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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S751 on Feb. 6, 2008.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate:
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SUSAN D. PEPPLER, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VICE PAMELA HUGHES PATENAUDE.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD, OF LOUISIANA, 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.
FOREIGN SERVICE
THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN AND INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASSES INDICATED:
CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER:
ALLAN P. MUSTARD, OF WASHINGTON
CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR:
NICHOLAS E. GUTIERREZ, OF TEXAS
LLOYD S. HARBERT, OF VIRGINIA
ROSS GLANTON KREAMER, OF KENTUCKY
KENT D. SISSON, OF IDAHO
ROBIN TILSWORTH, OF CALIFORNIA
CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUNSELOR:
W. QUINTIN GRAY, OF NORTH CAROLINA
JONATHAN P. GRESSEL, OF FLORIDA
JEFFREY A. HESSE, OF VIRGINIA
JAMES JOSEPH HIGGISTON, OF NEW YORK
ROBERT K. HOFF, OF CALIFORNIA
S. RODRICK MCSHERRY, OF NEW MEXICO
DALE L. MAKI, OF TEXAS
DAVID C. MILLER, OF WASHINGTON
OSVALDO E. PEREZ-RAMOS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
SUSAN R. SCHAYES, OF VIRGINIA
DAVID GOODSON SALMON, OF MISSOURI
KEVIN N. SMITH, OF ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
RALPH E. MARTINEZ, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, VICE LARAMIE FAITH MCNAMARA.
