Ralan Lucas Hill, of California Amanda Schrader Jacobsen, of Washington James Sean Kennedy, of California Deneyse Antoinette Kirkpatrick, of Texas Daniel A. Kronenfeld, of California Rachel R Kutzley, of Ohio Lawrence Paul Lane, of California Brent Aaron Maier, of Texas Amanda Joy Mansour, of the District of Columbia Siobhan Colby Oat-Judge, of Connecticut Daniel S. Onstad, of New Jersey Steven Lynn Ovard, of Utah Nimesh N. Parikh, of Washington Garry Pierrot, of Florida Kathryn E. Porter, of Alabama Kimberly Marlene Strollo, of Florida Hunter Barrett Treseder, of California Scott VanBeuge, of Washington Natalie Angela Fairbanks Van der Horst, of Virginia Nancy Taylor Van Horn, of Texas Lillian Catherine Wahl-Tuco, of New Hampshire Gary W. Westfall, of Florida Daniel Wallace Wright, of Virginia Matthew Wright, of Texas Chadwick Jackson Wykle, of West Virginia Marwa M. Zeini, of Florida The following-named Members of the Foreign Service to be Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Michael Burnett, of Virginia Daniel Green, of Maryland Devin Rambo, of the District of Columbia DEPARTMENT OF STATE James Robert Abeshaus, of Florida Rachel A. Aicher, of New York Dana O. Al-Ebrahim, of Virginia Caroline A. Amberger, of North Carolina Harvey Lewis Beasley, Jr., of North Carolina Zehra Hirji, of New York Lauren E. Ho, of Virginia Allen C. Hodges, of Texas Jean-Claude Khalifé, of Virginia Shireen Karimi, of the District of Columbia John G. Kemmer, Jr., of the District of Columbia Justin Kimmons-Gilbert, of New Jersey Nolan Klein, of New York Kevin J. Kocher, of Georgia Robert J. Koellisch, of Virginia Maureen Farrell Kolbe, of Virginia Christine J. Kornman, of Virginia Brandon J. Krallis, of Virginia Colleen M. Lamond, of the District of Columbia Erik C. Lees, of Virginia Christine M. Lohmann, of Virginia John X. Loughran, of Maryland Leanne M. Nielson, of Missouri Kurran Patrick Ochwat, of Virginia Mark S. Rausenberger, of Missouri Michael T. Reffett, of the District of Columbia Christopher Maurice Richardson, of South Carolina Jeffrey M. Ridenour, of Washington Ryan D. Ring, of Virginia Sean William Robinson, of Virginia Julius T. Rose, of Virginia Samuel J. Rotenberg, of New York Ryan R. Sawak, of Virginia Jamie Leigh Shufflebarger, of the District of Columbia Lee James Skluzak, of Virginia Jorge E. Solares, of Texas Allison L. Spidle, of Missouri Jared M. Stankosky, of Virginia Justin James Steckley, of Florida Matthew A. Stelmack, of Pennsylvania Brian M. Straight, of Virginia Anood Mehmood Taqui, of California Martin K Thomen IV, of Texas Jeremy B. Thompson, of the District of Columbia Taylor C. Tinney, of Maryland Jenny Gray Traille, of Virginia Karl Evan Trunk, of Virginia Theodore J. Van Der Meid, of Virginia Shelly R. Westebbe, of Virginia Kelsey James Wittenberger, of Florida Andrew J. Zvirzdin, of New York The following-named Career Member of the Foreign Service of the Department of State for promotion into the Senior Foreign Service to the class indicated: Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service of the United States of America, Class of Counselor, effective January 16, 2010: The following named officer for appointment in the United States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: The following named officers for appointment in the United States Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 624 and 3064: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 716: The following named officer for appointment to the grade indicated in the United States Navy under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: To be commander Tracy T. Skipton To the Committee on Armed Services. WITHDRAWAL BARACK OBAMA The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States, transmitting a withdrawal of a nomination, which was laid on the table: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, April 8, 2011. I withdraw the nomination of Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation for National and Community Service, vice Gerald Walpin, which was sent to the Senate on January 26, 2011. BARACK OBAMA UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT-JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS As in executive session, On request by Mr. Durbin and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; provided further, that there be one hour for debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the nomination of Vincent L. Briccetti be confirmed and the Senate proceed to vote without any intervening action or debate on the nomination of John A. Kronstadt; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's actions and the Senate resume legislative session. TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 EXECUTIVE SESSION NOMINATIONS CONSIDERED Pursuant to an order of the Senate of April 8, 2011, The Senate proceeded to executive session to consider the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: THE JUDICIARY Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California. CONFIRMATION - BRICCETTI NOMINATION Pursuant to an order of the Senate of April 8, 2011, |