Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2019

Nominations Submitted to the Senate December 13, 2019

The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers. Submitted January 3

William Pelham Barr, of Virginia, to be Attorney General, vice Jeff Sessions, resigned.

Richard K. Bell, of Pennsylvania, 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 Cote d'Ivoire.

Russell A. Berman, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Marvin Krislov, term expired.

Mark Anthony Calabria, of Virginia, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years, vice Melvin L. Watt, term expiring.

William English, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024, vice Patricia Nelson Limerick, term expired.

John Fonte, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Jamsheed K. Choksy, term expired.

Marjorie Fisher Furman, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022, vice Christopher Merrill, term expired.

Charles L. Glazer, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2020, vice Lyndon L. Olson Jr., term expired.

Claire Griffin, of Washington, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022, vice Albert J. Beveridge III, term expired.

Joyce Malcolm, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice David Hertz, term expired.

Adair Margo,

1 of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022, vice Cathy M. Davidson, term expired.

Nicole R. Nason, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, vice Gregory Guy Nadeau.

Eliot Pedrosa, of Florida, to be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years, vice Mark E. Lopes, resigned.

Matthew Rose, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024, vice Gerald Lyn Early, term expired.

William Schneider, Jr., of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Rolena Klahn Adorno, term expired.

Noel Valis, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Carol M. Swain, term expired.

Robert Williams, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, vice Nisha Desai Biswal. Submitted January 9

Michael Graham, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2020, vice Earl F. Weener, term expired.

Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2024. (Reappointment)

Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto, of California, to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Ramin Toloui.

Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice J. Christopher Giancarlo.

Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2024, vice J. Christopher Giancarlo, term expiring.

Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Scott Pruitt. Submitted January 16

John P. Abizaid,

2 of Nevada, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Gentry O. Smith, resigned.

Kathe Hicks Albrecht, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024, vice Bruce R. Sievers, term expired.

William I. Althen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2024. (Reappointment)

Seth Daniel Appleton, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Katherine M. O'Regan.

Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2022, vice Alan L. Cohen, term expired.

Spencer Bachus, III, of Alabama, to be Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2023, vice Patricia M. Loui, term expired.

Irving Bailey, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2021, vice Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, term expired.

Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for the remainder of the term expiring January 29, 2020, vice Elisebeth Collins Cook, resigning.

Charles Wickser Banta, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022, vice Maria Rosario Jackson, term expired.

Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), vice Peter Bruce Lyons, resigned.

John Barsa, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Marcela Escobari.

Pamela Bates, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.

3 William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years, vice Erica Lynn Groshen, term expired.

Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights), vice Sarah Sewall, resigned.

David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019, vice Carolyn W. Colvin, term expired.

David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for a term expiring January 19, 2025. (Reappointment)

Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Slovenia.

Ron A. Bloom, of New York, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020, vice Mickey D. Barnett, term expired.

William Bookless, of California, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, vice Madelyn R. Creedon.

Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, vice Elisabeth Ann Hagen, resigned.

Kimberly Breier, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2020, vice Adolfo A. Franco, term expired.

Andrew P. Bremberg, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.

William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, vice L. Reginald Brothers, Jr., resigned.

Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2018. (Reappointment)

Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, vice Elliot F. Kaye.

Brian J. Bulatao,

4 of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management), vice Patrick Francis Kennedy.

Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, 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 Macedonia.

Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, vice Dana J. Hyde.

Keegan F. Callanan, of Vermont, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024, vice Manfredi Piccolomini, resigned.

Mary Anne Carter, of Tennessee, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years, vice R. Jane Chu, resigned.

Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu.

Mina Chang, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Jonathan Nicholas Stivers.

Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2021, vice Anne Marie Wagner, term expired.

Alan E. Cobb, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring November 22, 2023, vice William Shaw McDermott, term expired.

Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Rhea S. Suh, resigned.

William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice Steven Croley, resigned.

R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs), vice Puneet Talwar, resigned.

Jane L. Corwin, of New York, to be Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Lana Pollack.

Edward F. Crawford,

5 of Ohio, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland.

Alexander Crenshaw, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years, vice Mark Green, term expired.

Joseph V. Cuffari, of Arizona, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, vice John Roth.

Veronica Daigle, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Frederick Vollrath, resigned.

Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Rafael J. Lopez.

Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Jeffrey R. Moreland, term expired.

Louis DeJoy, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2020, vice James M. Demers, term expired.

David Armand DeKeyser, of Alabama, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Dawn Ho Delbanco, term expired.

Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury, vice William J. Wilkins.

Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, vice Tomasz P. Malinowski.

Janet Dhillon, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2022, vice Jenny R. Yang, term expiring.

Thelma Drake, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit Administrator, vice Peter M. Rogoff, resigned.

Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2025. (Reappointment)

Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Joe Leonard, Jr.

Jeffrey L. Eberhardt,

6 of Wisconsin, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador.

William R. Evanina, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. (New Position)

Dino Falaschetti, of Montana, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years, vice Richard B. Berner, resigned.

Christopher Fall, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy, vice Cherry Ann Murray.

Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Karen Dynan.

Jason J. Fichtner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2024, vice Lanhee J. Chen, term expired.

David T. Fischer, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Morocco.

Michael J. Fitzpatrick, of Virginia, 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 Ecuador.

John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, vice Roy K. J. Williams.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. (New Position)

Lane Genatowski, of New York, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy, vice Ellen Dudley Williams.

Kenneth S. George, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.

Brett P. Giroir,

7 of Texas, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, vice Thomas Frieden.

Shannon Lee Goessling, of Florida, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice, vice Susan B. Carbon.

Robert J. Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2020. (Reappointment)

Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Albert DiClemente, term expired.

Jeffrey Ross Gunter, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iceland.

Sharon Fast Gustafson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years, vice P. David Lopez, resigned.

Joseph Bruce Hamilton, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2022, vice Daniel J. Santos, term expired.

Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five years, vice W. Thomas Reeder Jr., resigned.

Janice Miriam Hellreich, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2024, vice Howard Abel Husock, term expired.

Kim R. Holmes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022, vice Paula Barker Duffy, term expired.

Rodney Hood, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2023, vice Richard T. Metsger, term expired.

Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Sweden.

Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2021. (Reappointment)

Scott Hutchins,

8 of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, vice Catherine E. Woteki.

Darrell E. Issa, of California, to be Director of the Trade and Development Agency, vice Leocadia Irine Zak.

Michelle Itczak, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020, vice Irvin M. Mayfield, Jr., term expired.

Ronald Douglas Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador.

Aimee Kathryn Jorjani, of Wisconsin, to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for a term expiring January 19, 2021, vice Milford Wayne Donaldson, term expired.

Phyllis Kaminsky, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020, vice Adele Logan Alexander, term expired.

Amy Karpel, of Washington, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 16, 2020, vice F. Scott Kieff, resigned.

Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Paul Piquado, resigned.

Heidi R. King, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vice Mark R. Rosekind.

Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2023, vice Susan Tsui Grundmann, term expired.

Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice Susan Tsui Grundmann.

Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Sandra Brooks Henriquez, resigned.

Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2022. (Reappointment)

Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2019, vice Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, resigned.

Travis LeBlanc,

9 of Maryland, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2022, vice James Xavier Dempsey, term expired.

John G. Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2020. (Reappointment)

James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years, vice Charles P. Blahous, III, term expired.

James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years, vice Charles P. Blahous, III, term expired.

James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years, vice Charles P. Blahous, III, term expired.

Barbara Coleen Long, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022, vice Deepa Gupta, term expired.

John Lowry III, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, vice Michael Herman Michaud.

Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years, vice Patricia Cushwa, term expired.

John G. Malcolm, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2020, vice Martha L. Minow, term expired.

Doug Manchester, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Robert A. Mandell, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2022, vice Brent Franklin Nelsen, term expired.

George M. Marcus, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years, vice Morton H. Halperin, term expired.

Lana J. Marks, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of South Africa.

10 Roman Martinez IV, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2024, vice James C. Miller III, term expired.

Andrew F. Maunz, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2025, vice Mark A. Robbins, term expired.

Thomas McCaffery, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Jonathan Woodson, resigned.

Susan M. McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two years. (Reappointment)

William Shaw McDermott, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2024, vice Nina Mitchell Wells, term expired.

Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), vice Anne Claire Richard.

Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice David Morris Michaels.

Don Munce, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2024, vice Loretta Cheryl Sutliff, term expired.

W. Patrick Murphy, of Vermont, 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 Kingdom of Cambodia.

Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, vice Kathryn D. Sullivan, resigned.

Jeffrey Nadaner, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice David W. Mills, retired.

Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2022. (Reappointment)

Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2019, vice Sharon L. Browne, resigned.

Michael Pack,

11 of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the term of three years. (New Position)

John P. Pallasch, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Portia Y. Wu.

Richard C. Parker, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice T. Charles Cooper, resigned.

Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Christopher Campbell, resigned.

Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021, vice Larry W. Walther, term expired.

Marco M. Rajkovich, Jr., of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2024, vice Robert F. Cohen Jr., term expired.

John Rakolta Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates.

Bruce M. Ramer, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2024. (Reappointment)

Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021, vice Fred P. Hochberg, resigned.

Heather Reynolds, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring September 14, 2021, vice Dean A. Reuter, term expired.

Leandro Rizzuto, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Jessie Hill Roberson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2023. (Reappointment)

Mark Rosen, of Connecticut, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years, vice Margrethe Lundsager, resigned.

12 Daniel N. Rosenblum, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

John L. Ryder, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2021, vice Michael McWherter, term expired.

Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019, vice Michael J. Astrue, resigned.

Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2025. (Reappointment)

David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), vice Anne W. Patterson, resigned.

Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the term of five years. (New Position)

Robert C. Sisson, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Dereth Britt Glance.

Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2023, vice Sean Robert Mulvaney.

Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, vice David Weil, resigned.

Randolph J. Stayin, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2026, vice Meredith M. Broadbent, term expired.

David Stilwell, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs), vice Daniel R. Russel.

Alan R. Swendiman, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, vice Carlos J. Torres.

Robert C. Tapella, of Virginia, to be Director of the Government Publishing Office, vice Davita Vance-Cooks.

Donald R. Tapia,

13 of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica.

Kip Tom, of Indiana, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

Christine J. Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Malta.

James E. Trainor, III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023, vice Matthew S. Petersen, term expired.

Arthur R. Traynor III, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2022, vice Patrick K. Nakamura, term expired.

David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Darryl L. DePriest, resigned.

Calvin R. Tucker, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2023, vice Carolyn L. Gallagher, term expired.

Matthew H. Tueller, of Utah, 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 Iraq.

Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2020. (Reappointment)

Carleton Varney, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022, vice Paul W. Hodes, term expired.

Lisa Vickers, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2021, vice Joseph Bruce Hamilton, term expired.

Christopher P. Vincze, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2019, vice Todd A. Fisher, term expired.

Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Sarah R. Saldana.

Leon A. Westmoreland,

14 of Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years. (New Position)

Peter C. Wright, of Michigan, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Mathy Stanislaus.

Jean M. Yarbrough, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022, vice Martha Wagner Weinberg, term expired.

Lance V. Yohe, of North Dakota, to be Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Richard M. Moy.

Adrian Zuckerman, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Romania. Submitted January 17

Mark Lee Greenblatt, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of the Interior, vice Earl E. Devaney, resigned.

Thomas A. Summers, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2020, vice Sean Sullivan, resigned.

Donald W. Washington, of Texas, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, vice Stacia A. Hylton.

Greg Girard Guidry, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Kurt D. Engelhardt, elevated.

James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Sam R. Cummings, retired.

Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, vice Richard A. Schell, retired.

Michael T. Liburdi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, vice David G. Campbell, retired.

Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice John H. McBryde, retired.

Peter D. Welte,

15 of North Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota, vice Ralph R. Erickson, elevated. Submitted January 23

Rossie David Alston, Jr., of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Gerald Bruce Lee, retired.

Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Joan A. Lenard, retired.

Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, vice Jose Antonio Fuste, retired.

Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Barry G. Silverman, retired.

M. Miller Baker, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Donald C. Pogue, retired.

Thomas P. Barber, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice James D. Whittemore, retired.

Pamela A. Barker, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, vice Donald C. Nugent, retired.

J. Campbell Barker, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, vice Leonard E. Davis, retired.

Kenneth D. Bell, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, vice Richard L. Voorhees, retired.

Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice John E. Steele, retired.

Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Reena Raggi, retired.

Jean-Paul Boulee, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice William S. Duffey Jr., retired.

Holly A. Brady,

16 of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, vice Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, retired.

Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, vice Mark E. Fuller, resigned.

Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, vice Laurie Smith Camp, retired.

James David Cain, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, vice Patricia Head Minaldi, retired.

Stephen R. Clark, Sr., of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice Carol E. Jackson, retired.

Clifton L. Corker, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, vice J. Ronnie Greer, retired.

Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Robert E. Blackburn, retired.

Philip M. Halpern, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice P. Kevin Castel, retired.

Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice George W. Miller, deceased.

Ryan T. Holte, of Ohio, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Nancy B. Firestone, term expired.

Karin J. Immergut, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice Anna J. Brown, retired.

Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Mary Lou Robinson, retired.

Damon Ray Leichty, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, vice Robert L. Miller Jr., retired.

Thomas Marcelle,

17 of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Gary L. Sharpe, retired.

Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Julio M. Fuentes, retired.

Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice Virginia Emerson Hopkins, retired.

Matthew Walden McFarland, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Thomas M. Rose, retired.

Eric D. Miller, of Washington, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Richard C. Tallman, retired.

David Steven Morales, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Janis Graham Jack, retired.

Sarah Daggett Morrison, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Gregory L. Frost, retired.

Eric E. Murphy, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Alice M. Batchelder, retired.

Carl J. Nichols, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Richard W. Roberts, retired.

Howard C. Nielson, Jr., of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Brian Theadore Stewart, retired.

Michael H. Park, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Gerard E. Lynch, retired.

J. Nicholas Ranjan, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Kim R. Gibson, retired.

Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice Brett M. Kavanaugh, elevated.

Chad A. Readler, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Deborah L. Cook, retiring.

18 Timothy M. Reif, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Richard K. Eaton, retired.

Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice William J. Zloch, retired.

Allison Jones Rushing, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice Allyson K. Duncan, retiring.

Lisa M. Schenck, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Military Commission Review. (New Position)

Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Robin S. Rosenbaum, elevated.

Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, vice Ronald H. Clark, retired.

Wendy Vitter, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Helen G. Berrigan, retired. T. Kent Wetherell, II, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, vice John Richard Smoak, retired.

Allen Cothrel Winsor, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, vice Robert L. Hinkle, retired.

Joshua Wolson, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice James Knoll Gardner, retired.

Patrick R. Wyrick, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice David L. Russell, retired.

John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Mary A. McLaughlin, retired. Submitted January 24

James A. Crowell IV, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Brian F. Holeman, retired.

19 Keith Krach, of California, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment), vice Catherine Ann Novelli, resigned.

Keith Krach, of California, to be United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice Robert D. Hormats, resigned.

Keith Krach, of California, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter- American Development Bank for a term of five years, vice Catherine Ann Novelli, resigned.

Jason Park, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice John McAdam Mott, retired.

Robert K. Scott, of Maryland, 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 Malawi. Submitted January 30

Robert L. King, of Kentucky, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, vice Eduardo M. Ochoa.

Mark Schultz, of Nebraska, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education, vice Janet Lorraine LaBreck. Submitted February 6

Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Audrey B. Collins, retired.

Daniel Aaron Bress, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Alex Kozinski, retired.

Patrick J. Bumatay, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Marilyn L. Huff, retired.

Daniel P. Collins, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Harry Pregerson, retired.

Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Juan F. Vasquez, term expired.

20 Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2021, vice Deborah Matz, resigned.

Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years. (Reappointment)

Courtney Dunbar Jones, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice John O. Colvin, retired.

Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen R. Reinhardt, deceased.

Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Margaret M. Morrow, retired.

Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice George H. King, retired.

Emin Toro, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Joseph Robert Goeke, term expired. Submitted February 12

Michael G. Bailey, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney for the District of Arizona for the term of four years, vice John S. Leonardo, resigned.

Rodney K. Brown, of California, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2024, vice Jeffery S. Hall, term expired.

Christopher Scolese, of New York, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office. (New Position)

Ian Paul Steff, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, vice Elizabeth Erin Walsh, resigned.

Drew H. Wrigley, of North Dakota, to be United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota for the term of four years, vice Timothy Q. Purdon, term expired. Withdrawn February 12

Andrew F. Maunz,

21 of Ohio, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2025, vice Mark A. Robbins, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted February 25

Michael D. Baughman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, vice Steven R. Frank, term expired.

William Travis Brown, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years, vice Kevin Charles Harrison, term expired.

Gary B. Burman, of Kentucky, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of four years, vice James Edward Clark, resigned.

Wing Chau, of Rhode Island, to be United States Marshal for the District of Rhode Island for the term of four years, vice Jamie A. Hainsworth, term expired.

Ramona L. Dohman, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years, vice Sharon Jeanette Lubinski, retired.

Eric S. Gartner, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, vice David Blake Webb, term expired.

Nick Edward Proffitt, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years, vice Robert William Mathieson, term expired.

Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Andrew K. Maloney, resigned.

David Michael Satterfield, of Missouri, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkey.

Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security. (New Position)

Michael Eric Wooten, of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice Anne E. Rung, resigned. Submitted March 5

Brent R. Bunn,

22 of Idaho, to be United States Marshal for the District of Idaho for the term of four years, vice Brian Todd Underwood, term expired.

Robert J. Colville, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Arthur J. Schwab, retired.

Timothy J. Downing, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of four years, vice Sanford C. Coats, resigned.

Michael Blaine East, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years, vice Scott Jerome Parker, resigned.

Stephanie L. Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice David S. Cercone, retired.

Jason K. Pulliam, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice Sam Sparks, retired.

Matthew H. Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Emily Clark Hewitt, retired.

David Austin Tapp, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Lynn Jeanne Bush, term expired.

Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years, vice Jeff Tien Han Pon.

Andeliz N. Castillo, of New York, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, vice Eliot Pedrosa. Withdrawn March 5

Calvin R. Tucker, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2023, vice Carolyn L. Gallagher, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted March 6

William B. Kilbride, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2023, vice Eric Martin Satz, term expired.

Julie Reiskin,

23 of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2019. (Reappointment) Submitted March 11

John McLeod Barger, of California, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2021, vice Louis J. Giuliano, term expired.

David Bernhardt, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Interior, vice Ryan Zinke.

John Linder, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years, vice Matthew T. McGuire, term expired.

Michael S. Bogren, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice Robert Holmes Bell, retired.

Rainey R. Brandt, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Judith Nan Macaluso, retired.

Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Melinda Harmon, retired.

Stephanie Dawkins Davis, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Gerald E. Rosen, retired.

Shana Frost Matini, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Zoe Bush, retired.

Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Sidney A. Fitzwater, retired. Submitted March 14

Troy D. Edgar, of California, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security, vice Charles H. Fulghum.

Edward W. Felten, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2025. (Reappointment)

24 Michael O. Johanns, of Nebraska, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two years. (Reappointment) Submitted March 26

Bridget A. Brink, of Michigan, 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 Slovak Republic.

Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Terry R. Means, retired.

John Jefferson Daigle, of Louisiana, 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 Cabo Verde.

Matthew S. Klimow, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Turkmenistan.

Christopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States.

David John Novak, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Henry E. Hudson, retired.

Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, vice Rod J. Rosenstein. Submitted April 1

Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice Hilary Chandler Tompkins. Submitted April 4

Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2020. (Reappointment)

Alma L. Golden, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Ariel Pablos-Mendez.

Steven D. Grimberg, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice Richard W. Story, retired.

25 Randall P. Huff, of Wyoming, to be United States Marshal for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years, vice Joseph Campbell Moore, term expired.

Michael J.K. Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice Patricia K. Falcone, resigned.

Allison Herren Lee, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2022, vice Kara Marlene Stein, term expired.

Richard B. Norland, of Iowa, 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 Libya.

Scott Soles, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture, vice Jon M. Holladay.

Frank William Volk, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, vice John T. Copenhaver, Jr., retired. Withdrawn April 4

Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Sarah R. Saldana, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted April 10

Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, 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 North Macedonia. Withdrawn April 10

Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, 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 Macedonia, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted April 11

Michelle A. Bekkering, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Eric G. Postel.

Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years, vice Julia Akins Clark, term expiring.

Jonathan R. Cohen,

26 of California, 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 Arab Republic of Egypt.

Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, vice Michael Peter Huerta, term expired.

Thomas Peter Feddo, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security. (New Position)

Richard Giacolone, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, vice Allison Beck, resigned.

Nazak Nikakhtar, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, vice Mira Radielovic Ricardel, resigned.

Morse H. Tan, of Illinois, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice. Withdrawn April 11

Robert Williams, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, vice Nisha Desai Biswal, which was sent to the Senate on January 3, 2019. Submitted April 29

James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Thomas G. Bowman.

Ann C. Fisher, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2024, vice Tony Hammond, term expired. Submitted April 30

B. Chad Bungard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2025, vice Mark A. Robbins, term expired. Submitted May 2

Roxanne Cabral, of Virginia, 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 the Marshall Islands.

Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

27 Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.

Joshua A. Deahl, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years, vice Eric T. Washington, retired.

Deborah J. Israel, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Melvin R. Wright, retired.

John E. Kramer, of Florida, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation, vice Shoshana Miriam Lew.

Paul Shmotolokha, of Washington, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021, vice Wanda Felton, resigned. Submitted May 7

Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Ambassador, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Colombia.

Andrea L. Hertzfeld, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Stuart Gordon Nash, retired.

Jessica E. Lapenn, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Submitted May 13

Jeffrey Byard, of Alabama, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Brock Long, resigned.

Douglas Russell Cole, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Susan J. Dlott, retired.

Vincent F. DeMarco, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York for the term of four years, vice Charles Gillen Dunne, term expired.

Charles R. Eskridge III,

28 of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Gray Hampton Miller, retired.

William D. Hyslop, of Washington, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington for the term of four years, vice Michael C. Ormsby, resigned.

Wilmer Ocasio, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Marshal for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years, vice Esteban Soto III, term expired.

Peter Joseph Phipps, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Thomas I. Vanaskie, retired.

Kea Whetzal Riggs, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, vice M. Christina Armijo, retired.

William Shaw Stickman IV, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Joy Flowers Conti, retired.

Peter M. Vito, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of New York for the term of four years, vice Charles F. Salina, term expired.

Robert Wallace, of Wyoming, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, vice Thomas L. Strickland, resigned.

Jennifer Philpott Wilson, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, vice Yvette Kane, retired. Submitted May 14

John Leslie Carwile, of Maryland, 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 Latvia.

Monica David Morris, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years, vice J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, term expired.

Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring January 3, 2021, vice Derek Tai-Ching Kan. Submitted May 21

Gary Richard Brown,

29 of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Sandra J. Feuerstein, retired.

Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice William D. Quarles, Jr., retired.

Diane Gujarati, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice John Gleeson, resigned.

Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Eric Nicholas Vitaliano, retired.

Rachel P. Kovner, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Carol Bagley Amon, retired.

Lewis J. Liman, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Paul A. Crotty, retired.

Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, vice Mary M. Lisi, retired.

Martha Maria Pacold, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice John W. Darrah, retired.

Mary M. Rowland, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Amy J. St. Eve, elevated.

Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice James B. Zagel, retired.

John L. Sinatra, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York, vice William M. Skretny, retired.

Mary Kay Vyskocil, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Loretta A. Preska, retired. Submitted May 23

Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2021, vice Roger L. Hunt, term expired.

30 Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, vice Brent James McIntosh.

Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice David Malpass, resigned.

Erin Elizabeth McKee, of California, 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 Independent State of Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Vanuatu.

Elizabeth J. Shapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Lee F. Satterfield, term expired.

LaJuana S. Wilcher, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, vice Chester John Culver. Withdrawn May 23

Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice David Morris Michaels, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted June 5

Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, vice Byron Todd Jones, resigned.

Kelley Eckels Currie, of Georgia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues.

Amy Karpel, of Washington, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2023, vice Irving A. Williamson, term expired. Withdrawn June 5

Amy Karpel, of Washington, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 16, 2020, vice F. Scott Kieff, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted June 12

David B. Barlow, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Clark Waddoups, retired.

31 Carl Whitney Bentzel, of Maryland, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2024, vice Mario Cordero, resigned.

Robert Anthony Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years, vice Curtis V. Gomez, term expired.

Ashley Jay Elizabeth Poling, of North Carolina, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2024, vice Nanci E. Langley, term expired.

Fernando L.G. Sablan, of Guam, to be United States Marshal for the District of Guam and concurrently United States Marshal for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years, vice Frank Leon-Guerrero, term expired.

Kevin Ray Sweazea, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, vice Robert C. Brack, retired. Withdrawn June 12

Louis DeJoy, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2020, vice James M. Demers, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019.

Jeffrey Nadaner, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice David W. Mills, retired, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted June 18

Andrew George Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019. (New Position)

Jose Baldomero Carrión, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019. (New Position)

Carlos M. Garcia, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019. (New Position)

Jose R. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019. (New Position)

Arthur J. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019. (New Position)

32 Ana Matosantos, of California, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019. (New Position)

David Skeel, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019. (New Position) Submitted June 24

Daniel Z. Epstein, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Edward J. Damich, term expired.

Anthony F. Godfrey, of Virginia, 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 Serbia.

Michael Graham, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2025. (Reappointment)

Matthew Keenan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2020, vice Harry James Frankyn Korrell III, term expired.

John Fitzgerald Kness, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, retired.

Katherine Andrea Lemos, of California, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice Mark A. Griffon, resigned.

Mary Beth Leonard, of Massachusetts, 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria.

W. Stephen Muldrow, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years, vice Humberto S. Garcia, resigned.

Herro Mustafa, of California, 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 Bulgaria.

Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice E. Grady Jolly, retired.

Eleni Maria Roumel,

33 of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Mary Ellen Coster Williams, term expired.

Leslie Meredith Tsou, of Virginia, 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 Sultanate of Oman.

Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, vice Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., retired. Withdrawn June 24

Robert C. Tapella, of Virginia, to be Director of the Government Publishing Office, vice Davita Vance-Cooks, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted June 26

Dana S. Deasy, of Virginia, to be Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. (New Position)

E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years, vice Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, term expired. Withdrawn June 26

Michael S. Bogren, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice Robert Holmes Bell, retired, which was sent to the Senate on March 11, 2019. Submitted July 8

R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, vice W. Keith Watkins, retired.

Yuri Kim, of Guam, 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 Albania.

Kerry Lee Pettingill, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years, vice Patrick J. Wilkerson, term expired.

Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, vice J. Leon Holmes, retired. Submitted July 15

Mark T. Esper,

34 of Virginia, to be Secretary of Defense, vice James Mattis, resigned. Submitted July 17

Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2023, vice Chai Rachel Feldblum, term expired.

Carmen G. Cantor, of Puerto Rico, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federated States of Micronesia.

Michael George DeSombre, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Thailand.

Sung Y. Kim, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Indonesia.

Aurelia Skipwith, of Indiana, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, vice Daniel M. Ashe, resigned.

Keith E. Sonderling, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2024, vice Charlotte A. Burrows, term expired.

Robert L. Sumwalt III, of South Carolina, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of three years. (Reappointment) Submitted July 22

Adam Seth Boehler, of Louisiana, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation. (New Position)

Lisa W. Hershman, of Indiana, to be Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, vice John H. Gibson II, resigned.

Katherine Andrea Lemos, of California, to be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice Vanessa Lorraine Allen Sutherland, resigned. Submitted July 23

David L. Norquist, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, vice Patrick M. Shanahan, resigned. Submitted August 1

35 Natalie E. Brown, of Nebraska, 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 Uganda.

Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Linda E. McMahon.

Robert S. Gilchrist, of Florida, 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 Lithuania.

Steven Christopher Koutsis, of Massachusetts, 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 Chad.

Alina L. Romanowski, of Illinois, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Kuwait.

David Carey Woll, Jr., of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Neal J. Rackleff. Submitted September 10

Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be Secretary of the Air Force, vice Heather Wilson.

Rahkel Bouchet, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice John Ramsey Johnson, retired.

Sandra E. Clark, of Maryland, 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 Burkina Faso.

Owen McCurdy Cypher, of Michigan, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of four years, vice Robert Maynard Grubbs, term expired.

Kelly C. Degnan, of California, 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 Georgia.

David M. DeVillers, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years, vice Carter M. Stewart, resigned.

Jodi W. Dishman,

36 of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice Vicki Miles-LaGrange, retired.

Peter M. Haymond, of Virginia, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Thomas L. Leonard III, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years, vice Patrick A. Miles, Jr., term expired.

Karen Spencer Marston, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Legrome D. Davis, retired.

Ryan McCarthy, of Illinois, to be Secretary of the Army, vice Mark T. Esper, resigned.

Steven J. Menashi, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Dennis G. Jacobs, retired.

Richard Earnest Myers II, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice Malcolm J. Howard, retired.

Sarah E. Pitlyk, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice Catherine D. Perry, retired.

Robert John Sander, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, vice Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz.

Anuraag Singhal, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice James I. Cohn, retired.

Ralph Ignatius Sozio, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York for the term of four years, vice Michael Greco, term expired. Withdrawn September 10

Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2022, vice Alan L. Cohen, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019.

Mina Chang, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Jonathan Nicholas Stivers, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019.

37 Submitted September 11

Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Labor, vice R. Alexander Acosta, resigned. Submitted September 19

Robert Anthony Dixon, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of four years, vice Michael A. Hughes, term expired.

Danielle J. Hunsaker, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, retired.

Grant C. Jaquith, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, vice Robert N. Davis, retiring.

Robert Joseph Kruckemeyer, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022, vice Dorothy Kosinski, term expired.

Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, vice Mary J. Schoelen, retiring.

William Joseph Nardini, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Christopher Droney, retired.

Mitchell A. Silk, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Heath P. Tarbert, resigned.

Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota, vice Daniel L. Hovland, retiring. Withdrawn September 19

Jeffrey Byard, of Alabama, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Brock Long, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on May 13, 2019.

Heidi R. King, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vice Mark R. Rosekind, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019.

Thomas Marcelle, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Gary L. Sharpe, retired, which was sent to the Senate on January 23, 2019. Submitted October 15

38 John Bobbitt, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Suzanne Israel Tufts, resigned.

Patrick J. Bumatay, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Carlos T. Bea, retiring.

Sylvia Carreño-Coll, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, vice Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, retired.

Peter J. Coniglio, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank, vice Osvaldo Luis Gratacos Munet, resigned.

James P. Danly, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2023, vice Kevin J. McIntyre.

John M. Gallagher, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Joel H. Slomsky, retired.

Peter Gaynor, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Brock Long, resigned.

William Ellison Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Estonia.

John Hennessey-Niland, of Illinois, 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 Palau.

Barbara Bailey Jongbloed, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, vice Alvin W. Thompson, retired.

Kipp Kranbuhl, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Matthew S. Rutherford, resigned.

Barbara Lagoa, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Stanley Marcus, retiring.

Leora Rosenberg Levy, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chile.

Robert J. Luck,

39 of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Gerald B. Tjoflat, retiring.

Sherri A. Lydon, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., elevated.

Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice David Bernhardt, resigned.

Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Pamela Hughes Patenaude, resigned.

Sean O'Donnell, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Arthur Allen Elkins, Jr., resigned.

Bruce Poliquin, of Maine, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2021, vice Sharon Y. Bowen, term expired.

Scott H. Rash, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, vice Cindy K. Jorgenson, retired.

Paul J. Ray, of Tennessee, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, vice Neomi Rao, resigned.

Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore.

Lawrence VanDyke, of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Jay S. Bybee, retiring.

Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, vice Louis Guirola, Jr., retired.

Donald Wright, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Republic of Tanzania. Withdrawn October 15

Kimberly Breier, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2020, vice Adolfo A. Franco, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019.

Patrick J. Bumatay,

40 of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Marilyn L. Huff, retired, which was sent to the Senate on February 6, 2019.

Peter M. Vito, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of New York for the term of four years, vice Charles F. Salina, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on May 13, 2019. Submitted October 17

Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice S. James Otero, retired.

Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2025. (Reappointment)

Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Roger T. Benitez, retired.

Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years, vice Cranston J. Mitchell, term expired.

Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2023, vice Tho Dinh-Zarr, term expired.

Hugh Nathanial Halpern, of Virginia, to be Director of the Government Publishing Office, vice Davita Vance-Cooks.

Bernard Maurice Jones, II, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice Joe L. Heaton, retired.

Amanda Wood Laihow, of Maine, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for the remainder of a term expiring April 27, 2023, vice Heather L. MacDougall, resigned.

Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Christina A. Snyder, retired.

Joseph Manso, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Barry Ted Moskowitz, retired.

41 Jenny A. McGee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice R. David Harden.

Thomas Michael O'Connor, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas for the term of four years, vice Gary Blankinship, term expired.

Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Manuel L. Real, retired.

Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Marian Blank Horn, term expired.

Dorothy Shea, of North Carolina, 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 Lebanese Republic.

John Joseph Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Russian Federation.

Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Delissa A. Ridgway, retired. Submitted October 30

Sarah C. Arbes, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Matthew Bassett, resigned.

Todd C. Chapman, of Texas, 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 Federative Republic of Brazil.

Lanny Erdos, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, vice Joseph G. Pizarchik.

Robert J. Feitel, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, vice Hubert T. Bell, Jr., retired.

Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Susan G. Braden, term expired.

Michael D. Weahkee,

42 of New Mexico, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years, vice Yvette Roubideaux, term expired. Submitted October 31

Stephen E. Biegun, of Michigan, to be Deputy Secretary of State, vice John J. Sullivan. Submitted November 5

Stephen Hahn, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Scott Gottlieb. Submitted November 7

Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy, vice James Richard Perry, resigning. Submitted November 13

Elaine A. McCusker, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), vice David L. Norquist, resigned. Withdrawn November 13

Doug Manchester, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted November 19

Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Charles F. Lettow, term expired.

J. Steven Dowd, of Florida, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice Judy Lynn Shelton, resigned.

Crosby Kemper III, of Missouri, to be Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a term of four years, vice Kathryn K. Matthew, term expired.

Alina I. Marshall, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice L. Paige Marvel, term expiring.

Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Lawrence J. Block, retired.

Mark A. Robbins,

43 of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Michael L. Rankin, retired.

Carl Ezekiel Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Judith Bartnoff, retired.

Christian N. Weiler, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Albert G. Lauber, term expiring.

Henry T. Wooster, of Virginia, 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Submitted November 21

Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Edward E. Carnes, retiring.

Jason Myung-lk Chung, of Virginia, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Swati A. Dandekar.

John W. Holcomb, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Dean D. Pregerson, retired.

Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice John A. Houston, retired.

Steve Kim, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Beverly Reid O'Connell, deceased.

Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, vice Ralph R. Beistline, retired.

Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Michael M. Anello, retired.

Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Marilyn L. Huff, retired.

Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice James C. Mahan, retired.

44 Submitted December 5

John Peter Cronan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice William H. Pauley III, retired.

William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Nora Barry Fischer, retired.

John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma, vice James H. Payne, retired.

John Charles Hinderaker, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, vice Raner Christercunean Collins, retired.

David Cleveland Joseph, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, vice Dee D. Drell, retired.

Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Katherine B. Forrest, resigned.

Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., retiring.

Charles Williams, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice Phyllis L. Bayer, resigned. Withdrawn December 5

Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, vice Kathryn D. Sullivan, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 16, 2019. Submitted December 10

J. Brett Blanton, of Virginia, to be Architect of the Capitol for the term of ten years, vice Stephen T. Ayers.

Finch Fulton, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Carlos A. Monje, Jr.

James E. McPherson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army, vice Ryan McCarthy, resigned. Names: Abizaid, John P.; Aenlle-Rocha, Fernando L.; Akard, Stephen; Albrecht, Kathe Hicks; Alston, Rossie D., Jr.; Althen, William I.; Altman, Roy K.; Appleton, Seth D.; Arbes, Sarah C.; Arias-Marxuach, Raul M.; Astrue, Michael J.; Attwood, Cynthia L.; Bachus, Spencer, III; Bade, Bridget S.; Bailey, Irving; Bailey, Michael G.; Baker, M. Miller; Bamzai, Aditya; Banta, Charles

45 W.; Baranwal, Rita; Barber, Thomas P.; Barger, John M.; Barker, J. Campbell; Barker, Pamela A.; Barlow, David B.; Barr, William P.; Barrett, Barbara McConnell; Barsa, John; Bates, Pamela; Baughman, Michael D.; Beach, William; Bekkering, Michelle A.; Bell, Kenneth D.; Bell, Richard K.; Bentzel, Carl W.; Berger, Wendy Williams; Berman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, David L.; Bianco, Joseph F.; Biegun, Stephen E.; Biggs, Andrew G.; Billingslea, Marshall; Bird, Catherine; Black, David F.; Blanchard, Lynda; Blanton, J. Brett; Bloom, Ron A.; Blumenfeld, Stanley; Bobbitt, John; Boehler, Adam S.; Bogren, Michael S.; Bookless, William; Bouchet, Rahkel; Bough, Stephen R.; Boulee, Jean-Paul; Bowman, Michelle; Brady, Holly A.; Brandt, Rainey R.; Brashears, Mindy; Brasher, Andrew L.; Braverman, Adam L.; Breier, Kimberly; Bremberg, Andrew P.; Bress, Daniel A.; Brink, Bridget A.; Brouillette, Dan R.; Brown, Ada E.; Brown, Gary R.; Brown, Jeffrey V.; Brown, Natalie E.; Brown, Rodney K.; Brown, William T., Jr.; Bryan, William; Buerkle, Ann Marie; Buescher, Brian C.; Bulatao, Brian J.; Bumatay, Patrick J.; Bungard, B. Chad; Bunn, Brent R.; Burman, Gary B.; Burrows, Charlotte A.; Byard, Jeffrey; Byrne, James; Byrnes, Kate Marie; Cabaniss, Dale; Cabral, Roxanne; Cain, James D., Jr.; Cairncross, Sean; Calabria, Mark A.; Callanan, Brian; Callanan, Keegan F.; Canterbury, Kenneth C., Jr.; Cantor, Carmen G.; Carranza, Jovita; Carreño-Coll, Sylvia; Carrión, Jose B.; Carter, Almo J.; Carter, Mary Anne; Carwile, John L.; Castillo, Andeliz N.; Cella, Joseph; Chang, Mina; Chapman, Thomas B.; Chapman, Todd C.; Chau, Wing; Chung, Jason M.; Clark, Julia Akins; Clark, Sandra E.; Clark, Stephen R., Sr.; Cobb, Alan E.; Cohen, Jonathan R.; Cole, Douglas R.; Collins, Daniel P.; Colville, Robert J.; Combs, Susan; Coniglio, Peter J.; Cooper, R. Clarke; Cooper, William; Corker, Clifton L.; Corwin, Jane L.; Craft, Kelly; Crawford, Edward F.; Crenshaw, Alexander; Cronan, John P.; Crowell, James A., IV; Cuffari, Joseph V.; Currie, Kelley Eckels; Cypher, Owen M.; Daigle, John J.; Daigle, Veronica; Danly, James P.; Darling, Elizabeth; Davis, Kathryn C.; Davis, Stephanie Dawkins; Deahl, Joshua A.; Dearborn, Rick A.; Deasy, Dana S.; Degnan, Kelly C.; DeJoy, Louis; DeKeyser, David A.; DeMarco, Vincent F.; Desmond, Michael J.; DeSombre, Michael G.; Destro, Robert A.; DeVillers, David M.; Dhillon, Janet; Dickson, Stephen M.; Dishman, Jodi W.; Dixon, Robert A.; Dohman, Ramona L.; Domenico, Daniel D.; Dowd, J. Steven; Downing, Timothy J.; Drake, Thelma; Duncan, Robert M.; Earp, Naomi C.; East, Michael B.; Eberhardt, Jeffrey L.; Edgar, Troy D.; English, William; Epstein, Daniel Z.; Erdos, Lanny; Eskridge, Charles R., III; Esper, Mark T.; Evanina, William R.; Falaschetti, Dino; Fall, Christopher; Faulkender, Michael; Feddo, Thomas P.; Feitel, Robert J.; Felten, Edward W.; Fichtner, Jason J.; Fischer, David T.; Fisher, Ann C.; Fitzpatrick, Michael J.; Fleming, John; Fonte, John; Fulton, Finch; Furchtgott-Roth, Diana; Furman, Marjorie Fisher; Gallagher, John M.; Gallagher, Stephanie A.; Garcia, Carlos M.; Gartner, Eric S.; Gaynor, Peter T.; Genatowski, Lane; George, Kenneth S.; Giacolone, Richard; Gilchrist, Robert S.; Gilmore, James S.; Giroir, Brett P.; Glazer, Charles L.; Godfrey, Anthony F.; Goessling, Shannon Lee; Goldberg, Philip S.; Golden, Alma L.; Gonzalez, Arthur J.; Gonzalez, Jose R.; Graham, Michael; Grayson, William E.; Greaves, Travis; Greenblatt, Mark L.; Grey, Robert J., Jr.; Griffin, Claire; Grimberg, Steven D.; Gruters, Joseph R.; Guidry, Greg G.; Gujarati, Diane; Gunter, Jeffrey R.; Gustafson, Sharon Fast; Hahn, Stephen; Haines, Stephanie L.; Halpern, Hugh N.; Halpern, Philip M.; Hamilton, Joseph B.; Hardy, William S.; Harper, Todd M.; Hartogensis, Gordon; Haymond, Peter M.; Heil, John F., III; Hellreich, Janice M.; Hendrix, James W.; Hennessey-Niland, John; Hershman, Lisa W.; Hertling, Richard A.; Hertzfeld, Andrea L.; Hinderaker, John C.; Holcomb, John W.; Holmes, Kim R.; Holmes, Mark Van Dyke; Holte, Ryan T.; Homendy, Jennifer L.; Hood, Rodney; Howery, Kenneth A.; Huff, Randall P.; Huffaker, R. Austin, Jr.; Hughes, Victoria A.; Hunsaker, Danielle J.; Hutchins, Scott; Hyslop, William D.; Immergut, Karin J.; Israel, Deborah J.; Issa, Darrell E.; Itczak, Michelle; Jaquith, Grant C.; Johanns, Michael O.; Johnson, Knut S.; Johnson, Ronald D.; Jones, Bernard M., II; Jones, Courtney Dunbar; Jongbloed, Barbara Bailey; Jordan, Sean D.; Jorjani, Aimee K.; Jorjani, Daniel H.; Joseph, David C.; Kacsmaryk, Matthew J.; Kaminsky, Phyllis; Karpel, Amy; Keenan, Matthew; Kemper, Crosby, III; Kessler, Jeffrey; Kilbride, William B.; Kim, Steve; Kim, Sung Y.; Kim, Yuri; Kindred, Joshua M.; King,

46 Heidi R.; King, Robert L.; Kirk, Dennis D.; Klimow, Matthew S.; Kness, John F.; Komitee, Eric R.; Koutsis, Steven C.; Kovner, Rachel P.; Krach, Keith; Kramer, John E.; Kranbuhl, Kipp; Kratsios, Michael J.K.; Kruckemeyer, Robert J.; Kurtz, Robert H.; Kuzma, Abigail L.; Lagoa, Barbara; Laihow, Amanda Wood; Lan, Iris; Landau, Christopher; Lapenn, Jessica E.; Laurer, Scott J.; Leal, Sandy Nunes; LeBlanc, Travis; Lee, Allison Herren; Lee, Kenneth K.; Leichty, Damon R.; Lemos, Katherine A.; Leonard, Mary Beth; Leonard, Thomas L., III; Levi, John G.; Levy, Leora Rosenberg; Liburdi, Michael T.; Liman, Lewis J.; Linder, John E.; Lockhart, James B., III; Long, Barbara C.; Lowry, John, III; Luck, Robert J.; Lydon, Sherri A.; MacGregor, Katharine; Madden, Virgil; Malcolm, John G.; Malcolm, Joyce; Malloy, Robert A.; Manchester, Doug; Mandell, Robert A.; Manso, Joseph; Marcelle, Thomas; Marcus, George M.; Margo, Adair; Marks, Lana J.; Marshall, Alina I.; Marston, Karen Spencer; Martinez, Roman, IV; Matey, Paul B.; Matini, Shana Frost; Matosantos, Ana; Matthews, R. Shireen; Maunz, Andrew F.; Maze, Corey L.; McCaffery, Thomas; McCarthy, Ryan; McCue, Susan M.; McCusker, Elaine A.; McDermott, William S.; McElroy, Mary S.; McFarland, Matthew W.; McGee, Jenny A.; McGuire, Brian; McIntosh, Brent J.; McKee, Erin E.; McPherson, James E.; Menashi, Steven J.; Meyers, Edward H.; Miller, Eric D.; Montgomery, Brian D.; Morales, David S.; Morris, Monica D.; Morrison, Sarah Daggett; Mortensen, Ronald; Mugno, Scott A.; Muldrow, W. Stephen; Munce, Don; Murphy, Eric E.; Murphy, W. Patrick; Mustafa, Herro; Myers, Barry L.; Myers, Richard E., II; Nadaner, Jeffrey; Nardini, William J.; Nason, Nicole R.; Neuner, Frank X., Jr.; Nichols, Carl J.; Nielson, Howard C., Jr.; Nikakhtar, Nazak; Nordquist, Jennifer D.; Norland, Richard B.; Norquist, David L.; Novak, David J.; Obermann, Grace Karaffa; Ocasio, Wilmer; O'Connor, Thomas M.; O'Donnell, Sean; Okamoto, Geoffrey W.S.; Ozerden, Halil S.; Pack, Michael; Pacold, Martha M.; Pallasch, John P.; Park, Jason; Park, Michael H.; Parker, Richard C.; Patel, Bimal; Pedrosa, Eliot; Pettingill, Kerry L.; Pettit, Michelle M.; Phipps, Peter J.; Pitlyk, Sarah E.; Pittman, Mark T.; Poling, Ashley J.E.; Poliquin, Bruce; Proffitt, Nick E.; Pryor, Judith DelZoppo; Pulliam, Jason K.; Rajkovich, Marco M., Jr.; Rakolta, John, Jr.; Ramer, Bruce M.; Ranjan, J. Nicholas; Rao, Neomi J.; Rash, Scott H.; Ray, Paul J.; Readler, Chad A.; Reed, Kimberly A.; Reif, Timothy M.; Reiskin, Julie; Reynolds, Heather; Richmond, Rick L.; Riggs, Kea W.; Rizzuto, Leandro; Robbins, Mark A.; Roberson, Jessie Hill; Robinson, Todd W.; Rokita, Theodore; Romanowski, Alina L.; Rose, Matthew; Rosen, Jeffrey A.; Rosen, Jeremy B.; Rosen, Mark; Rosenblum, Daniel N.; Ross, Carl E.; Roumel, Eleni M.; Rowland, Mary M.; Rudofsky, Lee P.; Ruiz, Rodolfo A., II; Rushing, Allison Jones; Ryder, John L.; Sablan, Fernando L.G.; Sander, Robert J.; Satterfield, David M.; Saul, Andrew M.; Scalia, Eugene; Scarsi, Mark C.; Schelp, Matthew T.; Schenck, Lisa M.; Schenker, David; Schneider, William, Jr.; Schultz, Mark A.; Schultz, Michelle A.; Schwartz, Stephen S.; Scolese, Christopher; Scott, Robert K.; Seeger, Steven C.; Shapiro, Elizabeth J.; Shea, Dorothy; Shmotolokha, Paul; Silk, Mitchell A.; Simermeyer, E. Sequoyah; Sinatra, John L., Jr.; Singhal, Anuraag; Sisson, Robert C.; Skeel, David; Skipwith, Aurelia; Slacik, Claudia; Smith, Rodney; Soles, Scott; Solomson, Matthew H.; Sonderling, Keith E.; Sozio, Ralph I.; Stanton, Cheryl M.; Starr, Brantley; Stayin, Randolph J.; Steff, Ian P.; Stickman, William S., IV; Stilwell, David; Sullivan, John J.; Summers, Thomas A.; Sumwalt, Robert L., III; Sweazea, Kevin R.; Swendiman, Alan R.; Tan, Morse H.; Tapella, Robert C.; Tapia, Donald R.; Tapp, David A.; Tarbert, Heath P.; Thornhill, Barbera Hale; Togliatti, Jennifer P.; Tom, Kip; Toretti, Christine J.; Toro, Emin; Trainor, James E., III; Traynor, Arthur R., III; Traynor, Daniel M.; Truncale, Michael J.; Tsou, Leslie M.; Tucker, Calvin R.; Tueller, Matthew H.; Tyron, David C.; Vaden, Stephen A.; Valencia-Weber, Gloria; Valis, Noel; VanDyke, Lawrence; Varney, Carleton; Vickers, Lisa; Vincze, Christopher P.; Vitiello, Ronald D.; Vito, Peter M.; Vitter, Wendy; Volk, Frank W.; Vyskocil, Mary Kay; Walker, Justin R.; Wallace, Robert; Washington, Donald W.; Weahkee, Michael D.; Weiler, Christian N.; Welte, Peter D.; Westmoreland, Leon A.; Wetherell, T. Kent, II; Wheeler, Andrew R.; Wilcher, LaJuana S.; Williams, Charles; Williams, Robert; Wilson, Cory T.; Wilson, Jennifer P.; Winsor, Allen C.; Wolf, Chad F.; Woll, David C., Jr.; Wolson, Joshua; Wooster, Henry T.; Wooten, Michael E.;

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