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Reid Statement On Nomination Deal

Jun 27, ’08 8:00 AM
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Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today after striking a deal for the U.S. Senate confirmation of dozens of pending nominations.  The list of nominations follows:

“The Senate today confirmed many important nominations, including posts to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, FEMA, the State Department, and numerous high-level career and political ambassadorial nominees.  In confirming Elizabeth A. Duke for a term through 2012, we are ensuring the Fed can function during these difficult economic times.  And we are restoring Democratic representation to the SEC, where it had been absent.  I am pleased that we were able to reach an agreement with the President and Senate Republicans so we can name these well-qualified public servants to the distinguished positions for which they have been nominated.”

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  • Elizabeth A. Duke to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
  • Constance Barker to the EEOC
  • Gregory G. Katsas to be an Assistant Attorney General
  • Simon Charles Gros to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation
  • Harvey Johnson to be Deputy Administrator, FEMA
  • Mark Kimmitt to be an Assistant Secretary of State
  • James Cunningham to be Ambassador to Israel
  • T. Vance McMahan to be Ambassador, Economic and Social Council – U.N.
  • Liliana Ayalde to be Ambassador to Paraguay
  • John R. Beyrle to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation
  • Asif J. Chaudhry to be Ambassador to Moldova
  • James Culbertson to be Ambassador to the Netherlands
  • Rosemary DiCarlo to be Ambassador, Special Political Affairs – U.N.
  • David Girard-diCarlo to be Ambassador to Austria
  • John Melvin Jones to be Ambassador to Guyana
  • Tina S. Kaidanow to be Ambassador to Kosovo
  • Kristen Silverberg to be Ambassador to the E.U.
  • Lezlee Westine to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission
  • Lyndon L. Olson to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission
  • Eric Boswell to be an Assistant Secretary of State
  • Elaine Duke to be Under Secretary Management – Homeland Security
  • Elisse Walter to be member of the SEC
  • Troy Paredes to be a member of the SEC
  • Luis Aguilar to be a member of the SEC
  • Michael E. Fryzel to the National Credit Union Administration
  • Susan Peppler to be an Assistant Secretary HUD
  • Sheila McNamara Greenwood to be an Assistant Secretary of HUD
  • Neel Kashkari to be an Assistant Secretary of Treasury
  • Donald B. Marron to the Council of Economic Advisers
  • Joseph Murin to be President, GNMA – HUD
  • Christopher Wall to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • Kelly Harrison Rankin to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming
  • Clyde R. Cook Jr. to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Military promotions