Appendix B—Nominations Submitted to the Senate

The following list does not include promotions , of members of the Uniformed Services, nomi- of the District of Columbia, a career member nations to the Service Academies, or nomina- of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minis- tions of Foreign Service officers. ter-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordi- nary and Plenipotentiary of the Submitted January 23 of America to the Republic of .

Robert E. Bacharach, James J. Jones, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Ad- Tenth Circuit, vice Robert Harlan Henry, re- ministrator for Toxic Substances of the Envi- signed. ronmental Protection Agency, vice Stephen Al- William J. Kayatta, Jr., an Owens, resigned. of Maine, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Kermit Lipez, retired. Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense Michael A. Shipp, for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the vice Ashton B. Carter, resigned. District of New Jersey, vice Mary Little Parell, retired. James N. Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense Submitted January 24 for Policy, vice Michele A. Flournoy.

Anthony T. Clark, Jerome H. Powell, of North Dakota, to be a member of the Fed- of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of eral Energy Regulatory Commission for the Governors of the Federal Reserve System for term expiring June 30, 2016, vice Marc Spitzer, the unexpired term of 14 years from February term expired. 1, 2000, vice Frederic S. Mishkin.

Erin C. Conaton, Marietta S. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Sec- of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Con- retary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, sumer Product Safety Commission for a term vice Clifford L. Stanley. of 7 years from October 27, 2010, vice Thomas Scott H. DeLisi, Hill Moore, term expired. of Minnesota, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Adam E. Sieminski, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the En- tentiary of the United States of America to the ergy Information Administration, vice Richard Republic of Uganda. G. Newell.

Deborah S. Delisle, Jeremy C. Stein, of South Carolina, to be Assistant Secretary for of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board Elementary and Secondary Education, De- of Governors of the Federal Reserve System partment of Education, vice Thelma Melendez for the unexpired term of 14 years from Febru- de Santa Ana. ary 1, 2004, vice Kevin M. Warsh, resigned.

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John Christopher Stevens, Gloria Wilson Shelton, of California, a career member of the Senior of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Am- of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of of 15 years, vice a new position created by the United States of America to Libya. Public Law 110–389, approved October 10, 2008, which was sent to the Senate on June Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 22, 2011. of Louisiana, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Submitted February 1 to be Director General of the Foreign Service, vice Nancy J. Powell, resigned. Michael A. Botticelli, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of Constance B. Tobias, National Drug Control Policy, vice A. Thomas of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of McLellan. Veterans’ Appeals for a term of 6 years, vice James Philip Terry, term expired. Christy L. Romero, of Virginia, to be Special Inspector General for Pamela A. White, the Troubled Asset Relief Program, vice Neil of Maine, a career member of the Senior For- M. Barofsky, resigned. eign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Withdrawn February 1 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Repub- Alan D. Bersin, lic of Haiti. of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Jessica Lynn Wright, Department of Homeland Security, vice W. Ralph Basham, which was sent to the Senate of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of on January 26, 2011. Defense, vice Dennis M. McCarthy, resigned. John D. Podesta, Withdrawn January 24 of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Gineen Maria Bresso, National and Community Service for a term of Florida, to be a Member of the Election As- expiring October 6, 2014, vice Alan D. Solo- sistance Commission for a term expiring De- mont, resigned, which was sent to the Senate cember 12, 2013 (reappointment), which was on January 26, 2011. sent to the Senate on March 17, 2011. Submitted February 2 Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the Jamie A. Hainsworth, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- of Rhode Island, to be U.S. Marshal for the tration, vice Kathryn D. Sullivan, which was District of Rhode Island for the term of 4 sent to the Senate on January 26, 2011. years, vice Steven Gerard O’Donnell, re- signed. Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Inter- Louise W. Kelton, nal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a of Tennessee, to be U.S. Marshal for the term expiring September 14, 2015, vice Nancy Middle District of Tennessee for the term of Killefer, term expired, which was sent to the 4 years, vice Denny Wade King, term ex- Senate on January 26, 2011. pired.

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Stephanie Marie Rose, William P. Doyle, of Iowa, to be U.S. District Judge for the of Pennsylvania, to be a Federal Maritime Southern District of Iowa, vice Robert W. Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, Pratt, retiring. 2013, vice Joseph E. Brennan, term expired.

Michael P. Shea, Terence Francis Flynn, of Connecticut, to be U.S. District Judge for of Maryland, to be a member of the National the District of Connecticut, vice Christopher Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years Droney, elevated. expiring August 27, 2015, vice Peter Schaum- ber, term expired, to which position he was ap- Submitted February 6 pointed during the last recess of the Senate.

William Joseph Baer, Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney Gen- of the District of Columbia, to be a member of eral, vice Christine Anne Varney. the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2016, vice Marcilynn A. Burke, Wilma B. Liebman, term expired, to which po- of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary sition he was appointed during the last recess of the Interior, vice Wilma A. Lewis, resigned. of the Senate.

Joseph G. Jordan, Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Administrator for Fed- of Maryland, to be a Federal Maritime Com- eral Procurement Policy, vice Daniel I. Gor- missioner for the term expiring June 30, 2017 don. (reappointment).

John Robert Norris, Katharina G. McFarland, of Iowa, to be a member of the Federal Energy of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of De- Regulatory Commission for the term expiring fense (new position). June 30, 2017 (reappointment). Kenneth Merten, Jeremiah O’Hear Norton, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Di- Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, rectors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- poration for the remainder of the term expiring tentiary of the United States of America to the July 15, 2013, vice Sheila C. Bair, resigned. Republic of Croatia.

Heidi Shyu, Submitted February 14 of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Malcolm Ross O’Neill, re- James M. Demers, signed. of New Hampshire, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private In- Submitted February 13 vestment Corporation for a term expiring De- cember 17, 2014, vice Kevin Glenn Nealer, Sharon Block, term expired. of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the Naomi A. Walker, term of 5 years expiring December 16, 2014, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of vice Craig Becker, to which position she was the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private appointed during last recess of the Senate. Investment Corporation for a term expiring

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December 17, 2012, vice Christopher J. Han- Richard B. Norland, ley, term expired. of Iowa, a career member of the Senior For- eign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Submitted February 16 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Georgia. Elissa F. Cadish, of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge for the Carlos Pascual, District of Nevada, vice Philip M. Pro, retired. of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources), vice Paul William Grimm, John Stern Wolf. of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice Benson Everett Major General John Peabody, Legg, retiring. United States Army, to be a member and Pres- ident of the Mississippi River Commission. Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Mark A. Pekala, Eleventh Circuit, vice Stanley F. Birch, Jr., re- of Maryland, a career member of the Senior tired. Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- Mark E. Walker, tentiary of the United States of America to the of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Republic of Latvia. Northern District of Florida, vice Stephan P. Mickle, retired. Submitted February 29 Submitted February 17 Brian J. Davis, Erica Lynn Groshen, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the of New York, to be Commissioner of Labor Middle District of Florida, vice Richard A. Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of 4 Lazzara, retired. years, vice Keith Hall, term expired. John E. Dowdell, Makila James, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the of the District of Columbia, a career member Northern District of Oklahoma, vice Terry C. of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Coun- Kern, retired. selor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of Ameri- Submitted March 5 ca to the Kingdom of Swaziland. Edward M. Alford, Jeffrey D. Levine, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- tentiary of the United States of America to the tentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of The Gambia. Republic of Estonia. Peter William Bodde, C. Peter Mahurin, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- for a term expiring May 18, 2016, vice Robert tentiary of the United States of America to the M. Duncan, term expired. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

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Piper Anne Wind Campbell, August 2, 2017, vice Gigi Hyland, term expired, of the District of Columbia, a career member which was sent to the Senate on October 20, 2011. of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Coun- selor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Submitted March 19 Plenipotentiary of the United States of Ameri- ca to Mongolia. Mark L. Asquino, of the District of Columbia, a career member Submitted March 12 of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister- Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary Arthur Bienenstock, and Plenipotentiary of the United States of of California, to be a member of the National America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2016, vice Louis J. Edward W. Brehm, Lanzerotti, term expired. of Minnesota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foun- Suravi Gangopadhyay, dation for a term expiring September 22, 2017 of Michigan, to be a member of the National (reappointment). Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2016, vice Jeffrey Derek H. Chollet, Patchen, term expired. of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Alexander Vershbow. Luis Herrera, Kathleen H. Hicks, of California, to be a member of the National of Virginia, to be a Principal Deputy Under Museum and Library Services Board for a Secretary of Defense, vice James N. Miller, Jr. term expiring December 6, 2014, vice Katina P. Strauch, term expired. Susanna Loeb, of California, to be a member of the Board of Dorothea-Maria Rosen, Directors of the National Board for Education of California, a career member of the Senior Sciences for a term expiring March 15, 2016, Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Am- vice Craig T. Ramey, term expired. bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federated Submitted March 21 States of Micronesia. Rainey Ransom Brandt, Suzanne E. Thorin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate of New York, to be a member of the National Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Museum and Library Services Board for a Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Joan Z. term expiring December 6, 2015, vice Sandra McAvoy, retired. Pickett, term expired. John S. Leonardo, Katherine C. Tobin, of Arizona, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of New York, to be a Governor of the U.S. of Arizona for the term of 4 years, vice Dennis Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, K. Burke, resigned. 2016, vice Carolyn L. Gallagher, term expired. Submitted March 27 Withdrawn March 12 Michael Peter Huerta, Carla M. Leon-Decker, of the District of Columbia, to be Administra- of Virginia, to be a member of the National Credit tor of the Federal Aviation Administration for Union Administration Board for a term expiring the term of 5 years, vice J. Randolph Babbitt.

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Brett H. McGurk, Submitted March 29 of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordi- nary and Plenipotentiary of the United States Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, of America to the Republic of Iraq. of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years (new James C. Miller, III, position). of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the term expiring De- Patricia K. Falcone, cember 8, 2017 (reappointment). of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice Michele Jeanne Sison, Philip E. Coyle, III. of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Douglas M. Griffiths, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- of Texas, a career member of the Senior For- tentiary of the United States of America to the eign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipoten- and to serve concurrently and without addi- tiary of the United States of America to the Re- tional compensation as Ambassador Extraordi- public of Mozambique. nary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Maldives. Maria Rosario Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of Submitted March 28 the National Council on the Arts for a term ex- piring September 3, 2016, vice Terence Alan Robert James Grey, Jr., Teachout, term expired. of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Di- rectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a Patrick A. Miles, Jr., term expiring July 13, 2014 (reappointment). of Michigan, to be U.S. Attorney for the West- ern District of Michigan for the term of 4 John Gerson Levi, years, vice Margaret M. Chiara, resigned. of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Di- rectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a Patrick J. Wilkerson, term expiring July 13, 2014 (reappointment). of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Marshal for the East- ern District of Oklahoma for the term of 4 Laurie I. Mikva, years, vice John William Loyd, term expired. of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Di- rectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a Danny Chappelle Williams, Sr., term expiring July 13, 2013 (reappointment). of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of Martha L. Minow, 4 years, vice David E. O’Meilia, term expired. of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation Submitted April 16 for a term expiring July 13, 2014 (reappoint- ment). Jay Nicholas Anania, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Gloria Valencia-Weber, Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, of New Mexico, to be a member of the Board of to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for tentiary of the United States of America to the a term expiring July 13, 2014 (reappointment). Republic of Suriname.

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Gene Allan Cretz, Submitted April 18 of New York, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Charles Benton, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- of Illinois, to be a member of the National Mu- tentiary of the United States of America to the seum and Library Services Board for a term Republic of Ghana. expiring December 6, 2013, vice Harry Robin- son, Jr., term expired. Susan Marsh Elliott, of Florida, a career member of the Senior For- Christie Pearson Brandau, eign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambas- of Iowa, to be a member of the National Muse- sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the um and Library Services Board for a term ex- United States of America to the Republic of piring December 6, 2016, vice Lotsee Patter- . son, term expired. Ingrid A. Gregg, Norberto Jesus Castro, of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship of Arizona, to be a member of the National Foundation for a term expiring December 10, Museum and Library Services Board for a 2017, vice John E. Kidde, term expired. term expiring December 6, 2016, vice Douglas G. Myers, term expired. James L. Henderson, of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of William B. Schultz, Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship of the District of Columbia, to be General Foundation for a term expiring December 10, Counsel of the Department of Health and Hu- 2017, vice John Peyton, term expired. man Services, vice Daniel Meron.

David J. Lane, Submitted April 25 of Florida, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to Terrence G. Berg, the United Nations Agencies for Food and Ag- of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the riculture. Eastern District of Michigan, vice Arthur J. Tarnow, retired. Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a member of the Board of Jesus G. Bernal, Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Foundation for a term expiring December 10, Central District of California, vice Stephen G. 2015, vice Roger L. Hunt, term expired. Larson, resigned. Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Charles R. Breyer, Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. of California, to be a member of the U.S. Sen- Udall Foundation for a term expiring April 16, tencing Commission for a term expiring Octo- 2017, vice Stephen M. Prescott, term expired. ber 31, 2015, vice Ruben Castillo, term ex- pired. Patricia M. Wald, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of Shelly Deckert Dick, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Board for a term expiring January 29, 2019 (re- Middle District of Louisiana, vice Ralph E. Ty- appointment). son, deceased.

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Lorna G. Schofield, Emil J. Kang, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the of North Carolina, to be a member of the Na- Southern District of New York, vice Shira A. tional Council on the Arts for a term expiring Scheindlin, retired. September 3, 2018, vice Benjamin Donenberg, term expiring. Submitted April 26 Kristine L. Svinicki, Timothy M. Broas, of Virginia, to be a member of the Nuclear of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years and Plenipotentiary of the United States of expiring June 30, 2017 (reappointment). America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Submitted May 10 Richard L. Morningstar, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordi- Deborah Ruth Malac, nary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of Virginia, a career member of the Senior of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Am- bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sean Sullivan, the United States of America to the Republic of Connecticut, to be a member of the De- of Liberia. fense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2015, vice Larry W. Thomas Skerik Sowers II, Brown, resigned. of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmen- Withdrawn April 26 tal Affairs), vice Ladda Tammy Duckworth. Thomas M. Beck, Fernando Torres-Gil, of Virginia, to be a member of the National of California, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013, vice Elizabeth Dougherty, term expired, Council on Disability for a term expiring Sep- which was sent to the Senate on January 5, tember 17, 2014 (reappointment). 2011. Submitted May 21 Matthew J. Bryza, Joseph Byrne Donovan, of Illinois, a career member of the Senior For- eign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambas- of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Di- sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the rectors of the National Institute of Building United States of America to the Republic of Sciences for a term expiring September 7, Azerbaijan, to which position he was appointed 2013, vice Lane Carson, resigned. during the recess of the Senate from Decem- ber 22, 2010, to January 5, 2011, which was Bruce R. Sievers, sent to the Senate on January 26, 2011. of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring Submitted May 8 January 26, 2018, vice Kenneth R. Weinstein, term expired. Maria Lopez De Leon, of Texas, to be a member of the National Thomas M. Durkin, Council on the Arts for a term expiring Sep- of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the tember 3, 2016, vice James Ballinger, term ex- Northern District of Illinois, vice Wayne R. pired. Andersen, retired.

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Submitted May 24 Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the U.S. Greta Christine Holtz, Postal Service for the remainder of the term of Maryland, a career member of the Senior expiring December 8, 2015, vice Alan C. Kes- Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, sler, resigned. to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- tentiary of the United States of America to the John M. Koenig, Sultanate of Oman. of Washington, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Alexander Mark Laskaris, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- of Maryland, a career member of the Senior For- tentiary of the United States of America to the eign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Republic of Cyprus. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guinea. Withdrawn June 7

Jonathan Lippman, Terence Francis Flynn, of New York, to be a member of the Board of of Maryland, to be a member of the National Directors of the State Justice Institute for a Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Robert expiring August 27, 2015, vice Peter Schaum- A. Miller, term expired. ber, term expired, which was sent to the Sen- ate on January 5, 2011. Jonathan Lippman, of New York, to be a member of the Board of Terence Francis Flynn, Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term of Maryland, to be a member of the National expiring September 17, 2015 (reappointment). Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years Allison M. Macfarlane, expiring August 27, 2015, vice Peter Schaum- of Maryland, to be a member of the Nuclear ber, term expired, to which position he was ap- Regulatory Commission for the remainder of pointed during the last recess of the Senate, the term expiring June 30, 2013, vice Gregory which was sent to the Senate on February 13, B. Jaczko, resigned. 2012.

Marcie B. Ries, Roslyn Ann Mazer, of the District of Columbia, a career member of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Depart- of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career- ment of Homeland Security, vice Richard L. Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Skinner, resigned, which was sent to the Sen- Plenipotentiary of the United States of Ameri- ate on July 21, 2011. ca to the Republic of Bulgaria. Submitted June 11 Walter M. Shaub, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Gov- Caitlin Joan Halligan, ernment Ethics for a term of 5 years, vice Rob- of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the ert Irwin Cusick, Jr., term expired. District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, Jr., elevated. Submitted June 7 Kimberley Sherri Knowles, Mignon L. Clyburn, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate of South Carolina, to be a member of the Fed- Judge of the Superior Court of the District of eral Communications Commission for a term Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Zinora of 5 years from July 1, 2012 (reappointment). M. Mitchell, retired.

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William H. Orrick III, Withdrawn June 20 of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, Patricia M. Wald, vice Charles R. Breyer, retired. of the District of Columbia, to be member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Srikanth Srinivasan, Board for a term expiring January 29, 2019 (re- of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the appointment), which was sent to the Senate on District of Columbia Circuit, vice A. Raymond April 16, 2012. Randolph, retired. Submitted June 25 Jon S. Tigar, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Sheri Polster Chappell, Northern District of California, vice Saundra of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Brown Armstrong, retired. Middle District of Florida, vice Gregory A. Presnell, retired. Submitted June 14 Katherine Polk Failla, Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the of New York, to be a member of the Board of Southern District of New York, vice Denise Directors of the Corporation for National and Cote, retired. Community Service for a term expiring De- cember 1, 2015 (reappointment). Troy L. Nunley, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Michael David Kirby, Eastern District of California, vice Garland E. of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Burrell, Jr., retiring. Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- Submitted June 27 tentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Serbia. William R. Brownfield, of Texas, a career member of the Senior For- Withdrawn June 19 eign Service, class of Career Minister, for the Brett H. McGurk, personal rank of Career Ambassador in recog- of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordi- nition of especially distinguished service over a nary and Plenipotentiary of the United States sustained period. of America to the Republic of Iraq, which was sent to the Senate on March 27, 2012. Kristie Anne Kenny, of the District of Columbia, a career member Submitted June 20 of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, for the personal rank of Career Am- David Masumoto, bassador in recognition of especially distin- of California, to be a member of the National guished service over a sustained period. Council on the Arts for a term expiring Sep- tember 3, 2018, vice Stephen W. Porter, term Thomas Alfred Shannon, Jr., expiring. of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, for Polly Ellen Trottenberg, the personal rank of Career Ambassador in of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Trans- recognition of especially distinguished service portation for Policy, vice Roy W. Kienitz. over a sustained period.

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Submitted June 28 January 26, 2018, vice Wilfred M. McClay, term expired. Camila Ann Alire, of Colorado, to be a member of the National Coun- Withdrawn June 28 cil on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018, vice Allen C. Guelzo, term expired. Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary Ramon Saldivar, and Plenipotentiary of the United States of of California, to be a member of the National America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Council on the Humanities for a term expiring which was sent to the Senate on April 26, 2012.

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