia
Kimberly J. DeBlauw, of Missouri
D. Purnell Deily, of Virginia
Marc Langley Desjardins, of Virginia
Evelyn Aleene Early, of Texas
Joseph Adam Ereli, of the District of Columbia
John D. Feeley, of New York
Zandra I. Flemister, of Maryland
Paul A. Folmsbee, of Texas
Alfred F. Fonteneau, of Texas
Thomas R. Genton, of New Jersey
Tatiana Catherine GfoellerVolkoff, of the District of
Columbia
David R. Gilmour, of Texas
Brian L. Goldbeck, of Nevada
Douglas C. Greene, of Virginia
Douglas M. Griffiths, of Texas
Kenneth E. Gross, Jr., of Virginia
Sheila S. Gwaltney, of California
Richard Dale Haynes, of Virginia
Christopher J. Hoh, of Pennsylvania
Martin P. Hohe, of Florida
Mary Virginia Jeffers, of Maryland
Sylvia Dolores Johnson, of South Carolina
Mark Raymond Kennon, of Virginia
James Alcorn Knight, of New York

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Leonard James Korycki, of Washington
Barbara Anne Leaf, of Virginia
Michelle Rabayda Logsdon, of Florida
Sharon E. Ludan, of Virginia
Robert Sanford Luke, of Florida
Deborah Ruth Malac, of Virginia
Theodore Albert Mann, of New York
Dundas C. McCullough, of Virginia
Raymond Gerard McGrath, of Virginia
Kenneth Alan Messner, of Oregon
Anthony C. Newton, of Virginia
Harry John O'Hara, of Texas
John Olson, of California
Andrew W. Oltyan, of Texas
Andrew A. Passen, of Pennsylvania
Mark A. Pekala, of the District of Columbia
Michael P. Pelletier, of Maine
Marjorie R. Phillips, of Virginia
Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California
Pamela G. Quanrud, of Virginia
Eric Seth Rubin, of New York
Daniel H. Rubinstein, of California
Robert Joel Silverman, of California
Robin Angela Smith, of the District of Columbia
Michael A. Spangler, of Maryland
Andrew Walter Steinfeld, of New Jersey
Karl Stoltz, of Virginia
Mark Charles Storella, of New Hampshire
Paul Randall Sutphin, of Virginia
Mary Thompson-Jones, of Virginia
Michael Embach Thurston, of Washington
William Weinstein, of California
Robert Earl Whitehead, of California
Rebecca Ruth Winchester, of Virginia
Dean B. Wooden, of the District of Columbia
Steven Edward Zate, of Florida

Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of
Counselor, and Consular Officers and Secretaries in the
Diplomatic Service of the United States of America:

Wayne B. Ashberry, of Virginia
Cynthia Anne Borys, of Maryland
Dan Blane Christenson, of Washington
Eduardo R. Gaarder, of Virginia
Jerry Duane Helmick, of Florida
Kenneth J. Hoeft, of Michigan
Raymond W. Horning, of Missouri
Todd M. Keil, of Wisconsin
Stephen J. Klein, of Virginia
Brian R. Majewski, of Virginia
Georges F. McCormick, of California
Earl R. Miller, of Virginia
Peter J. Molberg, of Missouri
Edgar P. Moreno, of Florida
James C. Norton, of Michigan
Thomas J. Quinzio, of Virginia
Douglas P. Quiram, of California
Nancy C. Rolph-O'Donnell, of Virginia
Larry Dean Salmon, of Missouri
Anne M. Saloom, of Virginia
Gentry O. Smith, of Virginia
Stephen F. Smith, of Virginia
William J. Swift, of Wisconsin
John L. Whitney, of Tennessee
David M. Yeutter, of California
Steven R. Chealander, of Texas, to be a Member of the
National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the
term expiring December 31, 2007.
Charles E. Dorkey III, of New York, to be a Member of the
Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation.

The following named officer for appointment as the Director
of the Coast Guard Reserve pursuant to Title 14, U.S.C.,
section 53 in the grade indicated:

To be rear admiral (lower half)

Rear Adm. (select) Cynthia A. Coogan, 0000

Subject to qualifications provided by law, the following
for permanent appointment to the grade indicated in the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

To be captain

Raymond C. Slagle

Subject to qualifications provided by law, the following
for permanent appointment to the grade indicated in the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

To be ensign

Caryn M. Arnold
Matthew T. Burton
James T. Falkner
Mark K. Frydrych
Justin T. Keesee
Jennifer L. King
Benjamin M. Lacour
Chad M. Meckley
Megan A. Nadeau
Carl G. Rhodes
Christopher S. Skapin
Joshua J. Slater
Timothy M. Smith
Ryan C. Wattam
Marc E. Weekley
Phoebe A. Woodworth

The following named individual for appointment as a
permanent commissioned regular officer in the United States
Coast Guard in the grade indicated under Title 14, U.S.C.,
section 211:

To be lieutenant

Greg E. Versaw, 0000

The following named officers for appointment to the grade
indicated in the United States Coast Guard under Title 14,
U.S.C., Section 271:

To be lieutenant commander

Ricardo M. Alonso, 0000
Dirk N. Ames, 0000
Thomas B. Bailey, 0000
Agustus J. Bannan, 0000
Matthew P. Barker, 0000
Che J. Barnes, 0000
Ian A. Bastek, 0000
Michael W. Batchelder, 0000
Michael E. Bennett, 0000
Adam G. Bentley, 0000
Kenneth E. Blair, 0000
Amy L. Bloyd, 0000
Jed R. Boba, 0000
Kenneth J. Boda, 0000
Scott G. Borgerson, 0000
Camilla B. Bosanquet, 0000
Donald C. Boyer, 0000
David L. Bradley, 0000
Randy L. Bradley, 0000
Nelson J. Brandt, 0000
Matthew T. Brown, 0000
James W. Bunn, 0000
Joann F. Burdian, 0000
Karen S. Cagle, 0000
Richard F. Calvert, 0000
Andrew T. Campen, 0000
Michael J. Capelli, 0000
Willie L. Carmichael, 0000
Scott S. Casad, 0000
Rene X. Casarez, 0000
Christopher R. Cederholm, 0000
John R. Cole, 0000
Teali G. Coley, 0000
Robert C. Compher, 0000
Daniel A. Connolly, 0000
Chad W. Cooper, 0000
Nathan E. Coulter, 0000
Gregory L. Crettol, 0000
Cornelius E. Cummings, 0000
Shawn E. Decker, 0000
Michael E. Delury, 0000
John T. Dewey, 0000
Steven J. Dohman, 0000
Jeffrey T. Dolan, 0000
Keith M. Donohue, 0000
Eric D. Drey, 0000
Jerome E. Dubay, 0000
Brent N. Durbin, 0000
Reino G. Ecklord, 0000
Arthur J. Edwards, 0000
Damon C. Edwards, 0000
Jeffrey Eldridge, 0000
Rahshaan Engrum, 0000
Janet D. Espinoyoung, 0000
Matthew R. Farnen, 0000
Francesann B. Fazio, 0000
Sarah K. Felger, 0000
Christine Fern, 0000
Kevin B. Ferrie, 0000
Jason B. Flennoy, 0000
Ted R. Fowles, 0000
Joseph Franklin, 0000
Michael E. Frawley, 0000
Christopher R. Friese, 0000
Glenn J. Galman, 0000
Pamela P. Garcia, 0000
Robert G. Gardali, 0000
Christofer L. German, 0000
Tanya L. Giles, 0000
Petre S. Gilliam, 0000
Errol M. Glenn, 0000
Michael J. Goldschmidt, 0000
David V. Gomez, 0000
Richard Gonzalez, 0000
Michael D. Good, 0000
Hans C. Govertsen, 0000
Robert T. Griffin, 0000
Charles M. Guerrero, 0000
Fay J. Guerrero, 0000
Tim A. Gunter, 0000
Robert E. Hart, 0000
Heath A. Hartley, 0000
James F. Hedrick, 0000
Jonathan N. Hellberg, 0000
John Hennigan, 0000
Scott C. Herman, 0000
Michael L. Herring, 0000
Anna W. Hickey, 0000
Darren A. Hopper, 0000
Christy L. Howard, 0000
Christopher M. Huberty, 0000
Joel A. Huggins, 0000
Christopher J. Hulser, 0000
Tangela F. Hummons, 0000
Austin R. Ives, 0000
David M. Johnston, 0000
Daniel C. Jones, 0000
Peter B. Jones, 0000
Jonathan P. Jorgensen, 0000
Warren D. Judge, 0000
Kerry G. Karwan, 0000
Sean R. Katz, 0000
Jared E. King, 0000
Lonnie T. Kishiyama, 0000
Bradley J. Klimek, 0000
Brian G. Knapp, 0000
Michael S. Krause, 0000
Charles F. Kuebler, 0000
Kurt R. Kupersmith, 0000
Ken Kusano, 0000
Paul E. Lafond, 0000
Andrew A. Lawrence, 0000
Erin M. Ledford, 0000
Christian A. Lee, 0000
Brian J. Lefebvre, 0000
Jacqueline M. Leverich, 0000
Andrew H. Light, 0000
Lexia M. Littlejohn, 0000
Chad A. Long, 0000
Kevin P. Lynn, 0000
Simon A. Maple, 0000
Eric D. Masson, 0000
Joseph S. Masterson, 0000
Heather A. McCafferty, 0000
John F. McCarthy, 0000
Rudy S. McGwin, 0000
Emily S. Mcintyre, 0000
Christopher A. McMunn, 0000
Elizabeth A. McNamara, 0000
Michael J. Mcneil, 0000
Randy F. Meador, 0000
Jose E. Medina, 0000
Dwayne L. Meekins, 0000
Matthew W. Merriman, 0000
Andrew D. Meverden, 0000
Timothy G. Meyers, 0000
Todd S. Mikolop, 0000
Kenneth V. Mills, 0000
Richard W. Minnich, 0000
Marcus A. Mitchell, 0000
Kirk W. Montgomery, 0000

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Donald P. Montoro, 0000
Alan H. Moore, 0000
Ellis H. Moose, 0000
Anne M. Morrissey, 0000
Kenneth T. Nagie, 0000
John A. Natale, 0000
David R. Neel, 0000
Kenneth E. Nelson, 0000
Craig D. Neubecker, 0000
Douglas D. Norstrom, 0000
David J. Obermeier, 0000
Sean J. Obrien, 0000
Timothy K. Obrien, 0000
Rebecca E. Ore, 0000
Anthony K. Palmer, 0000
Luis C. Parrales, 0000
Timothy A. Pasek, 0000
Scott W. Peabody, 0000
Luke A. Perciak, 0000
Patrick F. Peschka, 0000
Justin D. Peters, 0000
Sandra J. Peterson, 0000
Douglas C. Petrusa, 0000
Harper L. Phillips, 0000
Tracy O. Phillips, 0000
Scott S. Phy, 0000
Frank A. Pierce, 0000
Keith J. Pierre, 0000
Shannon M. Pitts, 0000
Edward H. Pomer, 0000
Jeffrey M. Potensky, 0000
Alisa L. Praskovich, 0000
Paul T. Priebe, 0000
Steven E. Ramassini, 0000
Joshua T. Ramey, 0000
Jacob J. Ramos, 0000
Jason H. Ramsdell, 0000
Travis J. Rasmussen, 0000
Eric A. Reeter, 0000
James P. Reid, 0000
Sean P. Roche, 0000
Rodrigo G. Rojas, 0000
Christopher A. Rose, 0000
Constance F. Ruckstuhl, 0000
Matthew A. Rudick, 0000
Belinda C. Savage, 0000
David J. Schell, 0000
Clint B. Schlegel, 0000
Gregory J. Schultz, 0000
Anita M. Scott, 0000
Holly L. Shaffner, 0000
David M. Sherry, 0000
Daniel J. Silvestro, 0000
Jennifer L. Sinclair, 0000
Loring A. Small, 0000
Derek L. Smith, 0000
Eric A. Smith, 0000
Shad S. Soldano, 0000
James W. Spitler, 0000
Douglas K. Stark, 0000
John M. Stone, 0000
Benjamin F. Strickland, 0000
Dennis R. Svatos, 0000
Vasilios Tasikas, 0000
Romualdus M. TenBerge Jr, 0000
Bradley K. Terrill, 0000
James P. Thompson, 0000
Solomon C. Thompson, 0000
Russell R. Torgerson, 0000
Andre P. Towner, 0000
Terry A. Trexler, 0000
Christopher A. Tribolet, 0000
Clinton A. Trocchio, 0000
Michael A. Turdo, 0000
Bryan J. Ullmer, 0000
Tina J. Urban, 0000
James A. Valentine, 0000
Daniel W. Vanbuskirk, 0000
Eva J. Vancamp, 0000
Steven P. Walsh, 0000
Wilborne E. Watson, 0000
Tyson S. Weinert, 0000
Brenda M. White, 0000
Diana J. Wickman, 0000
Molly A. Wike, 0000
Nathaniel R. Williams, 0000
Solomon J. Williams, 0000
Tarik L. Williams, 0000
Kevin M. Wilson, 0000
John W. Winter, 0000
Andrew J. Wright, 0000

The following named officers for appointment to the grade
indicated in the United States Coast Guard Reserve under
title 10, U.S.C., section 12203(a):

To be captain

Andrea L. Contratto, 0000
Stephen B. Nye, 0000

Mark Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice
J. B. Penn.
Mark Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary
of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
Leland A. Strom, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Farm
Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for
a term expiring October 13, 2012.
Terry L. Cline, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services.

The following candidates for personnel action in the
regular component of the Public Health Service subject to
qualifications therefore as provided by law and regulations:

To be assistant surgeon

Christopher J. Bengson
Samuel A. McArthur
Chayanin Musikasinthorn

The following candidate for personnel action in the regular
component of the Public Health Service subject to
qualifications therefore as provided by law and regulations:
1. For appointment:

To be assistant surgeon

Leah Hill

Dana Gioia, of California, to be Chairperson of the
National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.
(Reappointment)
Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, to be a
Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring
July 1, 2007, vice Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr., term expired.
Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, to be a
Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring
July 1, 2010. (Reappointment)
Blanca E. Enriquez, of Texas, to be a Member of the
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term
expiring January 30, 2009. (Reappointment)
Sara Alicia Tucker, of California, to be Under Secretary of
Education, vice Edward R. McPherson, resigned.
John Peyton, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a
term expiring December 10, 2011, vice Patrick Lloyd McCrory,
term expired.
William Francis Price, Jr., of California, to be a Member
of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring
September 3, 2012.
Robert Bretley Lott, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3,
2012, vice Teresa Lozano Long, term expired.
Charlotte P. Kessler, of Ohio, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3,
2012, vice Katharine DeWitt, term expired.
Joan Israelite, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012,
vice Don v. Cogman, term expired.
Benjamin Donenberg, of California, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3,
2012, vice Maribeth McGinely, term expired.
Foreststorn Hamilton, of New York, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3,
2012, vice Mary Costa, term expired.
Gerald Walpin, of New York, to be Inspector General,
Corporation for National and Community Service, vice J.
Russell George.

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