Nominations Submitted to the Senate, Week Ending Friday, May 14, 2004

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 May 10

Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice Patricia M. Wald, retired.

Submitted May 11

Joseph F. Bader, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2007, vice Jessie M. Roberson, term expired.

Timothy S. Bitsberger, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Brian Carlton Roseboro, resigned.

Larry C. Kindsvater, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management, vice Joan Avalyn Dempsey, resigned.

James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, vice Wendy Jean Chamberlin.

Deborah P. Majoras, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the unexpired term of 7 years from September 26, 2001, vice Timothy J. Muris, resigned.

Brett T. Palmer, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Brenda L. Becker.

Craig T. Ramey, of West Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 2 years (new position).

Submitted May 13

John O. Colvin, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court for a term of 15 years (reappointment).

Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Donna R. McLean, resigned, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2007, vice April H. Foley, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

Cynthia G. Efird, of the District of Columbia, 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 Angola.

Eugene Hickok, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice William D. Hansen, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

Tom C. Korologos, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belgium.

Edward R. McPherson, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Education, vice Eugene Hickok, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.