[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 136 (Monday, September 21, 2015)] [Senate] [Pages S6855-S6857] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NOMINATIONS Executive nominations received by the Senate: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RICARDO A. AGUILERA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, VICE LISA S. DISBROW. [[Page S6856]] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHOSHANA MIRIAM LEW, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, VICE SYLVIA I. GARCIA, RESIGNED. DEPARTMENT OF STATE THOMAS A. SHANNON, JR., OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER AMBASSADOR, TO BE AN UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (POLITICAL AFFAIRS), VICE WENDY RUTH SHERMAN. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JANINE ANNE DAVIDSON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, VICE ROBERT O. WORK, RESIGNED. LISA S. DISBROW, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, VICE ERIC K. FANNING, RESIGNED. ERIC K. FANNING, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, VICE JOHN M. MCHUGH. JENNIFER M. O'CONNOR, OF MARYLAND, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VICE STEPHEN WOOLMAN PRESTON, RESIGNED. FOREIGN SERVICE THE FOLLOWING-NAMED PERSONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS OF THE CLASSES STATED. FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS ONE, CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: JASON DOUGLAS KALBFLEISCH, of Alaska RAHIMA KANDAHARI, of Virginia FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS TWO, CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: MARLAINA R. CASEY, of the District of Columbia REBECCA SCHWALBACH DALEY, of Virginia REBECCA EDWARDS, of Virginia PATRICK FENNING, of Virginia FADI A. HADDAD, of Florida ALBERT JOHN JANEK III, of Virginia DAVID H. LIBOFF, of Florida GWENDOLYN LLEWELLYN, 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: LIDIA AVAKIAN, of Virginia CARRIE LYNN BASNIGHT, of Florida KARLA C. BROWN, of California TABATHA L. FAIRCLOUGH, of the District of Columbia KWANG H. KIM, of Florida FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS FOUR, CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: NISHA ABRAHAM, of Texas CLARISSA S. ADAMSON, of the District of Columbia MICHAEL KEITH AGNER, JR., of Florida MEGAN AHEARN, of Pennsylvania MAROOF P. AHMED, of Florida NADIA SHAIRZAY AHMED, of Virginia AAMIR ALAVI, of California DANA O. AL-EBRAHIM, of Pennsylvania DRU ALEJANDRO, of Florida BETH M. ANDONOV, of Nevada BRIAN DAVID ASCHER, of Florida NATHANIEL F. AUSTIN, of Washington OSCAR D. AVILA, of Florida KALA CARRUTHERS AZAR, of Virginia JONATHAN BAAS, of Arizona ANDREW C. BAKER, of California ANNA L. BALOGH, of Massachusetts SARAH S. BANERJEE, of Washington FRANCESCO CARLO BARBACCI, of Virginia ZACHARY ISAAC BARTER, of Colorado ANDREW BARWIG, of Colorado NICOLE C. BAYER, of California CALEB DANIEL BECKER, of Texas BRANISLAVA BELL, of North Carolina ANNIKA R. BETANCOURT, of Connecticut BRIDGET K. BINDER, of Maryland SHAILAJA BISTA, of Georgia D. JAMES BJORKMAN, of Utah BRIDGET BLAGOEVSKI-TRAZOFF, of New York RICHMOND PAUL BLAKE, of Pennsylvania JOSHUA AARON BLANC SMITH, of California SEAN DANIEL BODA, of Florida MATTHEW ANTHONY BOULLIOUN, of California MICHAEL DAVIDSON BOVEN, of Michigan ROYCE MELBERT BRANCH II, of Texas BRIAN JAMES BREUHAUS, of New York LASEAN WADE BROWN, of Georgia CAROLINE R. BUDDENHAGEN, of Florida TIMOTHY JAMES BUGANSKY, of Ohio KEVIN J. BURGWINKLE, of Virginia LAURA ALLISON BURNS, of Florida ANDREW GEORGE BURY III, of Virginia JOHN W. BUSH II, of Florida CYNTHIA ROCHELLE CAPLAN, of California THERESA ANN CARPENTER SONDJO, of Maryland YANCY W. CARUTHERS, of Missouri JEFFREY PHILIP CERNYAR, of Texas DEAN I. CHANG, of Pennsylvania ERICA CECILIA CHIUSANO, of California GRACE WOORI CHOI, of California YUSHIN CHOI, of California MICHAEL CHOI, of New York ROGER VINCENT CHUANG, of California D. MARKO CIMBALJEVICH, of Indiana SHOSHAUNA A. CLARK, of Colorado VANESSA D. COLON, of Texas NATHAN J. COOPER, of California JESSI MARIE COPELAND, of Virginia ELISE S. CRANE, of Colorado IAN CRAWFORD, of Virginia REID MILLER CREEDON, of Michigan CATHERINE CROFT, of Washington RYAN ELIZABETH CROWLEY, of Maryland CHAD SPENCER CRYDER, of Indiana CHANSONETTA C. CUMMINGS, of Virginia DAVID JUDE CUMMINGS, of Colorado ANDREW A. DAEHNE, of Texas EDWARD FRANCIS DANOWITZ III, of Georgia CYNTHIA C. DAVILA, of California STEWART E. DAVIS, of the District of Columbia JENNIFER L. DENHARD, of Florida ANDREW R. DEVLIN, of Virginia CINDY MARIE DIOUF, of South Dakota DAISY A. DIX, of Virginia DUSTIN DOCKIEWICZ, of California ANDREW HARRINGTON DOEHLER, of Maryland CHRISTY S. DOHERTY, of Virginia KIRK EDWARD DONAHOE, of Pennsylvania CLARE E. DOWDLE, of the District of Columbia RICHARD L. DUBOIS III, of Kansas MICHAEL DUBRAY, of California KARL DUCKWORTH, of Pennsylvania ANDREW WEBER DUFF, of Virginia SUSAN L. DUNATHAN, of Washington NAKASHIA CHERISE DUNNER, of South Carolina ANNA DUPONT, of New York SANDRA L. DUPUY, of Florida JOSEPH R. DURAN, of Oklahoma JOEL DYLHOFF, of Illinois HANNAH EAGLETON, of Minnesota DERRICK EDUARD ECKARDT, of Indiana TIMOTHY R. EDGE, of California KRISTEN MICHELLE EDIANN SMART, of the District of Columbia AMY ELIZABETH EICHENBERG, of Michigan WREN S. ELHAI, of Virginia GAVIN TOLLEFSEN ELLIOTT, of California CHRISTOPHER CHARLES ELLIS, of Oregon MARY K. FANOUS, of Florida CHRISTOPHER R. FARLOW, of Florida JESSICA T. FARMER, of Maine MARTHA C. FARNSWORTH, of Connecticut BILAL FARUQI, of New York CHARLES A. FEE, of Washington MICHAEL JARED FELDMAN, of Maryland JAMES P. FELDMAYER, of Virginia DANIEL D. FENECH, of Texas BETH RUSHFORD FERNALD, of New Hampshire LIAM E. FITZGERALD, of Virginia SHARYN C. FITZGERALD, of Virginia ROBERT WILLIAM FOLLEY, of Wisconsin AMIRA A. FOUAD, of California ADAM EDWIN FOX, of Iowa SACHA FRAITURE, of Maryland DAVID C. FREEMAN, of Virginia DAVID FREITAS, of California KATHERINE B. G. TARR, of Texas GREGORY ROBERT GAEDE, of California JASON HOWARD GALLIAN, of Utah EDUARDO GARCIA, of Texas NICHOLAS B. GEISINGER, of Virginia LAUREN M. GIBSON, of Maryland BRIAN A. GILLESPIE, of Tennessee DARROW SLADE GODESKI MERTON, of New York TRACI L. GOINS, of Florida KESHAV GOPINATH, of California KAM J. GORDON, of Utah NICHOLAS GRAY, of Wisconsin LUKE S. GREICIUS, of New York KAY TRENHOLME HAIRSTON, of Virginia ALEXANDER FERRELL HALL, of Washington JOHN RICHARD HALL, of Texas BARBARA HALL, of the District of Columbia JASON DAMON HALLECK, of California JAMES NOEL HAMILTON, of Washington HAMMAD BASSAM HAMMAD, of California JEFFREY HANLEY, of Pennsylvania MICHAEL HARKER, of North Carolina BRENDAN J. HARLEY, of Pennsylvania MARY K. HARRINGTON, of New Hampshire JENNIFER ANNE-MARIE HARWOOD, of Maryland AMAL MOUSSAOUI HAYNES, of New York KARLENE M. HENNINGER FRELICH, of Florida YASMEEN HIBRAWI, of California CARLTON JEROME HICKS, of Virginia ALLEN C. HODGES, of Washington CHRISTIANA MICHELLE HOLLIS, of Florida REID STEVENSON HOWELL, of Oregon MAIETA HOWZE, of New York RICHARD DANIEL HUGHES, of New York JONATHAN HWANG, of California ADAEZE J. IGWE, of Texas KUMI T. IKEDA, of California AMIRAH TAREK ISMAIL, of Virginia AARON THEODORE JACKSON, of California DANIEL ALEXANDER JACOBS-NHAN, of Georgia KARI L. JAKSA, of Michigan JESSICA LYNN JARCEV, of Washington JOSANDA EVELYN JINNETTE, of Texas JOO WEON JOHN PARK, of Virginia ELVIN JOHN, of Texas DOUGLAS MAYES JOHNSON, of Arizona NADINE FARID JOHNSON, of Washington ALLISON BARR JONES, of Maine BRITT JAMISON JONES, of North Carolina DAVID JOSAR, of Pennsylvania BARRY H. JUNKER, of South Dakota JAMES JOSEPH KANIA, of New Jersey RISHI KAPOOR, of Virginia ASHOK KAUL, of Nevada KAMILAH MARESSA KEITH, of Georgia DERELL KENNEDO, of Texas JULIA HARTT KENTNOR CORBY, of Arizona GEOFFREY L. KEOGH, of Texas PHILIP R. KERN, of Wyoming AAMER ALAM KHAN, of New Jersey UZMA FATIMAH KHAN, of North Carolina MIRA J. KIM, of Illinois JUSTIN KIMMONS-GILBERT, of Texas CHELSEA M. KINSMAN, of New York JENNIFER S. KLARMAN, of Florida JOHN C. KNETTLES, of Washington VALERIE KNOBELSDORF, of Virginia KEVIN J. KOCHER, of Florida AHMED KOKON, of New York KENNETH KOSAKOWSKI, of Florida JAN JERRY KRASNY, of Florida ARIANA KROSHINSKY, of New York CHANANYA KUNVATANAGARN, of Pennsylvania MATTHEW H. KUSTEL, of California KAREN ANN KUZIS MEYER, of Washington VALERIE A. LABOY, of Texas MICHAEL W. LACYK, of California BORCHIEN LAI, of the District of Columbia JEFFREY R. LAKSHAS, of Washington JIN-FONG YASUO LAM, of Florida MATTHEW COURTNEY LAMM, of Washington RENEE LYNN LARIVIERE, of Vermont BENJAMIN ISAAC LAZARUS, of North Carolina BENEY JUHYON LEE, of Washington DANIEL K. LEE, of California SCOTT T. LEO, of Connecticut KRISTINA LESZCZAK, of the District of Columbia STEVE DAVIS LEU, of California KUAN-WEN LIAO, of New York SHANNON LIBURD, of New York JOSEPH KUO LIN, of California DAVID LINFIELD, of Florida ALLISON WERNER LISTERMAN, of North Carolina JEREMY PAUL LITTLE, of Washington PETER ALBERT LOSSAU, of Florida MY LU, of California JACLYN LUO, of Texas JOSHUA HOWARD LUSTIG, of Maryland JENNIFER L. MAATTA, of Washington EWAN JOHN MACDOUGALL, of New York DANIEL P. MADAR, of South Carolina MATTHEW A. MALONE, of Maryland CRISTOPH ALEXIS MARK, of California DAN MARK, of Washington DOREEN VAILLANCOURT MARONEY, of Maryland THOMAS PATRICK MAROTTA, of Florida TRACY MARTIN, of New York MARY RODEGHIER MARTIN, of Florida CATHERINE LIND MATHES, of Kansas BRIAN AARON MATTYS, of New York PAUL A. MCDERMOTT, of Texas KRISTINE R. MCELWEE, of Oregon TODD MICHAEL MCGEE, of Florida KARL W. MCNAMARA, of South Dakota DAVID MCWILLIAMS, of Texas LAUREN ALEXANDRIA MEEHLING, of Arizona REAZ MEHDI, of Virginia KRISTIN ASHLEY MENCER, of Tennessee RACHEL ATWOOD MENDIOLA, of North Dakota SAUL MERCADO, of New York SHANNON M. MERLO, of Virginia LITAH NICOLE MILLER, of Missouri RYAN S. MILLER, of Ohio SETH ADAM MILLER, of the District of Columbia CHAD GREGORY MINER, of Louisiana KYLE JOHN MISSBACH, of Texas MICHAEL JOHN MITCHELL, of Minnesota HOMEYRA NAVEEN MOKHTARZADA, of the District of Columbia CHARLES L. MONTGOMERY, of California EVAN MORRISEY, of Washington SCOTT E. MURPHY, of Virginia NINA MURRAY, of Nebraska ALI J. NADIR, of New York KERRIE ANN NANNI, of Texas JOSEPH JOHN NARUS, of Oregon CRISTINA MARIE NARVAEZ, of Florida MEGAN JOHNSON NAYLOR, of Texas WILLIAM E. O'BRYAN, of Nebraska RACHEL MARIE O'HARA, of Maryland RACHEL OREOLUWA OKUNUBI, of the District of Columbia AMBER M. OLIVA, of Alaska MARK GEORGE OSWALD, of Oregon DIANNA PALEQUIN, of Michigan DAVID TODD PANETTI, of Minnesota JASON LEE PARK, of New Jersey TYLER J. PARTRIDGE, of Arizona LEONARD K. PAYNE IV, of Florida CASSANDRA J. PAYTON, of Florida MEGAN MCCRORY PEILER, of Virginia MIGAEL S. PENIX, of North Carolina AMY PETERSEN, of Texas NATALIE L. PETERSON, of Ohio SHANNON ELISABETH PETRY, of Texas ROBERT MATTHEW PICKETT, of Oregon BRANDON NOBLE PIERCE, of Florida MATTHEW COLE PIERSON, of Virginia LISA N. PODOLNY, of Florida KEVIN C. PRICE, of Virginia LAURA QUINN, of New York HEDAYAT KHALIL RAFIQZAD, of Virginia CHRISTOPHER RAINS, of California BAHRAM M. RAJAEE, of Delaware AMANJIT RAMESH, of Virginia SHANKAR RAO, of California KEDENARD MADEILLE RAYMOND, of Maryland JUSTIN REID, of California JAMES PATRICK REIDY, of Texas [[Page S6857]] REBECCA RESNIK, of Maryland SALINA RICO, of California ARMANDO DIEGO RIVERA, of Arizona JOHN TIMOTHY ROBBINS, of Texas KAHINA MILDRANA ROBINSON, of California SEAN WILLIAM ROBINSON, of Florida THAD W. ROSS, of Idaho SAMUEL J. ROTENBERG, of New York JOHN RUNKLE, of Washington EMILY ANNE RUPPEL, of Minnesota RAOUL A. RUSSELL, of Tennessee JOHN JACOB RUTHERFORD IV, of California WILLIAM C. SANDS, of Texas SCOTT R. SANFORD, of Wyoming JOHN DAVID SARRAF, of Pennsylvania BRIAN J. SAWICH, of New Hampshire GEORGE A. SCHAAL, of Arizona JOANNA M. SCHENKE, of Texas CHRISTOPHER SCHIRM, of Arizona MIRIAM S. SCHIVE, of Maryland STEPHANIE LAURA SCHMID, of the District of Columbia CURTIS L. SCHMUCKER, of Florida GARY SCHUMANN, of Florida MATTHEW WILLIAM SCRANTON, of Delaware MONICA M. SENDOR, of North Carolina SHEILA TAYLOR SHAMBER, of Florida JAMES JONAS SHEA, of Maryland ALEXANDRA G. SHEMA, of Virginia MARY ANN SHEPHERD, of Colorado TIMOTHY SHRIVER, of Iowa SHANE A. SIEGEL, of New York JEFFREY HANCOCK SILLIN, of the District of Columbia JOAN LOUISE SIMON BARTHOLOMAUS, of Washington LEE JAMES SKLUZAK, of Virginia BENJAMIN J. SMITH, of Arizona CHRISTOPHER FREDERIC SMITH, of Texas MARISSA L. SMITH, of Arizona RACHEL ELIZABETH SMITH, of California SEAN ROBERT SMITH, of Pennsylvania LACHLYN M. SOPER, of Texas JULIANA AURELIA SPAVEN, of the District of Columbia SILVIA FREYRE SPRING, of Maryland PAUL A. ST. PIERRE II, of Tennessee GREGORY S. STAFF, of Virginia EVAN ROBERT STANLEY, of Florida ANDREW STAPLES, of Washington JUSTIN JAMES STECKLEY, of Florida ADAM T. STEVENS, of Connecticut JACOB DARYL STEVENS, of Washington KARYN M. STOVALL, of Illinois LUCIJA BAJZER STRALEY, of Minnesota ELISABETH CORBIN STRATTON, of the District of Columbia TRACY M. STRAUCH, of Virginia MARY M. STREETZEL, of Florida AKASH R. SURI, of California BENJAMIN ANDRI SWANSON, of South Dakota SARAH HOWE SWATZBURG, of Nevada SANDY A. SWITZER, of California CODY W. SWYER, of California TINA K. TAKAGI, of California KAREN TANG, of Virginia SHAWN TENBRINK, of Ohio JOHN THOMPSON, of Texas SEAN ANDREW THOMPSON, of Washington BRIAN ANDREW TIMM-BROCK, of Maryland TAYLOR C. TINNEY, of Florida LESLIE M. TOKIWA, of California GREGORY VINSON TOLLE, of Virginia J. BARRETT TRAVIS, of Texas AARON CHAUNCEY TRUAX, of New Hampshire KARL EVAN TRUNK, of Washington CAITLIN JANE TUMULTY, of Massachusetts OLGA TUNGA, of Texas WILLIAM DAVID TUNGETT FROST, of Kentucky NICHOLAS TYNER, of Massachusetts DAVID MARK URBIA, of Minnesota ANNE M. VASQUEZ, of Florida KARINA A. VERAS, of New York CHARLES F. VETTER, of Texas NHU VU, of California VANJA VUKOTA, of Florida PERSIA WALKER, of California CYNTHIA H. WANG, of California RONALD P. WARD, of Florida JEFFREY M. WARNER, of Nevada EILEEN WEDEL, of Florida REBECCA WEIDNER, of Virginia NELSON H. WEN, of Texas KEITH E. WEST, of Florida ELIZABETH ANNE WEWERKA, of Florida EMILY BUTLER WHITE, of California ASHLEY M. WHITE, of Ohio ZAINABU ZAWADI WILLIAMS, of Maryland ERIC MICHAEL WILSON, of the District of Columbia ANDREW G. WINKELMAN, of North Carolina KEVIN JAMES WITTENBERGER, of Florida COURTNEY J. WOODS, of Arkansas ANDREW J. WYLIE, of Florida STALLION EASE YANG, of California HYUN YOON, of Florida DENISE ROSALIND ZAVRAS, of the District of Columbia LU ZHOU, of California MICHELLE ZIA, of Virginia MATTHEW H. ZIEMS, of Illinois YETTA JOY ZIOLKOWSKI, of the District of Columbia RAFAELA ZUIDEMA-BLOMFIELD, of Pennsylvania THE FOLLOWING-NAMED PERSON OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR APPOINTMENT AS A FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF THE CLASS STATED: FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF CLASS FOUR, CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EFFECTIVE JULY 6, 2010: DERRIN RAY SMITH, of Florida THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN 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: STUART MACKENZIE HATCHER, of Virginia IN THE ARMY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY 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 LT. GEN. DAVID D. HALVERSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY 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. KENNETH R. DAHL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY VETERINARY CORPS TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 3064 AND 3084: =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S6857, September 21, 2015, in the third column, the following language appears: MAJ. GEN. KENNETH R. DAHL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY VETERINARY CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 3064 AND 3084: The online Record has been corrected to read: MAJ. GEN. KENNETH R. DAHL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY VETERINARY CORPS TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 3064 AND 3084: ========================= END NOTE =========================