Nominations Submitted to the Senate, Week Ending Friday, April 28, 2006

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 April 24

Gustavo Antonio Gelpi, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, vice Hector M. Laffitte, retired.

Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Terry J. Hatter, Jr., retired.

Daniel Porter Jordan III, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, vice Tom S. Lee, retired.

Erik C. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin for the term of 4 years, vice J.B. Van Hollen, resigned.

Anita K. Blair, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Michael L. Dominguez.

Paul A. Denett, of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice David Safavian.

Anne E. Derse, of Maryland, 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 Azerbaijan.

Robert S. Ford, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to beAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.

Dirk Kempthorne, of Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior, vice Gale Ann Norton, resigned., Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of 2 years, vice Ellen G. Engleman, term expired.

Leslie V. Rowe, of Washington, 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 Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Vanuatu.

Daniel S. Sullivan, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs), vice Earl Anthony Wayne.

Withdrawn April 24

John G. Emling, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Brett T. Palmer, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on February 27, 2006.

Submitted April 25

April H. Foley, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Hungary.

Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, 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 Republic of Tajikistan.

Kevin J. Martin, of North Carolina, to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of 5 years from July 1, 2006 (reappointment).

Sue C. Payton, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Marvin R. Sambur.

Steven C. Preston, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, vice Hector V. Barreto, Jr., resigned.

Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood, of Guam, to be Judge for the District Court of Guam for the term of 10 years, vice John S. Unpingco, term expired.

Gaddi H. Vasquez, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

Lawrence A. Warder, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Education, vice Jack Martin, resigned.

Submitted April 27

Robert Anthony Bradtke, of Maryland, 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 Croatia.

Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Joshua B. Bolten.

Dale Klein, of Texas, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2011, vice Nils J. Diaz, term expiring.

James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development for a term of 5 years, vice Armando Falcon, Jr., resigned.