EXECUTIVE SESSION NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED On request by Ms. Klobuchar and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. IN THE AIR FORCE The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. David L. Goldfein DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Allison A. Hickey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Steve L. Muro, of California, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Daniel L. Glaser, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of the Treasury. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2013. Sean Robert Mulvaney, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF STATE George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, 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 Uzbekistan. Daniel Benjamin Shapiro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Israel. Henry S. Ensher, of California, 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 People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Stuart E. Jones, 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Sim Farar, of California, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2012. William J. Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2012. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Cora B. Marrett, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Martha Wagner Weinberg, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016 Paula Barker Duffy, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016. Cathy N. Davidson, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016 Constance M. Carroll, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016. Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013. Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013. UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring September 19, 2011. Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years. John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring September 19, 2011. John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD Michael E. Guest, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years. Ana Margarita Guzman, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years. Christopher B. Howard, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years. IN THE AIR FORCE The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Brooks L. Bash The following Air National Guard of the United States officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 12212: Col. David E. Deputy To be brigadier general The following Air National Guard of the United States officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 12212: To be major general Brig. Gen. James D. Demeritt Brig. Gen. Joseph K. Martin, Jr. The following named officers for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: To be major general Brigadier General Mark A. Atkinson Brigadier General Christopher C. Bogdan Brigadier General Barbara J. Faulkenberry Brigadier General Rowayne A. Schatz, Jr. Brigadier General John F. Thompson Brigadier General Thomas J. Trask Brigadier General Joseph S. Ward, Jr. Brigadier General Jack Weinstein Brigadier General Robert E. Wheeler Brigadier General Martin Whelan Brigadier General Stephen W. Wilson Brigadier General Timothy M. Zadalis IN THE NAVY The following named officer for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be vice admiral Rear Adm. David H. Buss IN THE AIR FORCE The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: Col. David J. Buck To be brigadier general The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Lt. Gen. Gilmary M. Hostage III To be general The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay IN THE ARMY The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: Col. Mark W. Palzer To be brigadier general The following Army National Guard of the United States officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 12211: Brig. Gen. Gerald E. Lang To be major general The following named officer for appointment in the United States Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 624 and 3064: Col. Charles R. Bailey To be brigadier general The following Army National Guard of the United States officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 12211: To be major general Brig. Gen. Omer C. Tooley, Jr. To be brigadier general Col. Brian R. Carpenter IN THE MARINE CORPS The following named officers for appointment in the United States Marine Corps to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: To be brigadier general Colonel Charles G. Chiarotti Colonel George W. Smith, JR. Colonel Daniel D. Yoo The following named officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills To be lieutenant general The following named officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Lt. Gen. George J. Flynn To be lieutenant general The following named officer for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Lt. Gen. John R. Allen To be lieutenant general The following named officer for appointment as Commander, Marine Forces Reserve to the grade indicated in the United States Marine Corps while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 5144: To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Steven A. Hummer IN THE NAVY The following named officer for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be vice admiral Rear Adm. Kendall L. Card |