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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S4036 on June 22, 2011.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BRIAN T. BAENIG, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, VICE KRYSTA HARDEN.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
MARY BETH LEONARD, OF MASSACHUSETTS, 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 MALI .
THE JUDICIARY
MARGARET BARTLEY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS, VICE A NEW POSITION CREATED BY PUBLIC LAW 110-389, APPROVED OCTOBER 10, 2008.
GLORIA WILSON SHELTON, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS, VICE A NEW POSITION CREATED BY PUBLIC LAW 110-389, APPROVED OCTOBER 10, 2008.
IN THE ARMY
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
To be colonel
THOMAS B. MURPHREE
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR A REGULAR ARMY APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531:
To be major
PEDRO T. RAGA
TIMOTHY R. SHAFFER
MATTHEW H. VINNING
IN THE NAVY
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
To be commander
TROY D. CARR
THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 5721:
To be lieutenant commander
DAWN C. ALLEN
JEREMY D. BARNES
MICHAEL BETSCH
CHARLES G. BIRCHFIELD
JASON B. BLACKMON
BRIAN BOURGEOIS
MICHAEL D. BROWN
JOSEPH L. CALDWELL
JOHN G. CULPEPPER
JASON A. DAVY
JOSEPH M. EDELEN
GERALD W. ELDER
JEFFREY P. HARVEY
RYAN C. HEINEMAN
HOMER F. HENSY
KIMBERLY E. JONES
DANIEL W. LANDI
BRETT C. LEFEVER
NICHOLAS T. MENZEL
JUSTIN M. NOVAK
KENNETH C. PACKARD
STEVEN C. PUSKAS
HARRELL D. REYNOLDS III
GARY A. RONEY
MICHAEL G. ROOT
MARK R. SANDERS
SCOTT P. SEDDON
ERIN E. SHERRY
JEREAD L. SINES
TIMOTHY S. SULICK
PATRICK E. TEMBREULL
JENNIFER L. TIETZ
