Nominations Submitted to the Senate, Week Ending Friday, October 19, 2007

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 October 16

Gus P. Coldebella, of Massachusetts, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, vice Philip J. Perry, resigned.

Simon Charles Gros, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Roger Shane Karr, resigned.

Deborah K. Jones, of New Mexico, 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 State of Kuwait.

Patrick Francis Kennedy, of Illinois, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management), vice Henrietta Holsman Fore.

Joseph J. Murin, of Pennsylvania, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, vice Robert M. Couch, resigned.

Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, vice George Howard, Jr., deceased.

Withdrawn October 16

Andrew R. Cochran, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Nikki Rush Tinsley, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on July 31, 2007.

Submitted October 18

Joaquin F. Blaya, of Florida, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2008 (reappointment).

Joaquin F. Blaya, of Florida, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2011 (reappointment).

Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009 (reappointment).

Susan M. McCue, of Virginia, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2010, vice Norman J. Pattiz, term expired.

Allan I. Mendelowitz, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2014 (reappointment).

Dennis M. Mulhaupt, of California, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2008, vice Blanquita Walsh Cullum, term expired.

Dennis M. Mulhaupt, of California, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2011 (reappointment).

Steven J. Simmons, of Connecticut, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009 (reappointment).