THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: Carl Shapiro, of California, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, vice Cecilia Elena Rouse. To the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: The following named officer for Regular appointment in the grade indicated in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps under title 10, U.S.C., sections 531 and 3064: Paul L. Robson To be major To the Committee on Armed Services. BARACK OBAMA To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. The following named officer for Regular appointment in the grade indicated in the United States Army under title 10, U.S.C., sections 531 and 716: To be major Brian M. Boyce BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following named individual for Regular appointment to the grade indicated in the United States Army Medical Corps under title 10, U.S.C., sections 531 and 3064: To be lieutenant colonel Jan I. Maby BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 716: THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. 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 captain Douglas L. Edson BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 28, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following named individual for appointment to the grade indicated in the Regular Navy under title 10, U.S.C., section 531: The following favorable reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. Kerry for the Committee on Foreign Relations. Daniel L. Shields III, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Brunei Darussalam. Pamela L. Spratlen, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kyrgyz Republic. Sue Kathrine Brown, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Montenegro. David Lee Carden, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Eric G. Postel, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. Mr. Kerry, Committee on Foreign Relations, reported favorably the following nomination list which had previously appeared in the Congressional Record on the date indicated and, at the Senator's request and by unanimous consent, it was ordered that it lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of Senators. Foreign Service nominations beginning with Irene Arino de la Rubia and ending with Robert Joseph Faucher. (See Executive Journal proceedings of February 2, 2011, for complete list.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 As in executive session, MESSAGES REFERRED The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following messages from the President of the United States, transmitting nominations, which were referred as indicated: To the Senate of the United States: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2011. Walter A. Barrows, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2014, vice Virgil M. Speakman, Jr., resigned. To the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2011. Nannette Jolivette Brown, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., retired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2011. Wilma Antoinette Lewis, of the District of Columbia, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years, vice Raymond L. Finch, retired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2011. Nancy Torresen, of Maine, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine, vice D. Brock Hornby, retired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2011. S. Amanda Marshall, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney for the District of Oregon for the term of four years, vice Karin J. Immergut, term expired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. BARACK OBAMA |