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 TWELFTH CONGRESS

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 33

CONVENED JANUARY 5, 2011

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RESOLUTIONS

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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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THE JUDICIARY

31 8 Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, 

vice Barrington D. Parker, retired.

Feb 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

34 39 Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of 

Oregon, vice Ancer L. Haggerty, retired.

Feb 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

43 5 Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the District 

of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, 

Jr., elevated.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

44 9 Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be 

United States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, vice Jerome B. Friedman, 

retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

47 41 Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be 

United States District Judge for the Western 

District of Virginia, vice Norman K. Moon, 

retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 49 51 Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness, vice Michael L. 

Dominguez.

Mar 15, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

* 59 87 Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special 

Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the 

term of five years, vice Scott J. Bloch, 

resigned.

Mar 16, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

* 60 78 Kelvin K. Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a 

Member of the National Science Board, 

National Science Foundation for a term 

expiring May 10, 2016. (Reappointment)

Mar 16, 2011 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

NOMINATIONS

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THE JUDICIARY

61 16 Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be 

United States District Judge for the 

Northern District of California, vice Martin J. 

Jenkins, resigned.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

62 49 James Michael Cole, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, 

vice David W. Ogden, resigned, to which 

position he was appointed during the last 

recess of the Senate.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 63 53 Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Phillip 

A. Singerman.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

* 64 54 Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a 

Member of the Marine Mammal Commission 

for a term expiring May 13, 2012, vice Vera 

Alexander, term expired.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 65 55 Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member 

of the Surface Transportation Board for a 

term expiring December 31, 2015, vice 

Charles D. Nottingham, term expired.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

* 66 99 Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal 

Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring 

June 30, 2014, vice Harold J. Creel, Jr., 

resigned.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 67 100 Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an 

Associate Director of the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, vice Rosina M. Bierbaum.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

* 68 102 Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a 

Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term 

expiring June 30, 2015. (Reappointment)

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

73 15 Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of New 

Jersey, vice Joseph A. Greenaway, elevated.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

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74 19 Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., of Florida, to be United 

States District Judge for the Middle District 

of Florida, vice Henry Lee Adams, Jr., 

retired.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

75 32 John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be 

United States District Judge for the District 

of Rhode Island, vice Ernest C. Torres, 

retired.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

76 38 Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be 

United States District Judge for the Middle 

District of Tennessee, vice Robert L. Echols, 

retired.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 78 154 Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget, vice Robert L. 

Nabors, resigned.

Apr 05, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Conrad, Committee on the 

Budget, 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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Mar 16, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 79 57 Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, to be Director of 

the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

vice Samuel D. Hamilton.

Apr 05, 2011 Reported by Mrs. 

Boxer, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

80 3 Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice a 

new position created by Public Law 110-117, 

approved January 7, 2008.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

81 35 Esther Salas, of New Jersey, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of New 

Jersey, vice Katharine Sweeney Hayden, 

retired.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

82 93 J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern 

District of New York, vice Denny Chin, 

elevated.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

83 157 Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern 

District of New York, vice Gerard E. Lynch, 

elevated.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

84 92 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, vice Alex R. Munson, 

retired.

Apr 07, 2011 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

* 85 56 Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear 

Energy), vice Warren F. Miller, Jr., resigned.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Bingaman, Committee on 

Energy and Natural 

Resources, without printed 

report.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

* 86 334 Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be United 

States Alternate Governor of the 

International Monetary Fund for a term of 

five years. (Reappointment)

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 87 71 Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, of Virginia, to be 

Representative of the United States on the 

Executive Board of the World Health 

Organization, vice Joxel Garcia.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 88 62 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.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 89 63 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.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 90 60 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.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.
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* 91 246 Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of New York, to be 

Ambassador at Large for International 

Religious Freedom, vice John V. Hanford III, 

resigned.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 92 305 Robert Patterson, 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 Turkmenistan.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 93 256 Jonathan Scott Gration, of New Jersey, to be 

Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Republic of Kenya.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 94 269 Michelle D. Gavin, of the District of Columbia, 

to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Republic of Botswana.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 95 64 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.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.
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When a notice of intent to object is given to the appropriate leader, or their designee, and such notice is submitted for inclusion in 

the Congressional Record and the Senate Executive Calendar, or following the objection to a unanimous consent to proceeding to, 

and, or disposition of, matters relating to nominations and treaties on their behalf, it shall be placed in the section of the Senate 

Executive Calendar entitled “Notice of Intent to Object”. (S. Res. 28, 112th Congress)
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.