White House nominations (Senate & Congressional Hearings):
Highlights: John Bolton, John Negroponte, Stephen Johnson (EPA)
In the Select Committee on Intelligence
Mar 17, 05 PN329 Executive Office of the President
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John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be
Appointed Director of National Intelligence.
In the Committee on the Judiciary
Feb 14, 05 PN200 The Judiciary
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William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States
Appointed Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN198 The Judiciary
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Henry W. Saad, of Michigan, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN197 The Judiciary
Susan Bieke Neilson, of Michigan, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN196 The Judiciary
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David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United States
Appointed Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN195 The Judiciary
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Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United States
Appointed Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN194 The Judiciary
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Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States
Appointed Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN193 The Judiciary
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William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN192 The Judiciary
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Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
Mar 14, 05 PN303 Department of Justice
Paul D. Clement, of Virginia, to be Solicitor General of
the United States.
Mar 01, 05 PN258 The Judiciary
Brian Edward Sandoval, of Nevada, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Nevada.
Feb 17, 05 PN224 Department of Justice
Stephen Joseph Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
for the term of four years.
Feb 17, 05 PN223 Department of Justice
Anthony Jerome Jenkins, of Virgin Islands, to be United States
Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands
for the term of four years.
Feb 14, 05 PN213 Department of Justice
Earl Cruz Aguigui, 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.
Feb 14, 05 PN212 Department of Justice
Gretchen C. F. Shappert, of North Carolina, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
for the term of four years.
Feb 14, 05 PN210 The Judiciary
Peter G. Sheridan, of New Jersey, to be United States
District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
Feb 14, 05 PN209 The Judiciary
Robert J. Conrad, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States
Appointed District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
Feb 14, 05 PN208 The Judiciary
James C. Dever III, of North Carolina, to be United States
Appointed District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Feb 14, 05 PN207 The Judiciary
Sean F. Cox, of Michigan, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Feb 14, 05 PN206 The Judiciary
Thomas L. Ludington, of Michigan, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Feb 14, 05 PN205 The Judiciary
Daniel P. Ryan, of Michigan, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Feb 14, 05 PN203 The Judiciary
Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN202 The Judiciary
Appointed Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN201 The Judiciary
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Janice Rogers Brown, of California, to be United States
Appointed Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Feb 14, 05 PN191 The Judiciary
Feb 14, 05 The Judiciary
Jennifer M. Anderson, 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.
Feb 14, 05 The Judiciary
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Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be
a Circuit Judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals
Feb 14, 05 PN190 The Judiciary
Laura Alicia Cordero, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Appointed Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
for the term of fifteen years.
Feb 14, 05 PN189 The Judiciary
Juliet JoAnn McKenna, 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.
Feb 14, 05 PN188 The Judiciary
Appointed A. Noel Anketell Kramer, of the District of Columbia, to be
an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
for the term of fifteen years.
Feb 14, 05 PN211 The Judiciary
Appointed Paul A. Crotty, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of New York.
Jan 24, 05 PN118 Department of Justice
Stephen Thomas Conboy, of Virginia, to be United States
Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
for the term of four years.
In the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Mar 14, 05 PN299 Department of Agriculture
Charles F. Conner, of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Jan 24, 05 PN69 Department of Agriculture
Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the
Boards of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
vice Jill L. Long, resigned.
Jan 24, 05 PN68 Department of Agriculture
Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
In the Committee on Armed Services
Mar 15, 05 PN324 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
Brigadier General Sue Ellen Turner, United States Air Force
, Retired, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Commission.
Mar 15, 05 PN323 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
Samuel Knox Skinner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Mar 15, 05 PN322 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be a Member of the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Mar 15, 05 PN321 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
General James T. Hill, United States Army, Retired, of
Florida, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission.
Mar 15, 05 PN320 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
James V. Hansen, of Utah, to be a Member of the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Mar 15, 05 PN319 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., United States Navy, Retired,
of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission.
Mar 15, 05 PN318 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
Philip Coyle, of California, to be a Member of the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Mar 15, 05 PN317 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Jan 24, 05 PN73 National Security Education Board
Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the
National Security Education Board for a term of four years.
Jan 24, 05 PN70 Department of Defense
Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Defense.
In the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Feb 28, 05 PN228 Department of the Treasury
John C. Dugan, of Maryland, to be Comptroller of the Currency
Appointed for a term of five years.
Jan 24, 05 PN78 National Institute of Building Sciences
William Hardiman, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences
for a term expiring September 7, 2006.
Jan 24, 05 PN76 Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New Hampshire, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
In the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Jan 11, 05 PN122 Department of Homeland Security
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Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be
Appointed Secretary of Homeland Security
Mar 17, 05 PN88 Department of Health and Human Services
Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General,
Department of Health and Human Services.
Mar 15, 05 PN89 Department of State
Howard J. Krongard, of New Jersey, to be Inspector General,
Department of State.
Feb 28, 05 PN234 Executive Office of the President
Appointed Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be Controller,
Office of Federal Financial Management,
Office of Management and Budget.
Jan 24, 05 PN117 United States Postal Service
Louis J. Giuliano, of New York, to be a Governor of the
United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2014.
Jan 24, 05 PN116 Postal Rate Commission
Tony Hammond, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the
Postal Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2010.
Jan 24, 05 PN114 United States Postal Service
Carolyn L. Gallagher, of Texas, to be a Governor of the
United States Postal Service for the remainder of the term
expiring December 8, 2009.
Jan 24, 05 PN112 General Services Administration
Brian David Miller, of Virginia, to be Inspector General,
General Services Administration.
Jan 24, 05 PN119 Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
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David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States
for the term expiring September 30, 2007.
In the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Feb 18, 05 PN225 Department of Veterans Affairs
Jonathan Brian Perlin, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Health
Appointed of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years.
In the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Mar 04, 05 PN284 Department of Energy
David Garman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
In the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Mar 17, 05 PN328 Environmental Protection Agency
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Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
Feb 14, 05 PN182 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Peter B. Lyons, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Appointed Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of
five years expiring June 30, 2009.
Feb 14, 05 PN181 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a
Appointed Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of
five years expiring June 30, 2008.
Mar 17, 05 PN71 Department of Defense
John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Army.
Feb 08, 05 PN136 Mississippi River Commission
Appointed Brigadier General William T. Grisoli, United States Army,
to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission.
Jan 24, 05 PN85 Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence In
National Environmental Policy Foundation
Michael Butler, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for
a term expiring October 6, 2008.
Jan 24, 05 PN84 Morris K. Udall Scholorship and Excellence in
National Environmental Policy Foundation
D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for
a term expiring October 6, 2008.
Jan 24, 05 PN83 Mississippi River Commission
Major General Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a
Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission.
Jan 24, 05 PN82 Environmental Protection Agency
Luis Luna, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
Jan 24, 05 PN81 Environmental Protection Agency
Thomas V. Skinner, of Illinois, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Jan 04, 05 PN4 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Albert Henry Konetzni, Jr., of New York, to be a Member of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five
years expiring June 30, 2009.
In the Committee on Finance
Jan 04, 05 PN7 Social Security Administration
Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Illinois, to be a Member of
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008.
In the Committee on Foreign Relations
Mar 17, 05 PN327 Department of State
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John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General
Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.
Mar 17, 05 PN326 Department of State
Appointed John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, 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.
Mar 17, 05 PN99 Department of State
Appointed Joseph R. DeTrani, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure
of service as Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks.
Mar 14, 05 PN301 Department of State
Robert Joseph, of Virginia, to be
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
Mar 08, 05 PN295 Department of State
Daniel Fried, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor,
to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European Affairs).
Feb 28, 05 PN233 Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Christopher J. Hanley, of Maryland, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2006.
Feb 14, 05 PN184 Inter-American Foundation
Appointed Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a
term expiring September 20, 2006.
Feb 14, 05 PN183 Inter-American Foundation
Appointed Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring September 20, 2008.
Feb 08, 05 PN137-2 Foreign Service
The following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign
Service of the Department of Commerce for promotion within
and into the Senior Foreign Service to the class indicated:
Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of
Minister-Counselor: Edgar Fulton, Jr.
Jan 24, 05 PN120-2 Foreign Service
Nominations beginning Donald B. Clark, and ending
Michael T. Fritz, which 4 nominations were received by the Senate
and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 24, 2005.
Jan 24, 05 PN97 Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Jay T. Snyder, of New York, to be a Member of the United
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term
expiring July 1, 2007.
Jan 24, 05 PN96 Inter-American Foundation
Jack Vaughn, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring September 20, 2006.
Jan 24, 05 PN95 Inter-American Foundation
Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring October 6, 2008.
Jan 24, 05 PN94 Executive Office of the President
Jorge A. Plasencia, of Florida, to be a Member of the
Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring
October 27, 2006.
Jan 24, 05 PN93 Broadcasting Board of Governors
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August
13, 2007.
Jan 24, 05 PN92 Broadcasting Board of Governors
D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August
13, 2007.
Jan 24, 05 PN91 Broadcasting Board of Governors
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Jan 24, 05 PN90 Inter-American Foundation
Nadine Hogan, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring June 26, 2008.
Jan 04, 05 PN10 Inter-American Foundation
Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a
term expiring September 20, 2006.
Jan 04, 05 PN9 Inter-American Foundation
Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring September 20, 2008.
In the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mar 14, 05 PN302 National Museum and Library Services Board
Kim Wang, of California, to be a Member of the National
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring
December 6, 2009.
Feb 15, 05 PN214 Department of Health and Human Services
Lester M. Crawford, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food
and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
Jan 24, 05 PN110 Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence In
Education Foundation
Charles P. Ruch, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring
August 11, 2010.
Jan 24, 05 PN108 National Labor Relations Board
Ronald E. Meisburg, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years
expiring August 27, 2008.
Jan 24, 05 PN107 James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
George Perdue, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship
Foundation for a term expiring November 5, 2006.
Jan 24, 05 PN106 Legal Services Corporation
Bernice Phillips, of New York, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term
expiring July 13, 2005.
Jan 24, 05 PN105 Legal Services Corporation
Thomas A. Fuentes, of California, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a
term expiring July 13, 2005.
Jan 24, 05 PN103 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the
National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December
6, 2008.
Jan 24, 05 PN101 Department of Education
Craig T. Ramey, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the National Board for Education
Sciences for a term of two years.
In the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Mar 17, 05 PN325 Department of Transportation
Joseph H. Boardman, of New York, to be Administrator of the
Appointed Federal Railroad Administration.
Mar 14, 05 PN300 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Michael D. Griffin, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Feb 28, 05 PN231 Consumer Product Safety Commission
Nancy Ann Nord, of the District of Columbia, to be a
Appointed Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for
a term of seven years from October 27, 2005.
Feb 28, 05 PN229 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
William Cobey, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the
Appointed Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2010.
Jan 24, 05 PN80 Amtrak
Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the
Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years.
Jan 24, 05 PN79 Reform Board (Amtrak)
Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform
Board (Amtrak) for a term of five year
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