SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk

ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS 

Friday, June 24, 2005

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 70

CONVENED JANUARY 4, 2005
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS 

SEQUENTIAL REFERRAL 

Ordered, That the nomination of Edmund S. Hawley, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 

Security be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and that, further, upon the 

reporting out or discharged of the nomination, the nomination be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs for a period not to exceed 30 days, after which time the nomination, if still in committee, 

will be discharged and placed on the Executive Calendar.

(May 24, 2005.)
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* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

26 111 Edward L. Flippen, of Virginia, to be Inspector 

General, Corporation for National and 

Community Services, vice J. Russell George. 

Mar 09, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

discharged. Pursuant to 

unanimous consent agreement 

of January 20, 2005. 

 Feb 10, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 35 227 Patricia Lynn Scarlett, of California, to be 

Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice J. Steven 

Griles, resigned. 

Mar 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

37 199 William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

Thomas G. Nelson, retired. 

Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 

REALIGNMENT COMMISSION 

* 40 283 Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a 

Member of the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Commission. (New Position) 

Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLORSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 62 84 D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a 

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris 

K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

National Environmental Policy Foundation for 

a term expiring October 6, 2008. 

(Reappointment) 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 63 85 Michael Butler, of Tennessee, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall 

Scholarship and Excellence in National 

Environmental Policy Foundation for a term 

expiring October 6, 2008, vice Eric D. Eberhard, 

term expired. 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

101 68 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary 

of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Jill 

L. Long, resigned. 

May 12, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry discharged by 

Unanimous Consent. 

102 69 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation,vice Jill L. Long, resigned. 

May 12, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry discharged by 

Unanimous Consent. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 103 326 John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the 

Representative of the United States of America 

to the United Nations, with the rank and status 

of Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the 

United States of America in the Security 

Council of the United Nations. 

May 18, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without 

recommendation, and with 

printed report no. S. Ex. Rept. 

109-1. Minority views filed. 

ARMY 

148 449-2 The following named officers for appointment in 

the Reserve of the Army to the grades indicated 

under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: 

May 25, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. Placed on Calendar. 

Cal. No. 112. 

to be Major General 

 Brigadier General Rita M. Broadway, 

149 517-4 The following named officers for appointment in 

the United States Army to the grade indicated 

under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: 

May 25, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. Placed on Calendar. 

Cal. No. 114. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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to be Brigadier General 

 Col. Donald M. Bradshaw, 

THE JUDICIARY 

169 192 Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 

Circuit, vice J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., retired. 

Jun 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

170 357 Rachel Brand, of Iowa, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice Daniel J. Bryant, 

resigned. 

Jun 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

171 358 Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice Christopher R. Wray. 

Jun 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES 

* 172 214 Lester M. Crawford, of Maryland, to be 

Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department 

of Health and Human Services, vice Mark B. 

McClellan. 

Jun 20, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

173 188 A. Noel Anketell Kramer, of the District of 

Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the 

District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the 

term of fifteen years, vice John Montague 

Steadman, retired. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

174 190 Laura A. Cordero, of the District of Columbia, to 

be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of 

the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen 

years, vice Shellie Fountain Bowers, retired. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 175 234 Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be 

Controller, Office of Federal Financial 

Management, Office of Management and 

Budget, vice Linda M. Springer. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

* 176 356 Linda M. Springer, of Pennsylvania, to be 

Director of the Office of Personnel Management 

for a term of four years, vice Kay Coles James, 

resigned. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 177 420 Emil A. Skodon, of Illinois, a Career Member of 

the Senior Foreign Service, Class of MinisterCounselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to Brunei Darussalam. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 178 471 Joseph A. Mussomeli, of Virginia, 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 Kingdom of 

Cambodia. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 179 513 Larry Miles Dinger, of Iowa, 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 the Fiji Islands, and to serve 

concurrently and without additional 

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom 

of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Kiribati. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 180 558 Ronald E. Neumann, of Virginia, 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 Islamic 

Republic of Afghanistan. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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* 181 559 Gregory L. Schulte, of Virginia, to be 

Representative of the United States of America 

to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with 

the rank of Ambassador. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY 

AGENCY 

* 182 560 Gregory L. Schulte, of Virginia, to be 

Representative of the United States of America 

to the International Atomic Energy Agency, 

with the rank of Ambassador. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

* 183 514 Michael E. Hess, of New York, to be an Assistant 

Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development, vice Roger P. 

Winter, resigned. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 184 475 Dina Habib Powell, of Texas, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural 

Affairs), vice Patricia de Stacy Harrison. 

Jun 22, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 185 348 David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Deputy 

Secretary of Commerce, vice Theodore William 

Kassinger. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 186 477 John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be General 

Counsel of the Department of Commerce, vice 

Theodore William Kassinger, resigned. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 187 536 William Alan Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Director 

of the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, vice Arden Bement, Jr. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 188 537 Ashok G. Kaveeshwar, of Maryland, to be 

Administrator of the Research and Innovative 

Technology Administration, Department of 

Transportation, vice Ellen G. Engleman, 

resigned. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 189 556 Israel Hernandez, of Texas, to be Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce and Director General of 

the United States and Foreign Commercial 

Service, vice Rhonda Keenum. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

COAST GUARD 

* 190 235 Following named officer to serve as the Director 

of the Coast Guard Reserve pursuant to Title 

14, U.S.C. Section 53 in the grade indicated: 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

to be Rear Admiral 

 RADM Sally Brice-O'Hara, 
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 

PN642 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION nominations (22) beginning Paul 

L Schattgen, and ending David J Zezula, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 

Congressional Record of June 16, 2005.