NOMINATIONS RETURNED TO THE PRESIDENT The following nominations transmitted by the President of the United States to the Senate during the second session of the 111th Congress, and upon which no action was had at the time of the sine die adjournment of the Senate, failed of confirmation under the provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation for National and Community Service. Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the remainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012. Jane D. Hartley, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014. Marguerite W. Kondracke, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring June 10, 2014. Matthew Francis McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013. John D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014. Lisa M. Quiroz, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring February 8, 2014. Phyllis Nichamoff Segal, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Evan J. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. Elizabeth Ann Hagen, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration. Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Solomon B. Watson IV, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army. Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Michael Vickers, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy). DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security. Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Thomas Gray Walker, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years. John B. Stevens, Jr., of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years. James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General. M. Scott Bowen, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years. Timothy J. Feighery, of New York, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring September 30, 2012. Andrew L. Traver, of Illinois, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. S. Amanda Marshall, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney for the District of Oregon for the term of four years. Esteban Soto III, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of four years. Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Paul M. Tiao, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Labor. Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador. Robert Stephen Ford, of Maryland, 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 the Syrian Arab Republic. Matthew J. Bryza, of Illinois, 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 Republic of Azerbaijan. Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of New York, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech Republic. Larry Leon Palmer, of Georgia, 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 the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkey. Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, 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 the Republic of Uzbekistan. Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. 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. 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. 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 and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. 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. Joseph M. Torsella, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador. Joseph M. Torsella, of Pennsylvania, to be Alternate 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 for U. N. Management and Reform. David Bruce Shear, of New York, 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 the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010. Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2015. Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2015. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2013. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2013, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 2010, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four years, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Jill Long Thompson, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Joseph A. Smith, Jr., of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2014. Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2015. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public Printer. MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2012. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES Beverly L. Hall, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring March 15, 2012. Anthony Bryk, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2015. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY Pamela Young-Holmes, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for the remainder of the term expiring September 17, 2010. Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013. Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts. |