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                        NOMINATIONS IN COMMITTEE (CIVILIAN)

      This document identifies civilian nominations submitted by the President
      to the Senate for confirmation during the current congress and that are 
      currently undergoing committee consideration.  The nominations are 
      listed by committee and in reverse chronological order based on the 
      referral date.



      In the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Jan 20, 09     PN65-4    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
               Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
               Trading Commission.

Jan 20, 09     PN65-3    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
               Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
               Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2012.


      In the Committee on Armed Services

Jan 20, 09     PN65-8    Department of Defense
               Jeh Charles Johnson, of New York, to be General Counsel of the 
               Department of Defense.

Jan 20, 09     PN65-6    Department of Defense
               Robert F. Hale, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
               (Comptroller).

Jan 20, 09     PN65-2    Department of Defense
               Michele A. Flournoy, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
               Policy.

Jan 20, 09     PN65-11   Department of Defense
               William J. Lynn, III, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
               Secretary of Defense.


      In the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Jan 20, 09     PN65-5    Executive Office of the President
               Austan Dean Goolsbee, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Council of 
               Economic Advisers.

Jan 20, 09     PN65-13   Executive Office of the President
               Cecilia Elena Rouse, of California, to be Member of the Council of 
               Economic Advisers.


      In the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Jan 20, 09     PN65-7    Executive Office of the President
               John P. Holdren, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
               Science and Technology Policy.

Jan 20, 09     PN65-10   Department of Commerce
               Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
               Oceans and Atmosphere.


      In the Committee on Finance

Jan 20, 09     PN64-9    Executive Office of the President
               Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be United States Trade Representative, with 
               the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Jan 20, 09     PN64-3    Department of Health and Human Services
               Thomas Andrew Daschle, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Health and 
               Human Services.


      In the Committee on Foreign Relations

Jan 27, 09     PN69      International Banks
               Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be United States Governor of the 
               International Monetary Fund for a term of five years; United States 
               Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
               for a term of five years; United States Governor of the Inter-American 
               Development Bank for a term of five years; United States Governor of 
               the African Development Bank for a term of five years; United States 
               Governor of the Asian Development Bank; United States Governor of the 
               African Development Fund; United States Governor of the European Bank 
               for Reconstruction and Development.


      In the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Jan 20, 09     PN64-18   Department of Labor
               Hilda L. Solis, of California, to be Secretary of Labor.


      In the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Jan 08, 09     PN58      The Judiciary
               Stuart Gordon Nash, 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.


      In the Committee on the Judiciary

Jan 26, 09     PN68      Department of Justice
               David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General.

Jan 26, 09     PN67      Department of Justice
               Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General of the United 
               States.