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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

Apr 29, 09     PN386     Department of Agriculture
               Kevin W. Concannon, of Maine, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
               Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

Apr 27, 09     PN367     Department of Agriculture
               Pearlie S. Reed, of Arkansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Agriculture.

Apr 23, 09     PN356     Department of Agriculture
               Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
               Research, Education, and Economics.

Apr 21, 09     PN333     Department of Agriculture
               Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of South Dakota, to be Administrator, Rural 
               Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.

Apr 02, 09     PN268     Department of Agriculture
               Krysta Harden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Agriculture.

Mar 25, 09     PN230     Department of Agriculture
               Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of 
               Agriculture for Rural Development.


      In the Committee on Armed Services

Apr 30, 09     PN388     Department of Defense
               Charles A. Blanchard, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the 
               Department of the Air Force.

Apr 29, 09     PN382     Department of Defense
               Andrew Charles Weber, of Virginia, to be Assistant to the Secretary of 
               Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs.

Apr 28, 09     PN378     Department of Defense
               Paul N. Stockton, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Defense.

Apr 27, 09     PN368     Department of Defense
               Thomas R. Lamont, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
               Army.

Apr 20, 09     PN300     Department of Defense
               Wallace C. Gregson, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Defense.

Apr 20, 09     PN299     Department of Defense
               Elizabeth Lee King, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
               Secretary of Defense.

Apr 20, 09     PN298     Department of Defense
               Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mississippi, to be Secretary of the Navy.

Apr 20, 09     PN297     Department of Defense
               Michael Nacht, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Apr 20, 09     PN296     Department of Defense
               Donald Michael Remy, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
               Department of the Army.

Apr 20, 09     PN295     Department of Defense
               Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Navy.

Apr 02, 09     PN269     Department of Defense
               Jo-Ellen Darcy, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.

Mar 31, 09     PN258     Department of Energy
               Ines R. Triay, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
               (Environmental Management).


      In the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

May 04, 09     PN391     Department of Housing and Urban Development
               Mercedes Marquez, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Housing and Urban Development.

May 01, 09     PN390     Department of the Treasury
               Herbert M. Allison, Jr., of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary 
               of the Treasury.

May 01, 09     PN389     Department of the Treasury
               Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
               Treasury.

Apr 29, 09     PN383     Department of Transportation
               Peter M. Rogoff, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit Administrator.

Apr 21, 09     PN310     Department of Commerce
               Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
               for International Trade.

Apr 20, 09     PN332     Department of Housing and Urban Development
               David H. Stevens, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
               and Urban Development.

Apr 20, 09     PN303     Department of Housing and Urban Development
               Raphael William Bostic, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Housing and Urban Development.

Apr 20, 09     PN302     Department of Housing and Urban Development
               Sandra Brooks Henriquez, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
               Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.


      In the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Apr 28, 09     PN379     Department of Commerce
               Rebecca M. Blank, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
               Economic Affairs.

Apr 27, 09     PN369     Department of Transportation
               John D. Porcari, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation.

Mar 31, 09     PN259     Department of Commerce
               Lawrence E. Strickling, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of 
               Commerce for Communications and Information.

Mar 23, 09     PN220     Federal Communications Commission
               Julius Genachowski, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
               Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1,
                2008.


      In the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Apr 27, 09     PN372     Department of the Interior
               Anne Castle, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Apr 27, 09     PN371     Department of Energy
               William F. Brinkman, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Office of 
               Science, Department of Energy.

Apr 27, 09     PN370     Department of Energy
               Catherine Radford Zoi, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Energy (Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy).

Apr 20, 09     PN307     Department of the Interior
               Michael L. Connor, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.

Apr 20, 09     PN306     Department of Energy
               Daniel B. Poneman, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.

Apr 20, 09     PN305     Department of Energy
               David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
               Secretary of Energy (International Affairs and Domestic Policy).

Apr 20, 09     PN304     Department of the Interior
               Rhea S. Suh, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
               Interior.


      In the Committee on Environment and Public Works

Apr 23, 09     PN355     Environmental Protection Agency
               Stephen Alan Owens, of Arizona, to be Assistant Administrator for 
               Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Apr 23, 09     PN354     Department of Transportation
               Victor M. Mendez, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the Federal 
               Highway Administration.

Apr 20, 09     PN309     Environmental Protection Agency
               Peter Silva Silva, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
               the Environmental Protection Agency.

Apr 20, 09     PN308     Environmental Protection Agency
               Mathy Stanislaus, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Administrator, Office 
               of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.

Mar 23, 09     PN223     Environmental Protection Agency
               Cynthia J. Giles, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
               the Environmental Protection Agency.

Mar 19, 09     PN215     Environmental Protection Agency
               Michelle DePass, of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
               Environmental Protection Agency.


      In the Committee on Finance

Apr 20, 09     PN313     Executive Office of the President
               Miriam E. Sapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy United 
               States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.

Apr 20, 09     PN312     Department of the Treasury
               Neal S. Wolin, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

Apr 20, 09     PN311     Department of the Treasury
               George Wheeler Madison, of Connecticut, to be General Counsel for the 
               Department of the Treasury.

Apr 20, 09     PN310     Department of Commerce
               Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
               for International Trade.

Mar 23, 09     PN224     Department of the Treasury
               Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary 
               of the Treasury.

Mar 16, 09     PN183     Department of the Treasury
               Kim N. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
               Treasury.


      In the Committee on Foreign Relations

Apr 29, 09     PN384     Department of State
               Eric P. Goosby, of California, to be Ambassador at Large and 
               Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS 
               Globally.

Apr 27, 09     PN375     Department of State
               Robert Orris Blake, Jr., of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior 
               Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Assistant 
               Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.

Apr 27, 09     PN374     Department of State
               Daniel Benjamin, of the District of Columbia, to be Coordinator for 
               Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.

Apr 27, 09     PN373     Department of State
               Kurt M. Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
               Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs).

Apr 20, 09     PN318     Department of State
               Philip J. Crowley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
               (Public Affairs).

Apr 20, 09     PN317     Department of State
               Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
               Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               State (Near Eastern Affairs).

Apr 20, 09     PN316     Department of State
               Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during her 
               tenure of service as Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs.

Apr 20, 09     PN315     Department of State
               Judith A. McHale, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for 
               Public Diplomacy.

Apr 20, 09     PN282     Foreign Service
               Nominations beginning Marvin F. Burgos, and ending Stephen Alan 
               Cristina, which 341 nominations were received by the Senate and 
               appeared in the Congressional Record on April 20, 2009.

Mar 23, 09     PN225     Department of State
               Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the 
               Department of State.

Mar 18, 09     PN208     Department of State
               Susan Flood Burk, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Executive 
               Service, to be Special Representative of the President, with the rank 
               of Ambassador.


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

May 04, 09     PN392     Department of Health and Human Services
               Kathy J. Greenlee, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, 
               Department of Health and Human Services.

Apr 29, 09     PN385     Department of Education
               Martha J. Kanter, of California, to be Under Secretary of Education.

Apr 28, 09     PN380     Legal Services Corporation
               Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
               of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2010.

Apr 27, 09     PN376     Department of Labor
               Phyllis Corrine Borzi, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Labor.

Apr 20, 09     PN322     Department of Education
               John Q. Easton, of Illinois, to be Director of the Institute of 
               Education Science, Department of Education for a term of six years.

Apr 20, 09     PN320     Department of Labor
               Kathleen Martinez, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Labor.

Apr 20, 09     PN319     Department of Labor
               M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of 
               Labor.

Apr 20, 09     PN314     Department of Health and Human Services
               Howard K. Koh, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Health and Human Services.

Mar 26, 09     PN256     National Mediation Board
               Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
               Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2012.

Mar 26, 09     PN255     National Mediation Board
               Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
               Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009.

Mar 25, 09     PN232     Department of Health and Human Services
               Margaret A. Hamburg, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
               of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.

Mar 03, 09     PN141     Department of Labor
               Seth David Harris, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.


      In the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

May 04, 09     PN393     General Services Administration
               Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of General 
               Services.

Apr 29, 09     PN387     Department of Commerce
               Robert M. Groves, of Michigan, to be Director of the Census.

Apr 27, 09     PN377     Department of Homeland Security
               David Heyman, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
               Secretary of Homeland Security.

Apr 20, 09     PN324     Department of Homeland Security
               Rand Beers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary, 
               Department of Homeland Security.

Apr 20, 09     PN323     Executive Office of the President
               Cass R. Sunstein, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Office 
               of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.

Mar 24, 09     PN229     The Judiciary
               Florence Y. Pan, 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.

Mar 24, 09     PN228     The Judiciary
               Marisa J. Demeo, 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 Indian Affairs

Apr 20, 09     PN325     Department of the Interior
               Larry J. Echo Hawk, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
               Interior.


      In the Committee on Rules and Administration

May 04, 09     PN395     Federal Election Commission
               John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
               Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2013.


      In the Committee on the Judiciary

Apr 29, 09     PN153     Department of Homeland Security
               John Morton, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
               Security.

Apr 20, 09     PN328     Executive Office of the President
               A. Thomas McLellan, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of National 
               Drug Control Policy.

Apr 20, 09     PN327     Department of Justice
               Mary L. Smith, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

Apr 20, 09     PN281     United States Sentencing Commission
               William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be Chair of the United States 
               Sentencing Commission.

Apr 02, 09     PN263     The Judiciary
               Gerard E. Lynch, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
               the Second Circuit.

Apr 02, 09     PN262     The Judiciary
               Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
               Fourth Circuit.

Mar 31, 09     PN261     Department of Justice
               Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

Mar 17, 09     PN187     The Judiciary
               David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
               the Seventh Circuit.


      In the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Apr 20, 09     PN331     Department of Veterans Affairs
               Roger W. Baker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
               Affairs (Information and Technology).

Apr 20, 09     PN330     Department of Veterans Affairs
               William A. Gunn, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
               Veterans Affairs.

Apr 20, 09     PN329     Department of Veterans Affairs
               Jose D. Riojas, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
               Affairs (Operations, Security, and Preparedness).

Apr 02, 09     PN272     Department of Veterans Affairs
               John U. Sepulveda, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
               Veterans Affairs (Human Resources).


      In the Select Committee on Intelligence

May 04, 09     PN394     Department of Homeland Security
               Philip Mudd, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
               Analysis, Department of Homeland Security.

Apr 28, 09     PN381     Office of the Director of National Intelligence
               Robert S. Litt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Office of 
               the Director of National Intelligence.

Apr 20, 09     PN326     Office of the Director of National Intelligence
               Priscilla E. Guthrie, of Virginia, to be Chief Information Officer, 
               Office of the Director of National Intelligence.