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Congressional Record—Senate S34 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 11, 2016 IN THE ARMY DANIEL S. MADSEN provisions of S. Res. 343 as a further CHARLES G. MAHAKIAN mark of respect to the late Dale Bump- THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE PHILLIP E. MASON ers, former United States Senator from UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- CHRISTOPHER J. MATHEWS SERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER EDWARD L. MAZUCHOWSKI II Arkansas. TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: ALYSSA C. MCMANAMON QUINTESSA MILLER There being no objection, the Senate, To be brigadier general ANTHONY L. MITCHELL DANIEL H. MURRAY at 6:46 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, COL. THOMAS F. SPENCER BRETT R. NISHIKAWA January 12, 2016, at 10 a.m. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PATRICK M. OSBORN IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- WESLEY D. PALMER f CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: GILBERTO PATINO SALVATORE PELLIGRA NOMINATIONS To be brigadier general TIMOTHY M. PHILLIPS COL. ROBERT G. MICHNOWICZ ROBERT R. PORCHIA Executive nominations received by TONYA S. RANS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MARK G. RIEKER the Senate: IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- ERIC M. RITTER CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS RECHELL G. RODRIGUEZ AND BROKERS To be brigadier general JIFFY C. SETO ROBERT M. SHIDELER RAYMOND G. FARMER, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO BE A COL. JEFFREY C. COGGIN JOHN H. W. A. SLADKY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NA- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTINE E. STAHL TIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- THOMAS W. STAMP BROKERS FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR. (NEW POSITION) CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: KEVIN E. STEEL THOMAS MCLEARY, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF DEENA E. SUTTER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIA- To be brigadier general MATTHEW R. TALARCZYK TION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND BROKERS FOR A JOSEPH D. VILLACIS COL. KEVIN C. WULFHORST TERM OF TWO YEARS. (NEW POSITION) KIRSTEN R. VITRIKAS MICHAEL J. ROTHMAN, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE A MEM- IN THE AIR FORCE DANIEL R. WALKER BER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL MAUREEN N. WILLIAMS ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND BROKERS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SHAHID A. ZAIDI FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. (NEW POSITION) TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT HEATHER ANN STEINMILLER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NA- FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND To be colonel BROKERS FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS. (NEW POSITION) ERIC R. BAUGH, JR. To be major OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION ROBERT W. BECK STEPHEN C. ARNASON DORON BRESLER TONYA N. BARRY NELSON REYNERI, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE A MEMBER CASEY M. CAMPBELL STEPHEN C. BERG OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OVERSEAS PRI- STEPHEN H. CHARTIER RUSSELL D. BIENIAS VATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION FOR A TERM EXPIR- FREDERICK A. CONNER DAMIAN L. BLACK ING DECEMBER 17, 2018, VICE MATTHEW MAXWELL TAY- JONATHAN D. EVANS BRYAN R. BLAZER LOR KENNEDY, TERM EXPIRED. DANIEL B. GABRIEL LUKE A. CANTAMESSA MARCO V. GALVEZ DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANTHONY M. CARBONELLA IV CECILIA I. GARIN NICOLE M. CATARINO TODD A. WEILER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT DAVID E. HALL MATTHEW R. CHECKETTS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE JESSICA LYNN WRIGHT, DENNIS M. HOLT THOMAS M. CHRISTY RESIGNED. DAVID M. JONES TYSON CHUNG MIKELLE L. KERNIG TODD D. CHURCH EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES JAMES DALE KISER, JR. CHRISTIANE M. COLOMBERO KELLI C. MACK ANDREW W. COMERCI JOHN MARK MCWATTERS, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER KARYN E. MCKINNEY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EXPORT–IMPORT ANGELA K. COOK BARRY F. MORRIS ANGELA M. COOMES BANK OF THE UNITED STATES FOR A TERM EXPIRING JEANLUC G. C. NIEL JANUARY 20, 2019, VICE SEAN ROBERT MULVANEY, TERM SHAWN C. COUNTRYMAN EXPIRED. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DARRELL M. CURTIS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR BRENT N. DELONG DEPARTMENT OF STATE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: GINA M. DOMM HANNAH C. DREW KELLY KEIDERLING–FRANZ, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER To be lieutenant colonel BARRINGTON W. DYKES MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF BRIAN J. ALENT MATTHEW T. EGGENBERGER MINISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- WHITNEY L. EICHHOLZ DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES ELIZABETH A. BOWMAN JEFFREY R. BURROUGHS ARAGON R. ELLWANGER OF AMERICA TO THE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY. MICHAEL C. ENGLISH STEPHEN MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, OF MARYLAND, A CA- JAN R. CARLSON BENJAMIN T. CLARK JON C. FEDERSPIEL REER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, ERIN BIEBL FINK CLASS OF COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- DAVID M. DENNISON JENNIFER M. DEPEW CARMEN N. GALEA DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES CHRISTOPHER J. GILLETTE OF AMERICA TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA. RYAN M. DIEPENBROCK MATTHEW J. EDWARDS CHRIS A. GIROUARD IN THE AIR FORCE BENJAMIN J. GANTT JONATHAN P. HARMON JOHN M. GILLIS ASHLEY N. HARRIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT HANLING H. JOSWICK THOMAS J. HEIDENREICH IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- NEIL C. KESSEL PETER L. HOLDEN CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JONGSUNG KIM ADAM R. HURST To be brigadier general AARON T. KRANCE JESSICA H. JAWOROWICZ LOUIS JOSEPH MARCONYAK, JR. LESLIE N. JONES COL. MARK A. BAIRD AMY G. MASON BRANDON W. KEYSER AMANDA D. KLAYUM THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SHAWN P. MCMAHON TAMARA A. MURRAY JEFFERY A. KOHLER, JR. IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- JAMES W. KOLL CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: KRISTEN B. NICHOLS JELENA C. SEIBOLD EUNLIM LEE To be major general PAUL A. SMITH SPENCER M. LEE DRAGOS STEFANDOGAR MARK P. LEWIS BRIG. GEN. JAMES R. BARKLEY RACHEL A. WEBER EVAN YUTAKA K. MASUNAGA BRIG. GEN. KIMBERLY A. CRIDER BRYAN A. WILLIAMS JASON R. MAY BRIG. GEN. DAVID B. O’BRIEN ELIZABETH ANNE ROSADO MCCOURT BRIG. GEN. ERIC S. OVERTURF THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT AMBER A. MILLER BRIG. GEN. WALTER J. SAMS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR MATTHEW S. MILLER BRIG. GEN. JOHN P. STOKES FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TERRELL M. MITCHELL BRIG. GEN. CURTIS L. WILLIAMS To be colonel JAMES P. NALL BRIG. GEN. EDWARD P. YARISH DUY Q. NGUYEN THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED BRETT C. ANDERSON MATTHEW J. NIELSEN STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE MARK R. ANDERSON MATTHEW F. PASTEWAIT OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER DAVID E. ANDRUS MICHELLE M. PRATHER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: MARIA M. ANGLES EVAN E. ROBERTS STACEY L. BRANCH JASON D. SCHOENER To be brigadier general FRANCIS R. CARANDANG MATTHEW G. SETLIFF DAVID H. CARNAHAN RYAN R. SHERIDAN COL. PAIGE P. HUNTER MICHAEL T. CHARLTON JENNIFER O. SIMMONS THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE PETER G. CRAWLEY HECTOR C. SIORDIA UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- MICHAEL R. DAVIS CASEY M. SLACK SERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED JAMISON W. ELDER JACOB D. SLADKY WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND MICHELLE S. FLORES CHRISTOPHER J. SMITH RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: JAY T. FLOTTMANN JAMIE L. SMITH THERESA B. GOODMAN BENJAMIN W. SONG To be lieutenant general WADE T. GORDON GORDON D. STABLEY MAJ. GEN. ROBERT S. WILLIAMS YVETTE GUZMAN MICHELLE K. TARTAGLIA KYLE B. HUDSON JESSAMY J. THORNTON THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED TODD P. HUHN ANDREW D. THORSEN STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE JON R. JACOBSON RICHARD W. WADDELL OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER DAVID S. JONES MARTIN W. WALSH TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: MICHELE L. KNIERIM CHRISTINA A. WENGLER To be brigadier general JEFFREY D. LEWIS DAVID J. WEYH KEEGAN M. LYONS JON R. WILLISON COL. THOMAS J. OWENS II MICHAEL A. MADRID JOHN C. 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