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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. 


                                December 06, 2023

PN140         INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD
Kathleen Cunningham Matthews, of Maryland, to be a Member of the International 
Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027.

PN141         INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD
Jeffrey Gedmin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the International 
Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2025.

PN142         INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD
Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be Chair of the International Broadcasting 
Advisory Board.

PN143         INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD
Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the International 
Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027.

PN144         INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD
Luis Manuel Botello, of Maryland, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting 
Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2025.

PN145         INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD
Michelle Mai Selesky Giuda, of Virginia, to be a Member of the International 
Broadcasting Advisory Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027.

PN152 *       DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Dante Quintin Allen, of California, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation 
Services Administration, Department of Education.

PN648         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Nathalie Rayes, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Croatia.

PN802         INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ADVISORY BOARD
Jamie Fly, of Virginia, to be a Member of the International Broadcasting Advisory 
Board for a term expiring January 1, 2027.

                                December 05, 2023

PN588         THE JUDICIARY
Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Columbia.

                                December 04, 2023

PN500         THE JUDICIARY
Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth 
Circuit.

                                November 30, 2023

PN1053        THE JUDICIARY
Shanlyn A.S. Park, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Hawaii.

                                November 29, 2023

PN32          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Ann Marie Yastishock, of Pennsylvania, 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 Independent State of 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.

PN309         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Heather Roach Variava, of Iowa, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic.

PN374         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick, 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 the Gabonese Republic.

PN444         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Kara C. McDonald, 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 the Republic of Lithuania.

PN1022        THE JUDICIARY
Micah W.J. Smith, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Hawaii.

PN1023        THE JUDICIARY
Jamel Semper, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of New Jersey.

                                November 28, 2023

PN817         THE JUDICIARY
Margaret M. Garnett, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.

PN903         THE JUDICIARY
Jeffrey M. Bryan, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Minnesota.

                                November 16, 2023

PN58          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Roger F. Nyhus, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, 
Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines.

                                November 13, 2023

PN499         THE JUDICIARY
Ana de Alba, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit.

                                November 09, 2023

PN165         THE JUDICIARY
Monica Ramirez Almadani, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California.

PN813         THE JUDICIARY
Brandy R. McMillion, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Michigan.

                                November 08, 2023

PN28          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Mark W. Libby, of Massachusetts, 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.

PN174         THE JUDICIARY
Ramon Ernesto Reyes, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York.

PN578         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Edgard D. Kagan, of Virginia, 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 Malaysia.

PN786 *       EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2028.

                                November 07, 2023

PN84          THE JUDICIARY
Kenly Kiya Kato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California.

PN172         THE JUDICIARY
Julia E. Kobick, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Massachusetts.

PN649 *       DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Monica M. Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Institutes 
of Health.

                                November 01, 2023

PN484         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Herro Mustafa Garg, 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 the Arab Republic of Egypt.

                                October 31, 2023

PN452         THE JUDICIARY
Matthew James Maddox, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland.

PN1062        DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 
the United States of America to the State of Israel.

                                October 25, 2023

PN155 *       DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Jessica Looman, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, 
Department of Labor.

                                October 24, 2023

PN980 *       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Michael G. Whitaker, of Vermont, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration for the term of five years.

                                October 17, 2023

PN48          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Ana A. Escrogima, of New York, 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 Sultanate of Oman.

PN65 *        EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Karla Ann Gilbride, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term of four years.

PN590         THE JUDICIARY
Julia Kathleen Munley, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Pennsylvania.

PN812         THE JUDICIARY
Jennifer L. Hall, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Delaware.

                                October 16, 2023

PN42          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Karen Sasahara, of Massachusetts, 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 State of Kuwait.

                                October 04, 2023

PN451         THE JUDICIARY
Brendan Abell Hurson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland.

PN589         THE JUDICIARY
Susan Kim DeClercq, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Michigan.

PN676         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and 
Eurasian Affairs).

                               September 30, 2023

PN672 *       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission 
for a term of five years from July 1, 2023.

PN674 *       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Geoffrey Adam Starks, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2022.

                               September 29, 2023

PN183         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Todd Gee, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.

PN453         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Tara K. McGrath, of California, to be United States Attorney for the Southern 
District of California for the term of four years.

                               September 28, 2023

PN67 *        POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Robert G. Taub, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2028.

PN1017 *      POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Thomas G. Day, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2028.

                               September 21, 2023

PN770         THE JUDICIARY
Philip S. Hadji, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

                               September 19, 2023

PN173         THE JUDICIARY
Rita F. Lin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California.

PN591         THE JUDICIARY
Vernon D. Oliver, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Connecticut.

                               September 12, 2023

PN287         THE JUDICIARY
Jeffrey Irvine Cummings, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Illinois.

PN551 *       DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Tanya J. Bradsher, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

PN768 *       OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Michael Colin Casey, of Kentucky, to be Director of the National 
Counterintelligence and Security Center.

                               September 07, 2023

PN646 *       FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 
1, 2012.

PN673 *       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Anna M. Gomez, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2021.

                               September 06, 2023

PN644 *       FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2024.

PN645 *       FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.

PN743 *       NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Gwynne A. Wilcox, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations 
Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2028.

                                  July 27, 2023

PN38          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Eric W. Kneedler, of Pennsylvania, 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 Rwanda.

PN40          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Hugo Yue-Ho Yon, 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 the Republic of Maldives.

PN43          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Kathleen A. FitzGibbon, of New York, 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 Niger.

PN45          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Matthew D. Murray, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
Class of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

PN49          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Ervin Jose Massinga, 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 the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

PN51          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Yael Lempert, of New York, 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

PN52          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Martina Anna Tkadlec Strong, of Texas, 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 United Arab Emirates.

PN54          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Nicole D. Theriot, of Louisiana, 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 Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

PN136         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jennifer L. Johnson, of New York, 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 Federated States of Micronesia.

PN137         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Julie Turner, of Maryland, to be Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues,
 with the rank of Ambassador.

PN146         INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Gerald H. Acker, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United 
States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada.

PN283-1       FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Michael J. Fitzpatrick, and ending Thomas Laszlo Vajda, 
which 3 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
Record on January 26, 2023.

PN305         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Robin Dunnigan, 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 Georgia.

PN356         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Christopher M. Cushing, and ending Ryan G. Washburn, which 5 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on February 13, 2023.

PN357         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Maura E. Barry Boyle, and ending Jaidev Singh, which 30 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on February 13, 2023.

PN375         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
William W. Popp, of Missouri, 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 Uganda.

PN385         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bryan David Hunt, of Virginia, 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 Sierra Leone.

PN443         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Joel Ehrendreich, of New York, 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 Palau.

PN483         UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION
Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the 
United States International Development Finance Corporation.

PN495         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nomination for Ali Abdi, which nomination was received by the Senate and appeared 
in the Congressional Record on March 30, 2023.

PN496         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Mark Petry, and ending Kimberly Sawatzki, which 2 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on March 30, 2023.

PN647         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jack A. Markell, of Delaware, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
of the United States of America to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently 
and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of San Marino.

PN737         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Ihuoma A. Akamiro, and ending Jeffrey Paul Lodinsky, which 
100 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
Record on May 30, 2023.

                                  July 20, 2023

PN118 *       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.

                                  July 18, 2023

PN94          THE JUDICIARY
Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit.

                                  July 13, 2023

PN64 *        EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Kalpana Kotagal, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2027.

                                  July 12, 2023

PN81          THE JUDICIARY
Tiffany M. Cartwright, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Washington.

PN169         THE JUDICIARY
Myong J. Joun, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Massachusetts.

                                  July 11, 2023

PN70          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Rosemarie Hidalgo, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Violence 
Against Women Office, Department of Justice.

PN168         THE JUDICIARY
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Washington.

PN382 *       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

                                  June 21, 2023

PN82          THE JUDICIARY
Natasha C. Merle, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York.

                                  June 20, 2023

PN90          THE JUDICIARY
Julie Rikelman, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First 
Circuit.

                                  June 15, 2023

PN83          THE JUDICIARY
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York.

                                  June 14, 2023

PN86          THE JUDICIARY
Dale E. Ho, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York.

PN177         THE JUDICIARY
P. Casey Pitts, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California.

PN191         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Stephen K. Eberle, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.

                                  June 13, 2023

PN87          THE JUDICIARY
Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California.

PN138         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

PN383 *       EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Jared Bernstein, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

                                  June 08, 2023

PN99 *        SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration.

PN377         THE JUDICIARY
Molly R. Silfen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

PN454         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Eric G. Olshan, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.

                                  June 07, 2023

PN18 *        DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of Energy.

PN188         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
William R. Hart, of New Hampshire, to be United States Marshal for the District of 
New Hampshire for the term of four years.

PN192         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Justin L. Martinez, of Utah, to be United States Marshal for the District of Utah 
for the term of four years.

PN294         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Shannon R. Saylor, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern 
District of Virginia for the term of four years.

                                  June 06, 2023

PN193         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Craig J. Anderson, of Montana, to be United States Marshal for the District of 
Montana for the term of four years.

                                  May 30, 2023

PN455         THE JUDICIARY
Darrel James Papillion, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana.

                                  May 18, 2023

PN95          THE JUDICIARY
Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh 
Circuit.

                                  May 17, 2023

PN450         THE JUDICIARY
Jeremy C. Daniel, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Illinois.

                                  May 15, 2023

PN93          THE JUDICIARY
Bradley N. Garcia, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District 
of Columbia Circuit.

                                  May 10, 2023

PN39          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues.

PN68 *        NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Colleen Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States.

PN148         INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
L. Felice Gorordo, of Florida, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.

PN156 *       DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Glenna Laureen Wright-Gallo, of Nevada, to be Assistant Secretary for Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.

                                  May 04, 2023

PN286         THE JUDICIARY
Amanda K. Brailsford, of Idaho, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Idaho.

PN289         THE JUDICIARY
LaShonda A. Hunt, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Illinois.

PN293         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Damien M. Diggs, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District 
of Texas for the term of four years.

PN494         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Kara Miriam Abramson, and ending Faris Y. Asad, which 133 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on March 30, 2023.

                                  May 03, 2023

PN163         THE JUDICIARY
Wesley L. Hsu, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California.

PN180         THE JUDICIARY
Orelia Eleta Merchant, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York.

                                  May 02, 2023

PN96          THE JUDICIARY
Robert Kirsch, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of New Jersey.

PN97          THE JUDICIARY
Michael Farbiarz, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Jersey.

                                  May 01, 2023

PN89          THE JUDICIARY
Anthony Devos Johnstone, of Montana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit.

                                 April 27, 2023

PN284         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Cynthia Duerr, and ending Cristobal Zepeda, which 3 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on January 26, 2023.

PN285-1       FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Tamika D. Abbott, and ending Michael F. Vannett, which 222 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on January 26, 2023.

PN354         FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning James Robert Adams, and ending Brent L. Brown, which 108 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record 
on February 13, 2023.

                                 April 26, 2023

PN195 *       DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Joshua David Jacobs, of Washington, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.

                                 April 18, 2023

PN5 *         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.

PN69          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.

                                 March 30, 2023

PN2 *         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Laura Taylor-Kale, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

PN44          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Richard R. Verma, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and 
Resources.

                                 March 29, 2023

PN98          THE JUDICIARY
Matthew P. Brookman, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Indiana.

                                 March 22, 2023

PN176         THE JUDICIARY
Gordon P. Gallagher, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Colorado.

                                 March 16, 2023

PN85          THE JUDICIARY
Jessica G. L. Clarke, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.

                                 March 15, 2023

PN6 *         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Ravi Chaudhary, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.

PN29          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of India.

PN122 *       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Brent Neiman, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury.

                                 March 14, 2023

PN53          DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Michael Alan Ratney, of Massachusetts, 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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

                                 March 09, 2023

PN27 *        DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Daniel I. Werfel, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue for the term expiring November 12, 2027.

PN91          THE JUDICIARY
Maria Araujo Kahn, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Second Circuit.

PN175         THE JUDICIARY
James Edward Simmons, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of California.

                                 March 08, 2023

PN162 *       DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Commissioner of the Administration for 
Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services.

                                 March 07, 2023

PN166         THE JUDICIARY
Robert Stewart Ballou, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Virginia.

PN178         THE JUDICIARY
Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of California.

PN179         THE JUDICIARY
Arun Subramanian, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York.

PN185         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Ismail J. Ramsey, of California, to be United States Attorney for the Northern 
District of California for the term of four years.

PN186         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Kate E. Brubacher, of Kansas, to be United States Attorney for the District of 
Kansas for the term of four years.

                                 March 02, 2023

PN170         THE JUDICIARY
Colleen R. Lawless, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of Illinois.

PN171         THE JUDICIARY
Jonathan James Canada Grey, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Michigan.

                                 March 01, 2023

PN77          THE JUDICIARY
Margaret R. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Massachusetts.

                                February 28, 2023

PN75          THE JUDICIARY
Jamal N. Whitehead, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Washington.

PN76          THE JUDICIARY
Araceli Martinez-Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California.

PN78          THE JUDICIARY
Jamar K. Walker, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Virginia.

                                February 16, 2023

PN3 *         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Lester Martinez-Lopez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

PN73          THE JUDICIARY
Daniel J. Calabretta, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of California.

PN184         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Jill E. Steinberg, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the Southern 
District of Georgia for the term of four years.

                                February 15, 2023

PN71          THE JUDICIARY
Adrienne C. Nelson, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Oregon.

PN80          THE JUDICIARY
Ana C. Reyes, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Columbia.

                                February 14, 2023

PN72          THE JUDICIARY
Matthew L. Garcia, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Mexico.

PN74          THE JUDICIARY
Lindsay C. Jenkins, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Illinois.

PN79          THE JUDICIARY
Gina R. Mendez-Miro, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Puerto Rico.

                                February 13, 2023

PN92          THE JUDICIARY
Cindy K. Chung, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit.

                                February 09, 2023

PN88          THE JUDICIARY
DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit.

                                February 02, 2023

PN61          UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
Joseph Lee Falk, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years.

                                January 30, 2023

PN62          UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
Roger Israel Zakheim, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years.

                                January 23, 2023

PN1           DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Brendan Owens, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.