SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NANCY ERICKSON,

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

Thursday, September 23, 2010

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 290

CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2009

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 24, 2009

CONVENED JANUARY 5, 2010

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TREATIES

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2 110-21 Hague Convention on International Recovery 

of Child Support and Family Maintenance

Jan 22, 2010 Reported 

favorably by Mr. Kerry, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations with printed Ex. 

Rept.111-2 and a resolution of 

advice and consent to 

ratification with two 

reservations and three 

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

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

* 427 558 Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be 

Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business 

Administration, vice Thomas M. Sullivan.

Sep 16, 2009 Reported by Ms. 

Landrieu, Committee on 

Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship, without 

printed report.

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

* 500 878 Julie A. Reiskin, of Colorado, to be Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 

2010, vice Thomas R. Meites, term expired.

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 501 879 Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Legal Services Corporation for a term 

expiring July 13, 2011, vice Sarah M. 

Singleton, term expired.

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY

* 521 703 Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under 

Secretary for Management, Department of 

Homeland Security, vice Elaine C. Duke, 

resigned.

Oct 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 588 1120 Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an 

Associate Director of the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, vice Rosina M. Bierbaum.

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION

* 616 785 Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a 

Member of the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission for a term expiring 

July 1, 2014, vice Christine M. Griffin, term 

expired.

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, 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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* 617 957 Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a 

Member of the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission for a term expiring 

July 1, 2013, vice Leslie Silverman, term 

expired.

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 618 1115 P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General

Counsel of the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission for a term of four 

years, vice Ronald S. Cooper, resigned.

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 619 1135 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, vice Naomi Churchill 

Earp.

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 620 1136 Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member 

of the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2015. 

(Reappointment)

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 640 930 Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Administration, vice Mario Mancuso, 

resigned.

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 648 935 Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy 

United States Trade Representative, with the 

rank of Ambassador, vice Peter F. Allgeier, 

resigned.

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

* 649 1008 Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief 

Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, with the rank 

of Ambassador, vice Richard T. Crowder.

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, 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 THE TREASURY

* 652 1059 Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Eric 

Solomon, resigned.

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

656 1138 Albert Diaz, of North Carolina, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 

vice William W. Wilkins, Jr., retired.

Jan 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

703 1248 Benita Y. Pearson, of Ohio, to be United States 

District Judge for the Northern District of 

Ohio, vice Peter C. Economus, retired.

Feb 11, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 810 1221 Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be 

Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Dominican Republic.

Apr 13, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 812 1455 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.

Apr 13, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

813 1472 William Joseph Martinez, of Colorado, to be 

United States District Judge for the District 

of Colorado, vice Edward W. Nottingham, 

resigned.

Apr 15, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 831 1260 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.

Apr 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, 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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 843 1211 Solomon B. Watson IV, of New York, to be 

General Counsel of the Department of the 

Army, vice Benedict S. Cohen, resigned.

May 05, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

885 1550 Catherine C. Eagles, of North Carolina, to be 

United States District Judge for the Middle 

District of North Carolina, vice Norwood 

Carlton Tilley, Jr., retired.

May 06, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

886 1552 Kimberly J. Mueller, of California, to be 

United States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of California, vice Frank C. Damrell, 

Jr., retired.

May 06, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

892 1548 Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr., of New York, to 

be United States Circuit Judge for the Second 

Circuit, vice Sonia Sotomayor, elevated.

May 13, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

* 899 1456 Jonathan Andrew Hatfield, of Virginia, to be 

Inspector General, Corporation for National 

and Community Service, vice Gerald Walpin, 

resigned.

May 25, 2010 Senate 

Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental 

Affairs discharged under the 

authority of the order of the 

Senate of January 7, 2009.

May 05, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

917 1607 John A. Gibney, Jr., of Virginia, to be United 

States District Judge for the Eastern District 

of Virginia, vice Robert E. Payne, retired.

May 27, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, 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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934 1497 Scott M. Matheson, Jr., of Utah, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, 

vice Michael W. McConnell, resigned.

Jun 10, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

935 1653 James Kelleher Bredar, of Maryland, to be 

United States District Judge for the District 

of Maryland, vice J. Frederick Motz, retiring.

Jun 10, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

936 1655 Ellen Lipton Hollander, of Maryland, to be 

United States District Judge for the District 

of Maryland, vice Andre M. Davis, elevated.

Jun 10, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

937 1657 Susan Richard Nelson, of Minnesota, to be 

United States District Judge for the District 

of Minnesota, vice James M. Rosenbaum, 

retired.

Jun 10, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

* 999 1051 Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, vice Christina H. Pearson, resigned.

Jun 30, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

1002 1817 James Michael Cole, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, 

vice David W. Ogden, resigned.

Jul 20, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

* 1007 1632 William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public 

Printer, vice Robert Charles Tapella, 

resigned.

Jul 20, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Schumer, Committee on Rules 

and Administration, without 

printed report.

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

* 1009 1727 Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be a 

Member of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System for the unexpired 

term of fourteen years from February 1, 

2002, vice Donald L. Kohn, resigned.

Jul 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban 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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* 1010 1728 Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be a Member 

of the Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System for a term of fourteen years 

from February 1, 2010, vice Mark W. Olson, 

resigned.

Jul 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report.

* 1011 1729 Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Vice 

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System for a term of four 

years, vice Donald L. Kohn, resigned.

Jul 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 1051 1949 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.

Aug 03, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 1052 1667 Jonathan Woodson, of Massachusetts, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice S. Ward 

Casscells.

Aug 04, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

* 1054 1862 Anne M. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Deputy 

Administrator for Defense Nuclear 

Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security 

Administration, vice William H. Tobey, 

resigned.

Aug 04, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

AIR FORCE

1058 1893 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:

Aug 04, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

to be Lieutenant General

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

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THE JUDICIARY

1089 1576 Mary Helen Murguia, of Arizona, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 

vice Michael D. Hawkins, retired.

Aug 05, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1090 1654 Edmond E-Min Chang, of Illinois, to be United 

States District Judge for the Northern 

District of Illinois, vice Elaine F. Bucklo, 

retired.

Aug 05, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1091 1656 Leslie E. Kobayashi, of Hawaii, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of 

Hawaii, vice Helen W. Gillmor, retired.

Aug 05, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1092 1708 Carlton W. Reeves, of Mississippi, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern 

District of Mississippi, vice William H. 

Barbour, Jr., retired.

Aug 05, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1093 1710 Denise Jefferson Casper, of Massachusetts, to 

be United States District Judge for the 

District of Massachusetts, vice Reginald C. 

Lindsay, deceased.

Aug 05, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

1102 1977 Joseph H. Hogsett, of Indiana, to be United 

States Attorney for the Southern District of 

Indiana for the term of four years, vice Susan 

W. Brooks, resigned.

Sep 16, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1103 961 Michael J. Moore, of Georgia, to be United 

States Attorney for the Middle District of 

Georgia for the term of four years, vice 

Maxwell Wood.

Sep 16, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1104 2036 Beverly Joyce Harvard, of Georgia, to be 

United States Marshal for the Northern 

District of Georgia for the term of four years, 

vice Richard Vaughn Mecum, term expired.

Sep 16, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, 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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1105 1973 James Edward Clark, of Kentucky, to be 

United States Marshal for the Western 

District of Kentucky for the term of four 

years, vice Ronald Richard McCubbin, Jr., 

term expired.

Sep 16, 2010 Reported by Mr.

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1106 1859 Kenneth James Runde, of Iowa, to be United 

States Marshal for the Northern District of 

Iowa for the term of four years, vice Timothy 

Anthony Junker, term expired.

Sep 16, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

1107 1617 Michael Robert Bladel, of Iowa, to be United 

States Marshal for the Southern District of 

Iowa for the term of four years, vice Charles 

E. Beach, Sr.

Sep 16, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

* 1108 1594 Steve A. Linick, of Virginia, to be Inspector 

General of the Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. (New Position)

Sep 20, 2010 Senate Committee 

on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

discharged pursuant to an 

order of the Senate of 

01/07/2009.

Jul 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report.

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES

* 1109 1770 Osvaldo Luis Gratacos Munet, of Puerto Rico, 

to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank, 

vice Michael W. Tankersley, resigned.

Sep 20, 2010 Senate Committee 

on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

discharged pursuant to an 

order of the Senate of 

01/07/2009.

Jul 28, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban 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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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT 

FOUNDATION

* 1110 1852 Edward W. Brehm, of Minnesota, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

African Development Foundation for a term 

expiring September 22, 2011, vice Claude A. 

Allen, term expired.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 1111 1851 Johnnie Carson, an Assistant Secretary of 

State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the African 

Development Foundation for a term expiring 

September 27, 2015, vice Jendayi Elizabeth 

Frazer, term expired.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 1112 1850 Mimi E. Alemayehou, Executive Vice President 

of the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation, to be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the African Development 

Foundation for a term expiring September 

22, 2015, vice Lloyd O. Pierson, term expired.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 1113 1950 Duane E. Woerth, of Nebraska, for the rank of 

Ambassador during his tenure of service as 

Representative of the United States of 

America on the Council of the International 

Civil Aviation Organization.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 1114 1901 Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, 

to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Czech Republic.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 1115 1944 Alexander A. Arvizu, 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 Republic of 

Albania.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, 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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* 1116 1993 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 Republic of 

Slovenia.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 1117 1825 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.

Sep 21, 2010 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT TO PROCEEDING

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When following the objection to a unanimous consent request to proceeding to, and, or passage of, a measure or matter on their 

behalf, a Senator has notified the appropriate leader, or their designee, in writing and submits such objection for inclusion in the 

Congressional Record and the Senate Executive Calendar, it shall be placed in the section of the Executive Calendar entitled “Notice 

of Intent to Object to Proceeding”. (Sec. 512, P.L. 110-81)
MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION

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 After an action taken by the Senate, any Senator voting with the prevailing side or who has not voted may, on the same day or on 

either of the next two days of actual session thereafter, either enter a motion for reconsideration or move a reconsideration. This section 

contains such motions not yet acted on as so provided by Rule XIII, Paragraph 1.