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                          NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED (CIVILIAN)


      The following civilian Executive Nominations were confirmed by the 
      Senate during the current congress. Nominations flagged with an asterisk
      were approved subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests
      to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the 
      Senate. The nominations are listed to reverse chronological order based 
      on the date of confirmation. 


                                  May 20, 2013

PN10          THE JUDICIARY
Sheri Polster Chappell, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Florida.

PN20          THE JUDICIARY
Michael J. McShane, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Oregon.

                                  May 16, 2013

PN193 *       DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy.

                                  May 15, 2013

PN24          THE JUDICIARY
William H. Orrick, III, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of California.

PN138 *       DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Marilyn B. Tavenner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services.

                                  May 09, 2013

PN13          THE JUDICIARY
Shelly Deckert Dick, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Louisiana.

PN27          THE JUDICIARY
Nelson Stephen Roman, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.

                                  May 07, 2013

PN50          PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD
David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2018.

                                 April 25, 2013

PN38 *        DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the Department of the 
Treasury.

PN39 *        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
William B. Schultz, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.

PN45 *        EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Jenny R. Yang, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2017.

PN160         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Karol Virginia Mason, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

                                 April 24, 2013

PN127         THE JUDICIARY
Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit.

PN188 *       EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.

                                 April 18, 2013

PN30          THE JUDICIARY
Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York.

PN31          THE JUDICIARY
Derrick Kahala Watson, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Hawaii.

PN35 *        DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Frederick Vollrath, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

PN129 *       DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Eric K. Fanning, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Air 
Force.

PN177         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Margaret A. Hanson-Muse, and ending Sarah E. Kemp, which 5 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on February 27, 2013.

                                 April 15, 2013

PN23          THE JUDICIARY
Beverly Reid O'Connell, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California.

                                 April 10, 2013

PN135 *       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sarah Jewell, of Washington, to be Secretary of the Interior.

                                 April 09, 2013

PN5           THE JUDICIARY
Patty Shwartz, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit.

                                 April 08, 2013

PN136 *       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Mary Jo White, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2014.

                                 March 23, 2013

PN18          THE JUDICIARY
Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Columbia.

PN21          THE JUDICIARY
Raymond P. Moore, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Colorado.

PN22          THE JUDICIARY
Troy L. Nunley, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of California.

                                 March 11, 2013

PN7           THE JUDICIARY
Richard Gary Taranto, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Federal Circuit.

PN17          THE JUDICIARY
Andrew Patrick Gordon, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada.

                                 March 07, 2013

PN48 *        CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
John Owen Brennan, of Virginia, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

                                 March 04, 2013

PN11          THE JUDICIARY
Pamela Ki Mai Chen, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York.

PN15          THE JUDICIARY
Katherine Polk Failla, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.

                                February 27, 2013

PN40 *        DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury.

                                February 26, 2013

PN34 *        DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Defense.

                                February 25, 2013

PN1           THE JUDICIARY
Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth 
Circuit.

                                February 13, 2013

PN3           THE JUDICIARY
William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First 
Circuit.

                                January 29, 2013

PN42 *        DEPARTMENT OF STATE
John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State.