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. XML

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

2020-08-13 PN2179 Commodity Futures Trading Commission



Robert Benedict Bowes, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2025.

2020-05-04 PN1720 Department of Agriculture



Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.

2020-03-16 PN1684 Farm Credit Administration



Rodney K. Brown, of California, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2024.

2020-01-06 PN1329 Department of Agriculture



Brandon Lipps, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

Armed Services

2020-09-08 PN2201 Department of Defense



Matthew B. Shipley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

2020-09-08 PN2200 Department of Defense



Jon Christopher Kreitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.

2020-07-29 PN2149 Department of Defense



Craig Duehring, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.

2020-07-21 PN2097 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board



Matthew Moury, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2021.

2020-05-19 PN1904 Department of Defense



Louis W. Bremer, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

2020-04-06 PN1714 Department of Defense



Jason Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

2020-09-08 PN2161 Securities Investor Protection Corporation



Michael J. Finkel, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2022.

2019-04-11 PN612 Department of Commerce



Nazak Nikakhtar, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

2020-09-16 PN2239 Federal Communications Commission



Nathan A. Simington, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2019.

2020-08-06 PN2098 Department of Commerce



Daniel Huff, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.

2020-09-16 PN2029 Department of Transportation



Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation.

2020-03-16 PN1687 Consumer Product Safety Commission



Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

2020-03-16 PN1686 Consumer Product Safety Commission



Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2018.

Energy and Natural Resources

2020-07-29 PN2155 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission



Allison Clements, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2024.

2020-07-29 PN2154 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission



Mark C. Christie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2025.

2019-06-18 PN863 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico



David Skeel, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.

2019-06-18 PN862 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico



Ana Matosantos, of California, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.

2019-06-18 PN861 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico



Jose R. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.

2019-06-18 PN860 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico



Arthur J. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.

2019-06-18 PN859 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico



Carlos M. Garcia, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.

2019-06-18 PN858 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico



Jose Baldomero Carrion, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.

2019-06-18 PN857 Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico



Andrew George Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.

Environment and Public Works

2020-08-06 PN2162 Tennessee Valley Authority



Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2025.

2020-02-25 PN1589 Environmental Protection Agency



Douglas Benevento, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Foreign Relations

2020-09-10 PN2234 Department of State



William Ruger, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

2020-09-08 PN2203 Department of State



Ryan Michael Tully, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).

2020-09-08 PN2202 Department of State



Andrew John Lawler, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.

2020-08-06 PN2174 Foreign Service



Nominations beginning Bergen Nichole Bassett, and ending Mark A. Sullo, which 8 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on August 6, 2020.

2020-08-06 PN2173 Foreign Service



Nomination for Leandro Rizzuto, which nomination was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on August 6, 2020.

2020-07-29 PN2157 Department of State



Eric M. Ueland, of Oregon, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).

2020-07-29 PN2156 Department of State



Douglas Macgregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany.

2020-07-21 PN2102 United States Agency for International Development



Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

2020-07-21 PN2101 Department of State



Brian D. McFeeters, 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.

2020-07-21 PN2100 Department of State



Andre Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize.

2020-06-29 PN2075 Foreign Service



Nominations beginning Scott L. Anderson, and ending Conrad WP. Wong, which 35 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 29, 2020.

2020-06-29 PN2074 Foreign Service



Nomination for Gunter E. Schwabe, which nomination was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 29, 2020.

2020-06-29 PN2066 United States International Development Finance Corporation



Christopher P. Vincze, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation for a term of three years.

2020-06-25 PN2063 United States International Development Finance Corporation



Deven J. Parekh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation for a term of three years.

2020-06-22 PN2030 Department of State



David Reimer, of Ohio, 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 Sierra Leone.

2020-06-18 PN2025 Department of State



Geeta Pasi, of New York, 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 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

2020-06-18 PN2024 Department of State



Cynthia Kierscht, of Minnesota, 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 Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

2020-06-02 PN1940 Department of State



Michael A. McCarthy, 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 Liberia.

2020-06-02 PN1938 Department of State



C. Kevin Blackstone, 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 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

2020-05-21 PN1917 Department of State



William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

2020-05-21 PN1916 Department of State



J. Mark Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Norway.

2020-05-19 PN1909 Department of State



James Broward Story, of South Carolina, 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 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

2020-05-19 PN1908 Department of State



Jonathan Pratt, of California, 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 Djibouti.

2020-05-19 PN1907 Department of State



Jeanne Marie Maloney, 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 Kingdom of Eswatini.

2020-05-19 PN1906 Department of State



Melanie Harris Higgins, of Georgia, 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 Burundi.

2020-05-19 PN1905 United States International Development Finance Corporation



Edward A. Burrier, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation.

2020-05-14 PN1901 Department of State



Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine.

2020-05-04 PN1737 Department of State



Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, 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 Union of Burma.

2020-05-04 PN1736 Department of State



Manisha Singh, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.

2020-05-04 PN1735 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development



Ashok Michael Pinto, of Illinois, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.

2020-05-04 PN1733 Department of State



Julie D. Fisher, of Tennessee, 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 Belarus.

2020-05-04 PN1731 Department of State



Erik Paul Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Panama.

2020-03-18 PN1711 Department of State



Kenneth R. Weinstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan.

2020-03-16 PN1704-2 Foreign Service



Nomination for Aziz Y. Younes, which nomination was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 16, 2020.

2020-03-05 PN1676 Department of State



Katherine Camille Henderson, of Tennessee, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as Chief of Protocol.

2020-03-02 PN1613 Department of State



Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore.

2020-03-02 PN1612 Department of State



Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).

2020-02-27 PN1598 Department of State



William E. Todd, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

2020-02-25 PN1592 Department of State



Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations.

2020-02-25 PN1591 Department of State



Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

2019-08-01 PN1037 Department of State



Steven Christopher Koutsis, 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 Chad.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

2020-09-16 PN2238 Executive Office of the President



Michael Rigas, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.

2020-09-10 PN2235 Department of Homeland Security



Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.

2020-07-21 PN2103 Office of Personnel Management



John Gibbs, of Michigan, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years.

2020-06-25 PN2065 The Judiciary



Vijay Shanker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.

2020-06-25 PN2064 The Judiciary



John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.

2020-09-16 PN2029 Department of Transportation



Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation.

2020-05-14 PN1903 The Judiciary



Danny Lam 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.

2020-05-14 PN1902 The Judiciary



John C. Truong, 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.

2019-09-09 PN1048 The Judiciary



Rahkel Bouchet, 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.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

2020-04-06 PN1717 Department of Education



Andrew A. De Mello, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, Department of Education.

Select Committee on Intelligence

2020-05-21 PN1918 Office of the Director of National Intelligence



Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Judiciary

2020-09-08 PN2210 The Judiciary



David Carey Woll, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.

2020-09-08 PN2209 The Judiciary



Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

2020-09-08 PN2208 The Judiciary



Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.

2020-09-08 PN2207 The Judiciary



Ryan Thomas McAllister, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York.

2020-09-08 PN2206 The Judiciary



Hector Gonzalez, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.

2020-09-08 PN2205 The Judiciary



Benjamin Joel Beaton, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky.

2020-08-11 PN2177 Department of Justice



Justin E. Herdman, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years.

2020-07-02 PN2094 The Judiciary



Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.

2020-07-02 PN2093 The Judiciary



Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

2020-06-18 PN2028 The Judiciary



Brenda M. Saiz, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico.

2020-06-18 PN2027 The Judiciary



Fred Joseph Federici III, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico.

2020-06-18 PN2026 The Judiciary



James P. Arguelles, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.

2020-06-02 PN1942 The Judiciary



Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.

2020-05-21 PN1921 The Judiciary



Dirk B. Paloutzian, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.

2020-05-21 PN1920 The Judiciary



Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.

2020-05-21 PN1919 The Judiciary



Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.

2020-05-04 PN1747 Department of Justice



Gregory Scott Tabor, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.

2020-05-04 PN1746 Department of Justice



Katharine T. Sullivan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

2020-05-04 PN1745 The Judiciary



Jennifer H. Rearden, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

2020-05-04 PN1744 The Judiciary



Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

2020-05-04 PN1743 The Judiciary



Saritha Komatireddy, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.

2020-05-04 PN1742 The Judiciary



Kristi Haskins Johnson, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.

2020-03-18 PN1712 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board



Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2026.

2020-03-03 PN1663 The Judiciary



Michael Jay Newman, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio.

2020-03-03 PN1661 The Judiciary



James Ray Knepp II, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.

2020-03-03 PN1660 The Judiciary



J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.

2020-03-02 PN1617 Department of Justice



Anna Maria Ruzinski, of Wisconsin, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin for the term of four years.

2020-02-13 PN1539 The Judiciary



Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

2020-02-13 PN1537 The Judiciary



Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

2020-02-13 PN1536 The Judiciary



Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.

2020-02-13 PN1534 The Judiciary



Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

2020-02-13 PN1533 The Judiciary



Steve Kim, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

2020-02-13 PN1532 The Judiciary



Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.

2020-02-13 PN1530 The Judiciary



Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.

2020-02-12 PN1512 Department of Justice



Richard E. Zuckerman, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

2020-02-04 PN1437 Department of Justice



Michael Allen Hagar, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years.

2020-02-04 PN1435 The Judiciary



Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

2020-01-28 PN1429 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.

Rules and Administration

2020-09-16 PN2237 Federal Election Commission



Allen Dickerson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2025.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

2020-03-02 PN1618 Small Business Administration



David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration.