Nominations Submitted to the Senate, Week Ending Friday, March 18, 2005

The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers.

Submitted March 14

Paul D. Clement, of Virginia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, vice Theodore Bevry Olson, resigned.

Charles F. Conner, of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice James R. Moseley.

Michael D. Griffin, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Sean O’Keefe, resigned.

Robert Joseph, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, vice John Robert Bolton.

Kim Wang, of California, to be a member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009 (reappointment).

Submitted March 15

James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

Philip Coyle, of California, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN, Ret., of Virginia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

James V. Hansen, of Utah, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

Gen. James T. Hill, USA, Ret., of Florida, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

Samuel Knox Skinner, of Illinois, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Turner, USAF, Ret., of Texas, to be a member of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (new position).

Submitted March 17

Joseph H. Boardman, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, vice Allan Rutter, resigned.

John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.

Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Michael O. Leavitt.

John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence (new position).