To the Senate of the United States: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. Donald W. Koran, 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 Republic of Rwanda. To the Committee on Foreign Relations. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. Geeta Pasi, of New York, 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 Djibouti. To the Committee on Foreign Relations. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. Sharon L. Gleason, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, vice John W. Sedwick, retired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. Susan Owens Hickey, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Harry F. Barnes, retired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (New Position) BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: To be brigadier general Col. Timothy J. Leahy To the Committee on Armed Services. BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: The following named officer for appointment as the Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and appointment to the grade indicated in the United States Army while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 3036: To be lieutenant general Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following named officer for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be admiral Vice Adm. William H. McRaven BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: The following-named persons of the agencies indicated for appointment as Foreign Service Officers of the classes stated. For appointment as Foreign Service Officer of Class Four, Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America, DEPARTMENT OF STATE Patricia M. Aguilo, of New Hampshire Christina Paula Almeida, of Rhode Island Maria C. Alvarado, of New Mexico Ryan David Ballow, of Alaska Joelle-Elizabeth Beatrice Bastien, of Maryland Candace L. Bates, of Alabama Osborne Davis Burks, III, of Tennessee G. Warren Chane, Jr., of Arizona Pierce Michael Davis, of Florida Kimberly A. Durand-Proud, of Massachusetts Ramon James Escobar, of Wisconsin Michael Rodney Fraser, of New York Rachel C. Graciano, of Washington Kelly Christine Landry, of Georgia Clarence Jasen Peterson, of Michigan Rachael Schmitt, of Illinois Heidy Servin-Baez, of Oregon Dionandrea Francine Shorts, of Colorado Hyun Bo Sim, of Tennessee Sarah Annemarie Simons, of California Michelle Bernadette Taylor, of California Jami Jelena Thompson, of Indiana Daleya S. Uddin, of Texas Anny Hong An Trinh Vu, of California 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 Bridgette Clark, of Alabama DEPARTMENT OF STATE Jonathan Daniel Adams, of New York Brandon Baron, of Florida Tanya R. Brothen, of Virginia Elizabeth S. Chan, of California Geoffrey Chanin, of Pennsylvania Howard H. Chyung, of New York D. Brent Corby, of Virginia Sandra Patricia Cortina, of the District of Columbia Robert J. Crotty, of Virginia Edward E. Daizovi, of Indiana Christopher J. Dostal, of Pennsylvania Benjamin J. Gibson, of Michigan Salman Khan, of Missouri Spencer Adam Maguire, of the District of Columbia Florence Madalyn Maher, of Nevada Rebecca E. Marquez, of Minnesota Abigail Elizabeth Richey-Allen, of Minnesota Sarah Saperstein, of Virginia Mark Joseph Schlink, of the District of Columbia Scott Evan Schlossberg, of California Hilleary Carter Smith, of Massachusetts Matthew Stephenson, of the District of Columbia Katherine Lindsay Suplick, of Minnesota Mary G. Swartz, of Maryland Sarah J. Talalay, of Florida Edward Cornelious Thompson, of Illinois Maureen Patricia Vahey, of Delaware Helen Houston Van Wagoner, of Virginia Anna Wang, of Virginia Hermen Y. Yee, of Massachusetts Michelle Zjhra, of Washington To the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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 6, 2011. I withdraw the nomination of Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness. (New Position), which was sent to the Senate on March 14, 2011. BARACK OBAMA THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 As in executive session, REPORTS OF COMMITTEE The following favorable reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. Leahy for the Committee on the Judiciary. Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Esther Salas, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a term of ten years. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011 MESSAGES REFERRED As in executive session, 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, April 8, 2011. Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2013, vice Linda Mysliwy Conlin, term expired. To the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, April 8, 2011. Sean Robert Mulvaney, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2015, vice Bijan Rafiekian, term expired. To the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. BARACK OBAMA |