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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S4903 on April 29, 2009.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, and all nominations on the Secretary's Desk in the Coast Guard; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:
Department of Commerce
April S. Boyd, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Department of Transportation
Robert S. Rivkin, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.
Roy W. Kienitz, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
Peter H. Appel, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation.
Dana G. Gresham, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Joseph C. Szabo, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
Executive Office of the President
Sherburne B. Abbott, of Texas, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
In the Coast Guard
The following named officer for appointment as Vice Commandment of the United States Coast Guard and to the grade indicated under Title 14, U.S.C., Section 47:
To be vice admiral
Vice Adm. David P. Pekoske
The following named officer for appointment as Chief of Staff of the United States Coast Guard and to the grade indicated under Title 14, U.S.C., Section 50a:
To be vice admiral
Rear Adm. John P. Currier
The following named officer for appointment in the United States Coast Guard to the grade indicated under title 14, U.S.C., section 271:
To be rear admiral (lower half)
Capt. Robert E. Day, Jr.
The following named officer for appointment as Commander, Pacific Area of the United States Coast Guard and to the grade indicated under Title 14, U.S.C., Section 50:
To be vice admiral
Rear Adm. Jody A. Breckenridge
Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk
in the coast guard
PN190 COAST GUARD nomination of Michael J. McNeil, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of March 17, 2009.
PN191 COAST GUARD nomination of Desarae A. Janszen, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of March 17, 2009.
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