December 19, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 206 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate December 19, 2019:


                             THE JUDICIARY

       ROBERT J. COLVILLE, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
       LEWIS J. LIMAN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
       MARY KAY VYSKOCIL, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
       GARY RICHARD BROWN, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
       STEPHANIE DAWKINS DAVIS, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.
       KEA WHETZAL RIGGS, OF NEW MEXICO, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO.


           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

       MICHELLE A. BEKKERING, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE 
     AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
     INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       ANURAAG SINGHAL, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.
       KAREN SPENCER MARSTON, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
       DANIEL MACK TRAYNOR, OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA.
       JODI W. DISHMAN, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 
     JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA.
       JOHN M. GALLAGHER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.


                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

       MICHAEL GRAHAM, OF KANSAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL 
     TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 
     2020.
       MICHAEL GRAHAM, OF KANSAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL 
     TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 
     2025.


                       FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

       LAJUANA S. WILCHER, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE 
     CORPORATION.


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       DANA S. DEASY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
     OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
       LISA W. HERSHMAN, OF INDIANA, TO BE CHIEF MANAGEMENT 
     OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
       ROBERT JOHN SANDER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       DAVID T. FISCHER, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO.
       MORSE H. TAN, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR 
     GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
       ROXANNE CABRAL, 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 THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.
       KELLEY ECKELS CURRIE, OF GEORGIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR AT LARGE 
     FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.
       LESLIE MEREDITH TSOU, 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 SULTANATE OF OMAN.
       YURI KIM, OF GUAM, 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 ALBANIA.
       CARMEN G. CANTOR, OF PUERTO RICO, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
     PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA.
       ROBERT S. GILCHRIST, 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 LITHUANIA.
       ALINA L. ROMANOWSKI, OF ILLINOIS, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
     PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE STATE 
     OF KUWAIT.
       KELLY C. DEGNAN, 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.
       PETER M. HAYMOND, 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 LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       BERNARD MAURICE JONES II, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED STATES 
     DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA.


                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

       SEAN O'DONNELL, OF MARYLAND, TO BE INSPECTOR GENERAL, 
     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       STEPHEN E. BIEGUN, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
     STATE.


                     CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

       J. BRETT BLANTON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ARCHITECT OF THE 
     CAPITOL FOR THE TERM OF TEN YEARS.


                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

       THOMAS B. CHAPMAN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING 
     DECEMBER 31, 2023.


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SHON STEPHEN 
     BELCHER AND ENDING WITH DAVID MANGO, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON DECEMBER 2, 2019.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH KARA MIRIAM 
     ABRAMSON AND ENDING WITH MEGAN ELIZABETH ZUROWSKI, WHICH 
     NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE 
     CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON DECEMBER 2, 2019.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JENNY U. ABAMU 
     AND ENDING WITH HAMDA A. YUSUF, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON DECEMBER 2, 2019.