`[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S6019]
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                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate August 2, 2012:


                 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

       LAURA A. CORDERO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HARRY S TRUMAN 
     SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 15, 2015.
       STEVEN H. COHEN, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
     OF TRUSTEES OF THE HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION FOR 
     A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 10, 2013.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       GERSHWIN A. DRAIN, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.


           NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

       PAUL W. HODES, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 3, 
     2016.


              PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

       JAMES XAVIER DEMPSEY, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JANUARY 29, 2016.
       ELISEBETH COLLINS COOK, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JANUARY 29, 2014.
       RACHEL L. BRAND, OF IOWA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PRIVACY AND 
     CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 
     29, 2017.
       PATRICIA M. WALD, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE A 
     MEMBER OF THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR 
     A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 29, 2013.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       MATTHEW S. RUTHERFORD, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.


              UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

       MEREDITH M. BROADBENT, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JUNE 16, 2017 .


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

       MARK J. MAZUR, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF THE TREASURY.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       DANNY CHAPPELLE WILLIAMS, SR., OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED 
     STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE 
     TERM OF FOUR YEARS.


                      MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION

       MAJOR GENERAL JOHN PEABODY, UNITED STATES ARMY, TO BE A 
     MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.


                DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

       SEAN SULLIVAN, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     OCTOBER 18, 2015.


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF OF 
     STAFF, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, AND APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE 
     INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND 
     RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 8033 AND 601:

                             To be general

GEN. MARK A. WELSH III


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       GENE ALLAN CRETZ, 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 REPUBLIC OF GHANA.
       DEBORAH RUTH MALAC, OF VIRGINIA, 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 LIBERIA.
       THOMAS HART ARMBRUSTER, 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 THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.
       DAVID BRUCE WHARTON, 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 ZIMBABWE.
       GRETA CHRISTINE HOLTZ, 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 SULTANATE OF OMAN.
       ALEXANDER MARK LASKARIS, OF MARYLAND, 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 GUINEA.
       MARCIE B. RIES, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 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 BULGARIA.
       JOHN M. KOENIG, OF WASHINGTON, 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 CYPRUS.
       MICHAEL DAVID KIRBY, 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 SERBIA.


            NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

       SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, THE FOLLOWING 
     FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

GERD F. GLANG
       SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, THE FOLLOWING 
     FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

                           To be rear admiral

MICHAEL S. DEVANY
       SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, THE FOLLOWING 
     FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

DAVID A. SCORE


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

       PATRICIA K. FALCONE, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE 
     DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

       THOMAS SKERIK SOWERS II, OF MISSOURI, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (PUBLIC AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
     AFFAIRS).


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH NARENDRAN 
     CHANMUGAM AND ENDING WITH JANA S. WOODEN, WHICH NOMINATIONS 
     WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON JUNE 7, 2012.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH THOMAS J. 
     BRENNAN AND ENDING WITH THOMAS PEPE, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON JUNE 20, 2012.


                 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

       INGRID A. GREGG, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
     OF TRUSTEES OF THE HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION FOR 
     A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 10, 2017.
       JAMES L. HENDERSON, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP 
     FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 10, 2017.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       JAMES B. CUNNINGHAM, OF NEW YORK, 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 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       KIMBERLEY SHERRI KNOWLES, 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.`