Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, today announced that the Committee confirmed the nominations of three individuals to serve on the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as several other nominees for positions within the Administration.  During the 110^th Congress, the Banking Committee has approved a total of 24 nominees, including those confirmed today. 

The following ten nominees passed the Committee unanimously, and will now be considered by the full Senate:

Neel T. Kashkari

Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs

Christopher R. Wall

Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration

Sheila McNamara Greenwood

Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations

Susan D. Peppler

Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development

Joseph J. Murin

Nominee to be President of the Government National Mortgage Association

Luis Aguilar

Nominee to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Troy A. Paredes

Nominee to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Elisse Walter

Nominee to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Donald B. Marron

Nominee to be a Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors

Michael E. Fryzel

Nominee to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board of Directors

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