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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.
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

2023-03-02 PN382 Department of Agriculture

Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.


2023-01-23 PN107 Department of Agriculture

Stacy Lynn Dean, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.


Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

2023-03-02 PN383 Executive Office of the President

Jared Bernstein, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.


2023-01-23 PN111 Department of Housing and Urban Development

David Uejio, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.


2023-01-23 PN110 Department of the Treasury

Ron Borzekowski, of Maryland, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years.


2023-01-23 PN109 Department of Housing and Urban Development

Solomon Jeffrey Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.


Commerce, Science, and Transportation

2023-03-27 PN464 Department of Transportation

Ann Elizabeth Carlson, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


2023-03-21 PN441 Federal Communications Commission

Fara Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Federal Communications Commission.


2023-03-06 PN384 Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Felix R. Sanchez, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2028.


2023-02-13 PN304 Federal Trade Commission

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2022.


2023-01-23 PN114 National Transportation Safety Board

Alvin Brown, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2026.


2023-01-26 PN113 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Samuel H. Slater, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring November 22, 2029.


2023-01-26 PN112 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Samuel H. Slater, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring November 22, 2023.


2023-01-03 PN17 Federal Maritime Commission

Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2025.


2023-01-03 PN16 Federal Maritime Commission

Daniel B. Maffei, of New York, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2027.


2023-01-03 PN15 Amtrak Board of Directors

Christopher Koos, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN14 Amtrak Board of Directors

Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN13 Amtrak Board of Directors

Joel Matthew Szabat, of Maryland, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN12 Amtrak Board of Directors

Samuel E. Lathem, of Delaware, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN11 Amtrak Board of Directors

Robin Lee Wiessmann, of Pennsylvania, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN10 Amtrak Board of Directors

David Michael Capozzi, of Maryland, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN9 Department of Transportation

Phillip A. Washington, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN8 Federal Communications Commission

Gigi B. Sohn, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2021.


Energy and Natural Resources

2023-01-23 PN116 Department of the Interior

Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.


2023-01-23 PN115 Department of Energy

Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy).


2023-01-03 PN18 Department of Energy

David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of Energy.


Environment and Public Works

2023-01-23 PN119 Environmental Protection Agency

Joseph Goffman, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


2023-01-23 PN118 Environmental Protection Agency

David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


2023-01-23 PN117 Public Buildings Reform Board

Jeffrey R. Gural, of New York, to be Chairperson of the Public Buildings Reform Board for a term of six years.


Foreign Relations

2023-03-21 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.


2023-03-21 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.


2023-03-21 PN442 United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

James J. Blanchard, of Michigan, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2025.


2023-03-06 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.


2023-02-27 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.


2023-02-27 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.


2023-02-16 PN358 Department of State

Michael Sfraga, of Alaska, to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.


2023-02-13 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.


2023-02-13 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.


2023-02-13 PN355 Foreign Service

Nominations beginning Andrew Edlefsen, and ending Christopher Wilken, which 7 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 13, 2023.


2023-02-13 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.


2023-02-13 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.


2023-02-13 PN308 Department of State

Nicole Shampaine, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.


2023-02-13 PN307 Department of State

Lisa A. Johnson, 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 Lebanese Republic.


2023-02-13 PN306 International Joint Commission, United States and Canada

Robert David Gioia, of New York, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada.


2023-02-13 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.


2023-01-26 PN285 Foreign Service

Nominations beginning Tamika D. Abbott, and ending Laura E. Williams, which 223 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 26, 2023.


2023-01-26 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.


2023-01-26 PN283 Foreign Service

Nominations beginning Michael J. Fitzpatrick, and ending Thomas Laszlo Vajda, which 4 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 26, 2023.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 PN142 International Broadcasting Advisory Board

Kenneth M. Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be Chair of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 PN139 International Monetary Fund

Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.


2023-01-23 PN138 Department of State

Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.


2023-01-23 PN137 Department of State

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


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 PN135 Department of State

David J. Kostelancik, of Illinois, 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 Albania.


2023-01-23 PN134 Department of State

Cynthia Kierscht, of Minnesota, 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 Djibouti.


2023-01-23 PN133 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Janet Louise Yellen, of California, to be United States Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


2023-01-23 PN132 International Monetary Fund

Janet Louise Yellen, of California, to be United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years; United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; and United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.


2023-01-03 PN60 Department of State

Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 PN57 Department of State

Robert William Forden, 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 Kingdom of Cambodia.


2023-01-03 PN56 Department of State

Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, 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 Republic of Nigeria.


2023-01-03 PN55 Department of State

Pamela M. Tremont, 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 Zimbabwe.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 PN50 Department of State

Jean Elizabeth Manes, of Florida, 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 Colombia.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 PN47 Department of State

Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.


2023-01-03 PN46 Department of State

Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.


2023-01-03 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).


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 PN41 Department of State

Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 PN37 Department of State

Elizabeth Rood, 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 Turkmenistan.


2023-01-03 PN36 Department of State

Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.


2023-01-03 PN35 Department of State

Donna Ann Welton, 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 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.


2023-01-03 PN34 Department of State

B. Bix Aliu, 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 Montenegro.


2023-01-03 PN33 Department of State

Arthur W. Brown, 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 Ecuador.


2023-01-03 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.


2023-01-03 PN31 Department of State

Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Peru.


2023-01-03 PN30 Department of State

Calvin Smyre, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.


2023-01-03 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.


Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

2023-03-21 PN449 The Judiciary

Danny Lam Hoan Nguyen, 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.


2023-03-21 PN448 The Judiciary

Tanya Monique Jones Bosier, 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.


2023-01-03 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.


Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

2023-03-21 PN447 National Mediation Board

Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2026.


2023-03-21 PN446 National Mediation Board

Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2023.


2023-03-14 PN388 Department of Labor

Julie A. Su, of California, to be Secretary of Labor.


2023-01-03 PN63 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services

Javier Ramirez, of Illinois, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director.


Judiciary

2023-03-21 PN455 The Judiciary

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


2023-03-21 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.


2023-03-21 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.


2023-03-21 PN452 The Judiciary

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


2023-03-21 PN451 The Judiciary

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


2023-03-21 PN450 The Judiciary

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


2023-02-27 PN378 The Judiciary

Jabari Brooks Wamble, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.


2023-02-27 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.


2023-02-27 PN376 The Judiciary

S. Kato Crews, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.


2023-02-02 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.


2023-01-31 PN289 The Judiciary

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


2023-01-31 PN288 The Judiciary

Michael Arthur Delaney, of New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.


2023-01-31 PN287 The Judiciary

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


2023-01-31 PN286 The Judiciary

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


2023-01-23 PN194 United States Parole Commission

Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 PN190 Department of Justice

Dale L. Bell, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.


2023-01-23 PN189 Department of Justice

Michael Purnell, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 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.


2023-01-23 PN182 The Judiciary

Scott Winston Colom, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.


2023-01-23 PN181 The Judiciary

Charnelle Bjelkengren, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington.


2023-01-23 PN180 The Judiciary

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


2023-01-23 PN165 The Judiciary

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


2023-01-23 PN164 The Judiciary

Marian F. Gaston, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.


2023-01-23 PN163 The Judiciary

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


2023-01-03 PN97 The Judiciary

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


2023-01-03 PN96 The Judiciary

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


Veterans' Affairs

2023-01-03 PN100 Department of Veterans Affairs

Anjali Chaturvedi, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.