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Appendix B—Nominations Submitted to the Senate The following list does not include promotions Gregory B. Jaczko, of members of the Uniformed Services, nomina- of the District of Columbia, to be a member tions to the Service Academies, or nominations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the of Foreign Service officers. term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2008, vice Greta Joy Dicus, term expired. Submitted January 4 Albert Henry Konetzni, Jr., Samuel W. Bodman, of New York, to be a member of the Nuclear of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy, Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years vice Spencer Abraham, resigned. expiring June 30, 2009, vice Richard A. Meserve, Alberto R. Gonzales, resigned. of Texas, to be Attorney General, vice John Ashcroft, resigned. Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a member of the Board of Carlos M. Gutierrez, Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for of Michigan, to be Secretary of Commerce, vice a term expiring September 20, 2006, vice Har- Donald Louis Evans, resigned. riett C. Babbitt, term expired. Mike Johanns, Submitted January 24 of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Agriculture, vice Ann Margaret Veneman, resigned. David A. Balton, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Michael O. Leavitt, Ambassador during his tenure of service as Dep- of Utah, to be Secretary of Health and Human uty Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Services, vice Tommy G. Thompson, resigned. Fisheries (new position). Jim Nicholson, Stephen Thomas Conboy, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, of Virginia, to be U.S. Marshal for the Superior vice Anthony Joseph Principi, resigned. Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 4 years, vice Todd Walther Dillard. Condoleezza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State, vice Colin Joseph R. DeTrani, Luther Powell, resigned. of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Margaret Spellings, Six Party Talks (new position). of Texas, to be Secretary of Education, vice Roderick R. Paige, resigned. John Thomas Schieffer, Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and of Illinois, to be a member of the Social Security Plenipotentiary of the United States of America Advisory Board for a term expiring September to Japan. 30, 2008, vice Bradley D. Belt, resigned. Michael Butler, Adolfo A. Franco, of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for and Excellence in National Environmental Pol- a term expiring September 20, 2008, vice Jeffrey icy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, Davidow, resigned. 2008, vice Eric D. Eberhard, term expired. 1135 31 2005 13:57 Sep 09 2008 Jkt 206694 PO 00000 Frm 01135 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\HR\OC\94A XXX 94A Appendix B / Administration of George W. Bush, 2005 James William Carr, A. Wilson Greene, of Arkansas, to be a member of the National of Virginia, to be a member of the National Security Education Board for a term of 4 years, Museum and Library Services Board for a term vice Manuel Trinidad Pacheco, term expired. expiring December 6, 2009 (reappointment). Harold Damelin, Floyd Hall, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Depart- of New Jersey, to be a member of the Reform ment of the Treasury, vice Jeffrey Rush, Jr., Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years, vice Amy resigned. M. Rosen, term expired. George M. Dennison, Tony Hammond, of Montana, to be a member of the National of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Security Education Board for a term of 4 years, Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2010 (reappointment). vice Bruce Sundlun, term expired. William Hardiman, Thomas C. Dorr, of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture Directors of the National Institute of Building for Rural Development, vice Jill L. Long, re- Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2006, signed. vice H. Terry Rasco, term expired. Thomas C. Dorr, D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Iowa, to be a member of the Board of Direc- of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Broad- tors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice casting Board of Governors for a term expiring Jill L. Long, resigned. August 13, 2007 (reappointment). Edward L. Flippen, Nadine Hogan, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation of Florida, to be a member of the Board of for National and Community Service, vice J. Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for Russell George. a term expiring June 26, 2008, vice Frank D. Yturria, resigned. Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of De- Howard J. Krongard, fense, vice Jack Dyer Crouch II. of New Jersey, to be Inspector General, Depart- ment of State, vice Clark Kent Ervin. Thomas A. Fuentes, of California, to be a member of the Board Daniel R. Levinson, of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Depart- for a term expiring July 13, 2005, vice Thomas ment of Health and Human Services, vice Janet Rehnquist, resigned. F. Smegal, Jr., term expired. Luis Luna, Carolyn L. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of Texas, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Service for a term expiring December 8, 2009, Morris X. Winn. vice Louis J. Giuliano. Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., Louis J. Giuliano, of Illinois, to be a member of the National Secu- of New York, to be a Governor of the U.S. rity Education Board for a term of 4 years, Postal Service for a term expiring December vice Robert N. Shamansky, term expired. 8, 2005, vice Carolyn L. Gallagher. Ronald E. Meisburg, Louis J. Giuliano, of Virginia, to be a member of the National of New York, to be a Governor of the U.S. Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years Postal Service for a term expiring December expiring August 27, 2008, vice Rene Acosta, re- 8, 2014 (reappointment). signed. 1136 31 2005 13:57 Sep 09 2008 Jkt 206694 PO 00000 Frm 01136 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\HR\OC\94A XXX 94A Administration of George W. Bush, 2005 / Appendix B Brian David Miller, Harry Robinson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, General of Texas, to be a member of the National Mu- Services Administration, vice Daniel R. seum and Library Services Board for a term Levinson. expiring December 6, 2008 (reappointment). Pamela Hughes Patenaude, Ronald Rosenfeld, of New Hampshire, to be an Assistant Secretary of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Federal of Housing and Urban Development, vice Housing Finance Board for the remainder of Romolo A. Bernardi. the term expiring February 27, 2009, vice John Thomas Korsmo, resigned. Buddie J. Penn, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Charles P. Ruch, Navy, vice H.T. Johnson. of South Dakota, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship George Perdue, and Excellence in Education Foundation for a of Georgia, to be a member of the Board of term expiring August 11, 2010, vice Niranjan Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fel- Shamalbhai Shah, term expired. lowship Foundation for a term expiring Novem- ber 5, 2006, vice Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., term Kiron Kanina Skinner, expired. of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Security Education Board for a term of 4 years, Bernice Phillips, vice Herschelle S. Challenor. of New York, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation Thomas V. Skinner, for a term expiring July 13, 2005, vice Maria of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of Luisa Mercado, term expired. the Environmental Protection Agency, vice John Peter Suarez, resigned. Jorge A. Plasencia, of Florida, to be a member of the Advisory Jay T. Snyder, Board for Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring of New York, to be a member of the U.S. Advi- October 27, 2006, vice Joseph Francis Glennon, sory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expired. term expiring July 1, 2007 (reappointment). Enrique J. Sosa, Craig T. Ramey, of Florida, to be a member of the Reform Board of West Virginia, to be a member of the Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years, vice Linwood of Directors of the National Board for Edu- Holton, term expired. cation Sciences for a term of 2 years (new posi- tion). Katina P. Strauch, of South Carolina, to be a member of the Na- D. Michael Rappoport, tional Museum and Library Services Board for of Arizona, to be a member of the Board of a term expiring December 6, 2009, vice Eliza- Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and beth J. Pruet, term expired. Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008 Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, (reappointment). of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August Maj. Gen. Don T. Riley, USA, 13, 2007 (reappointment). to be a member and President of the Mississippi River Commission. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting David B. Rivkin, Jr., Board of Governors (reappointment). of Virginia, to be a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United Jack Vaughn, States for the term expiring September 30, 2007, of Texas, to be a member of the Board of Direc- vice Laramie Faith McNamara. tors of the Inter-American Foundation for a 1137 31 2005 13:57 Sep 09 2008 Jkt 206694 PO 00000 Frm 01137 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\HR\OC\94A XXX 94A Appendix B / Administration of George W.
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