Ralan Lucas Hill, of California
Roy Arturo Hines, of California
Alice Ladene Holder, of California
Matthew Lane Horner, of Oregon
William P. Humnicky, of California
Stephanie J. Hutchison, of Massachusetts
John Clark Jacobs, of Texas

Amanda Schrader Jacobsen, of Washington
Kim H. Jordan, of California

James Sean Kennedy, of California
Tammy Crittenden Kenyatta, of Virginia

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
Rabia Y. Qureshi, of Ohio
Charles A. Reynolds, of Georgia
David M. Reynolds, of Florida
Justin Elbert Reynolds, of Iowa
Kristin M. Roberts, of Virginia
Michael E. Rosenthal, of Florida
Lindsey L. Rothenberg, of Florida
Samuel F. Rothenberg, of Florida
George G. Sarmiento, of Texas
Melissa Schubert, of Missouri
Rhonda Lynn Slusher, of Georgia
Adam L. Smith, of Utah

Kimberly Marlene Strollo, of Florida
Erin P. Sweeney, of New Jersey
Justen Allen Thomas, of Wisconsin

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
Nathaniel F. Austin, of Washington

Harvey Lewis Beasley, Jr., of North Carolina
Paul S. Beighley, of Florida
Bridget K. Binder, of New York
Matthew L. Blevins, of Oregon
Laura L. Brown, of Virginia
Matthew J. Bryson, of Virginia
Rebecca A. Bryson, of Virginia
Timothy James Bugansky, of Ohio
Randall Thomas Calabrese, of Virginia
Derrick D. Cannon, of Maryland
Erica Cecilia Chiusano, of Maryland
Daniel P. De Rosa, of Virginia
Steven E. De Vore, of Virginia
Michael Joseph Durnan, of New York
David A. Edwards, of Virginia
Benjamin Stuart Embury, of Virginia
Ryan Scott Engen, of Texas
Jacques Paul Etienne, of New York
Joseph D. Fahey, of Virginia
David C. Freeman, of Virginia
Jason Otto Frohnmayer, of Oregon
Ches Hobbs Garner, of Florida
Nicholas B. Geisinger, of Virginia
Traci L. Goins, of Florida
Thomas F. Gray, Jr., of Florida
Christopher T. Green, of Virginia
Antonia Elizabeth Haber, of Florida
Jason Damon Halleck, of California
Lauren Brooks Hallett, of Maryland
Derrick Hanson, of Virginia
Anthony Lee Harvey, of Virginia
Mary E. Hayes, of Florida

Zehra Hirji, of New York

Lauren E. Ho, of Virginia

Allen C. Hodges, of Texas
Jason S. Hwang, of New Jersey
Thomas B. Hwei, of California

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
Yang Madsen, of Minnesota
Julia Manevich, of Virginia
Rosalyn Y. Marshall, of Maryland
Theodore T. Massey, of Virginia
Molly Mayfield Barbee, of Florida
Robbie M. McAnnally, of Virginia
Patrick Caley McCormick, of Texas
Lauren Alexandria Meehling, of Arizona
Roland Pierre McGreer Minez, of Washington

Leanne M. Nielson, of Missouri

Kurran Patrick Ochwat, of Virginia
Rachel Marie O'Hara, of Maryland
Lara Adrienne O'Neill, of Florida
Daniel L. Palmquist, of Minnesota
Rebecca L. Patterson, of Maine
Brenda M. Perry, of Virginia
Hilary J. Peters, of Washington
Matthew C. Prince, of Virginia
Sabahat Qamar, of Massachusetts
Sarah Reneé Quinzio, of Minnesota
Michele L. Raffino, of Virginia
Bahram M. Rajaee, of Delaware

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,