`[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10838-S10839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate:


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED PERSONS OF THE AGENCIES INDICATED FOR 
     APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF THE CLASSES 
     STATED. 
       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS TWO, 
     CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


                  AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

LASZLO F. SAGI, OF VIRGINIA
DAVID A. THOMANEK, OF VIRGINIA

       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS THREE, 
     CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


                  AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

STEVEN BRADLEY BENNETT, JR., OF VIRGINIA
ANDY D. NGUYEN, OF VIRGINIA
FATMA A. ROSE, OF ARIZONA


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

JOHN F. CORONADO, OF CALIFORNIA
JAMES S. CRAMER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ROBERT W. DUNN, OF VIRGINIA
BRENT E. OMDAHL, OF TEXAS


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ALFREDO DAVID BARELA, OF TEXAS
JEHAN SADIA JONES, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CATHERINE HENDERSON SCHWEITZER, OF VIRGINIA

       FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS FOUR, 
     CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF 
     THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

GREGORY HARRIS, OF WASHINGTON
AARON M. HELD, OF CALIFORNIA
FRANKLIN D. JOSEPH, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DAO M. LE, OF CALIFORNIA
DINAH M. McDOUGALL, OF TEXAS
MARK C. O'GRADY, OF MARYLAND
JANEE PIERRE-LOUIS, OF FLORIDA
ELIZABETH M. SHIEH, OF NEW YORK
WILLIAM P. THORN, JR., OF PENNSYLVANIA


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

AMY MARIE MOSER, OF MISSOURI
SADIE MARIE OKOKO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

       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

BRIAN W. CARR, OF VIRGINIA
LAWRENCE D. CORNMAN, OF MARYLAND


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

KATHRINE L. ALDERMAN, OF VIRGINIA
BOOYEON LEE ALLEN, OF CALIFORNIA
CLAY C. ALLEN, OF MASSACHUSETTS
SHANE MICHAEL ANDERSEN, OF VIRGINIA
BEATA ANGELICA, OF VIRGINIA
LA JUNE L. BARNES, OF NEW YORK
NICHOLAS G. BARNETT, OF NEW YORK
CHRISTINA I.M. BISHOP, OF VIRGINIA
JOSEPH E. BURZYNSKI
DANIEL J. CARL, OF COLORADO
ALBERT RAY CEA HENRIQUEZ, OF TEXAS
FREDERICK CHARLES, OF VIRGINIA
JOHN PAUL CHARLES, OF WASHINGTON
DONALD K. CODDING, OF OKLAHOMA
SYDNEY A. CODDING, OF OKLAHOMA
ROBERT PATRICK CONTRERAS, OF MISSOURI
CRAIGORY D. CRANK, OF MARYLAND
ERIC T. CUYLER, OF NEBRASKA
PHILLIP NELSON DE ASSIS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BROOKE HEILNER DEAN, OF MARYLAND
ANTHONY J. DIAZ, OF KENTUCKY
RYAN T. DRISCOLL, OF VIRGINIA
EDMUND FLEETWOOD DUNSTAN III, OF MARYLAND
KARYN MALIA CHOQUETTE ELIOT, OF VIRGINIA
ANDREW L. ELLIS, OF VIRGINIA
TIMOTHY F. FARRELL, OF VIRGINIA
MARISA FERGUSON, OF VIRGINIA
JOSE M. GARZA, JR., OF VIRGINIA
NOAH J. GEESAMAN, OF VIRGINIA
JENNIFER H. GIBBS, OF VIRGINIA
KIMBERLY K. GIUSTI, OF OREGON
PALOMA H. GONZALEZ, OF CALIFORNIA
JACOB DANIEL GRANNELL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
KERRY J. GROOME, OF MARYLAND
RYAN N. GUIRLINGER, OF VIRGINIA
PRISCILLA GUZMAN, OF TEXAS
CHANSONETTE HALL, OF PENNSYLVANIA
GARTH HALL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LAURA J. HAMMOND, OF MINNESOTA
SEAN M. HANIFEN, OF VIRGINIA
NICHOLAS HARRIS, OF VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA HARRIS, OF NEW YORK
APRIL M. HAYNE, OF OHIO
CHERYL A. HIPP, OF CALIFORNIA
RYNA HOK, OF VIRGINIA
KERRY F.A. HYRE, OF NEW YORK
TIFFANY L. JACKSON, OF FLORIDA
CHRISTOPHER C. JENSEN, OF VIRGINIA
VISHAL JINDAL, OF VIRGINIA
KENNETH J. KANN, OF MARYLAND
SONIA JUNG KIM, OF GEORGIA
RICHARD CHARLES KOLKER, OF VIRGINIA
STEPHAN G. LANGLEY, OF WASHINGTON
JOHN B. LAVIN, OF MARYLAND
MICHAEL E. LEE, OF VIRGINIA
THOMAS J. LEIBY, OF PENNSYLVANIA
WENDY ANN LIGON, OF VIRGINIA
BRIDGET MARY LINES, OF TEXAS
LOREN C. LOCKE, OF GEORGIA
RYAN J. LONG, OF WASHINGTON
JAMES MICHAEL LOWELL, OF TENNESSEE
MUNIR DAWAN MADYUN, OF GEORGIA
SARA V. MARTI, OF FLORIDA
ANNA ARAMBULO MARTZ, OF TEXAS
JOEL SUNIL MATHEN, OF VIRGINIA
WESLEY S. MATHEWS, OF TEXAS
TRISHITA MAULA, OF NEW YORK
JAMES PATRICK MCCORMICK, OF OREGON
CHRISTOPHER H. MCHONE, OF TEXAS
ROLAND DAVID MCKAY, OF MICHIGAN
MARY KATHLEEN MCKNIGHT, OF TENNESSEE
DOERING S. MEYER, OF MINNESOTA
MORGAN DANIEL MILES, OF WASHINGTON
AARON TYRELL MITCHELL, OF MARYLAND
DOUG MORROW, OF ILLINOIS
KATHRINE M. MORTENSEN, OF NEW YORK
STEVEN MARK MOUTON, OF VIRGINIA
NATALYA A. NIKIFOROVA-SMITH, OF FLORIDA
CAROLINE CASEY NOHR, OF CALIFORNIA
FREDERICK NICHOLAS NOYES, OF TEXAS
ILENA C. PATTI, OF VIRGINIA
KARLEE MARIE PAYNE, OF VIRGINIA
CHRIS F. PIERSON, OF CONNECTICUT
SUSAN QUINTANA, OF TEXAS
ERIN ALEXIS RATTAZZI, OF CALIFORNIA
SUNIL KUMAR RAVI, OF ARIZONA
STEPHANIE LAUREN REED, OF VIRGINIA
MARK V. REEDY, OF GEORGIA
NICHOLAS B. REID, OF FLORIDA
REGINE RENE, OF LOUISIANA
ANGELICA RODAS-HUGHES, OF VIRGINIA
THOMAS S. ROOKER, OF VIRGINIA
ALISON E. ROWLES, OF MARYLAND
CHUNNONG SAEGER, OF MARYLAND
MARYUM FATIMA SAIFEE, OF TEXAS
FELIX J. SALAZAR, OF MARYLAND
JANICE T. SCHILL, OF CALIFORNIA
PHILIP SCOT SCHWADA, OF VIRGINIA
BEHRANG FARIAN SERAJ, OF CALIFORNIA
ANDREW MICHAEL SHERNUK, OF VIRGINIA
ARATI SHROFF, OF ILLINOIS
ALEXANDREA R. SHYBUT, OF VIRGINIA
CLAIRE ELIZABETH SMOLIK, OF CALIFORNIA
LAURENCE J. SOCHA, OF ILLINOIS
NITZA SOLA-ROTGER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CORY RAJA STELLING, OF VIRGINIA
MASAMI TANAKA, OF ILLINOIS
MEGAN J. TETRICK, OF INDIANA
SYGA THOMAS, OF CALIFORNIA
ROBBIE J. THOMPSON, OF MARYLAND
WOLFGANG TOLLE, OF VIRGINIA
DIANE K. TOMION, OF VIRGINIA
KEISHA N. TOMS, OF NEW YORK
WILLIAM RANDALL TORRANCE, OF TEXAS
CATHERINE TRUONG, OF ILLINOIS
JUSTIN W. TULL, OF CALIFORNIA
PENNY L. VASQUEZ, OF VIRGINIA
YAYOI VICKOVIC, OF VIRGINIA
BENJAMIN WALLACE, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BRIANNE A. WATTS, OF VIRGINIA
OTTO HAAVERSEN WESTHASSEL, OF NEVADA
ERIC S. WEXLER, OF VIRGINIA

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C. LOGAN WHEELER, OF TENNESSEE
AMANDA FAITH WHITESELL, OF VIRGINIA
HEATHER A. WIGGINS, OF VIRGINIA
DAVID WISNER, OF NEW YORK
HEATHER NICOLE WRIGHT, OF MARYLAND
CHRISTIAN S. YUN, OF CALIFORNIA
       THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
     SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN 
     AND INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED:
       CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF MINISTER COUNSELOR:

DANIEL E. HARRIS, OF MARYLAND


                            IN THE AIR FORCE

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE 
     GRADES INDICATED IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 531(A):

                        To be lieutenant colonel

GEORGE B. GOSTING

                              To be major

JOSEPH S. PARK


                              In the Army

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED 
     STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE 
     RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 
     AND 12211:

                             To be colonel

GARY D. GILMORE
CHRISTINE GLOVER
HAROLD B. JONES, JR.
LEE D. SCHNELL


                              IN THE NAVY

       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 captain

MIGUEL GONZALEZ

       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

DAVID M. DROMSKY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO 
     THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, 
     U.S.C., SECTION 5721:

                       To be lieutenant commander

CHARLES C. ADKISON
ROBERT J. BARRETT
ALICIA L. BELCHER
SHAN A. BOGART
KENNETH A. BOURASSA
MARK C. BURKE
KEVIN R. CASAGRANDE
THOMAS J. COOPER
JANET H. DAYS
DANIELLE C. DEFANT
ERIC E. ERHARD
ANDREW D. FLEISHER
JENNIFER M. FREE
RAYMOND J. GAMICCHIA
CHRISTOPHER D. HEINZ
JEREMIAH D. JACKSON
ANTHONY G. JARED
ALEXANDER B. KORN
JASON LABOTT
JIWAN A. MACK
ROBERT L. NOWLIN
DOUGLAS V. NYE
RICHARD A. ROBBINS, JR.
DAVID H. RYAN
CHRISTOPHER J. SEVERS
ERIC W. SISCO
TRICIA L. TEAS

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