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                        NOMINATIONS IN COMMITTEE (CIVILIAN)

      This document identifies civilian nominations submitted by the President
      to the Senate for confirmation during the current congress and that are 
      currently undergoing committee consideration.  The nominations are 
      listed by committee and in reverse chronological order based on the 
      referral date.



      In the Committee on Armed Services

Mar 21, 13     PN237     The Judiciary
               Kevin A. Ohlson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court 
               of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to 
               expire on the date prescribed by law.


      In the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

May 16, 13     PN425     National Credit Union Administration
               Richard T. Metsger, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit 
               Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2017.

May 07, 13     PN408     Federal Housing Finance Agency
               Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal 
               Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years.

Mar 21, 13     PN239     Export-Import Bank of the United States
               Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import 
               Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2017.

Feb 07, 13     PN137     Securities and Exchange Commission
               Mary Jo White, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and 
               Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2019.


      In the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

May 09, 13     PN413     Department of Commerce
               Penny Pritzker, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Commerce.

May 09, 13     PN412     Federal Communications Commission
               Thomas Edgar Wheeler, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
               the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from 
               July 1, 2013.

May 09, 13     PN411     Federal Communications Commission
               Thomas Edgar Wheeler, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
               the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term 
               expiring June 30, 2013.

May 07, 13     PN406     Department of Transportation
               Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of 
               Transportation.

Apr 25, 13     PN379     Corporation for Public Broadcasting
               Brent Franklin Nelsen, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
               of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
               expiring January 31, 2016.

Feb 27, 13     PN173     Corporation for Public Broadcasting
               Bruce M. Ramer, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
               Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
               expiring January 31, 2018.

Feb 27, 13     PN172     Corporation for Public Broadcasting
               Jannette Lake Dates, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
               Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
               expiring January 31, 2016.

Jan 24, 13     PN121     Consumer Product Safety Commission
               Marietta S. Robinson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the 
               Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from 
               October 27, 2010.


      In the Committee on Environment and Public Works

Mar 21, 13     PN241     Tennessee Valley Authority
               Marilyn A. Brown, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
               of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2017.

Mar 21, 13     PN240     Nuclear Regulatory Commission
               Allison M. Macfarlane, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
               Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2018.

Mar 13, 13     PN195     Environmental Protection Agency
               Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
               the Environmental Protection Agency.

Mar 13, 13     PN194     Environmental Protection Agency
               James J. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
               Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection 
               Agency.

Jan 22, 13     PN37      Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
               Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical 
               Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.


      In the Committee on Finance

May 09, 13     PN415     United States Tax Court
               Michael B. Thornton, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
               Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.

May 09, 13     PN414     United States Tax Court
               Joseph W. Nega, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
               Court for a term of fifteen years.

May 07, 13     PN407     Executive Office of the President
               Michael Froman, of New York, to be United States Trade Representative, 
               with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Feb 04, 13     PN130     United States International Trade Commission
               F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States 
               International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2020.


      In the Committee on Foreign Relations

May 16, 13     PN426     Department of State
               Daniel R. Russel, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
               (East Asian and Pacific Affairs).

May 13, 13     PN420     Broadcasting Board of Governors
               Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
               Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016.

May 13, 13     PN419     Broadcasting Board of Governors
               Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
               Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2013.

May 09, 13     PN416     Department of State
               Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State 
               for Arms Control and International Security.

May 06, 13     PN387     Foreign Service
               Nominations beginning Kate E. Addison, and ending William F. Zeman, 
               which 121 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
               Congressional Record on May  6, 2013.

Apr 23, 13     PN338     Department of State
               Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
               Secretary of State (Energy Resources).

Apr 18, 13     PN331     Department of State
               Avril D. Haines, of New York, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of 
               State.

Apr 18, 13     PN330     International Monetary Fund
               Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be United States Alternate Governor 
               of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.

Apr 11, 13     PN293     Foreign Service
               Nominations beginning James Benjamin Green, and ending Geoffrey W. 
               Wiggin, which 11 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared 
               in the Congressional Record on April 11, 2013.

Apr 11, 13     PN288     Department of State
               Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
               Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
               and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Burkina Faso.

Apr 11, 13     PN287     Broadcasting Board of Governors
               Matthew C. Armstrong, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
               Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015.

Mar 21, 13     PN248     Foreign Service
               Nominations beginning Beata Angelica, and ending Benjamin Beardsley 
               Dille, which 381 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared 
               in the Congressional Record on March 21, 2013.

Mar 21, 13     PN247     Foreign Service
               Nominations beginning Julie Ann Koenen, and ending Brian Keith Woody, 
               which 94 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
               Congressional Record on March 21, 2013.

Mar 19, 13     PN206     Department of State
               Catherine M. Russell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at 
               Large for Global Women's Issues.

Feb 27, 13     PN176     Department of State
               Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, 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 
               Ukraine.

Jan 22, 13     PN44      Broadcasting Board of Governors
               Jeffrey Shell, of California, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
               of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015.

Jan 22, 13     PN43      Broadcasting Board of Governors
               Jeffrey Shell, of California, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board 
               of Governors.


      In the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Apr 11, 13     PN290     National Mediation Board
               Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
               Mediation Board  for a term expiring July 1, 2015.

Apr 11, 13     PN289     National Mediation Board
               Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
               Mediation Board  for a term expiring July 1, 2014.

Apr 09, 13     PN266     National Labor Relations Board
               Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor 
               Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2018.

Apr 09, 13     PN265     National Labor Relations Board
               Philip Andrew Miscimarra, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
               Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 
               2017.

Apr 09, 13     PN264     National Labor Relations Board
               Harry I. Johnson III, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
               Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 
               2015.

Mar 21, 13     PN244     Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
               Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational 
               Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2019.

Feb 13, 13     PN159     National Labor Relations Board
               Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
               National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
               December 16, 2014.

Feb 13, 13     PN158     National Labor Relations Board
               Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
               of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years 
               expiring August 27, 2016.

Jan 24, 13     PN119     National Mediation Board
               Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
               National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013.

Jan 22, 13     PN46      Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
               Robert F. Cohen, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
               Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years 
               expiring August 30, 2018.


      In the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Apr 25, 13     PN382     Executive Office of the President
               Howard A. Shelanski, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the 
               Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
               Budget.

Apr 25, 13     PN381     Postal Regulatory Commission
               Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
               Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018.

Apr 23, 13     PN339     United States Postal Service
               David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to be a Governor of the 
               United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018.

Apr 08, 13     PN262     Executive Office of the President
               Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office 
               of Management and Budget.

Mar 19, 13     PN204     The Judiciary
               Robert D. Okun, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
               of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
               fifteen years.

Mar 19, 13     PN203     The Judiciary
               Michael Kenny O'Keefe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
               Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term 
               of fifteen years.

Mar 13, 13     PN198     United States Postal Service
               Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States 
               Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015.

Mar 07, 13     PN189     Federal Labor Relations Authority
               Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
               Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2017.

Jan 22, 13     PN47      Federal Labor Relations Authority
               Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
               Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring 
               July 1, 2014.


      In the Committee on Indian Affairs

Apr 23, 13     PN340     Department of Health and Human Services
               Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health 
               Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four 
               years.

Feb 27, 13     PN175     Department of the Interior
               Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of 
               Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior.


      In the Committee on Rules and Administration

May 09, 13     PN417     Government Printing Office
               Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be Public Printer.


      In the Committee on the Budget

Apr 08, 13     PN262     Executive Office of the President
               Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office 
               of Management and Budget.


      In the Committee on the Judiciary

May 16, 13     PN424     The Judiciary
               Elizabeth A. Wolford, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
               for the Western District of New York.

May 16, 13     PN423     The Judiciary
               Pamela L. Reeves, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for 
               the Eastern District of Tennessee.

May 16, 13     PN422     The Judiciary
               Debra M. Brown, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for 
               the Northern District of Mississippi.

May 16, 13     PN421     The Judiciary
               Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
               Tenth Circuit.

May 09, 13     PN410     The Judiciary
               Gregory Howard Woods, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
               for the Southern District of New York.

May 09, 13     PN409     The Judiciary
               Madeline Hughes Haikala, of Alabama, to be United States District 
               Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.

May 06, 13     PN386     The Judiciary
               Andrea R. Wood, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
               the Northern District of Illinois.

May 06, 13     PN385     The Judiciary
               Sara Lee Ellis, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
               the Northern District of Illinois.

May 06, 13     PN384     The Judiciary
               Colin Stirling Bruce, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
               for the Central District of Illinois.

Apr 15, 13     PN324     United States Sentencing Commission
               William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be a Member of the United States 
               Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2017.

Apr 15, 13     PN323     United States Sentencing Commission
               Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a Member of the United States 
               Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2015.

Apr 15, 13     PN322     United States Sentencing Commission
               Rachel Elise Barkow, of New York, to be a Member of the United States 
               Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2017.

Apr 15, 13     PN321     The Judiciary
               Vernon S. Broderick, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
               for the Southern District of New York.

Mar 21, 13     PN243     Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
               Patricia M. Wald, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
               Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring 
               January 29, 2019.

Mar 21, 13     PN242     Department of Justice
               Stuart F. Delery, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
               Attorney General.

Mar 19, 13     PN202     The Judiciary
               Elaine D. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
               United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

Mar 19, 13     PN201     The Judiciary
               Patricia E. Campbell-Smith, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge 
               of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
               years.

Feb 07, 13     PN134     The Judiciary
               Todd M. Hughes, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
               Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.

Jan 24, 13     PN120     Department of Justice
               Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, 
               Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Jan 22, 13     PN49      Department of Justice
               Derek Anthony West, of California, to be Associate Attorney General.

Jan 04, 13     PN29      The Judiciary
               William L. Thomas, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
               the Southern District of Florida.

Jan 04, 13     PN19      The Judiciary
               Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
               the District of Arizona.

Jan 04, 13     PN12      The Judiciary
               Brian J. Davis, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the 
               Middle District of Florida.

Jan 04, 13     PN9       The Judiciary
               Valerie E. Caproni, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
               District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Jan 04, 13     PN4       The Judiciary
               Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
               Eleventh Circuit.


      In the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Mar 21, 13     PN238     Department of Veterans Affairs
               Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of 
               Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.