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Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate: May 21, 2020
NOMINATIONS & APPOINTMENTS
Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate
Issued on: May 21, 2020
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
J. Mark Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Norway.
Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Kenneth A. Marra, retired.
Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Carlos Murguia, resigned.
William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Sarah E. Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, term expired.
Liam P. Hardy, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law, vice Margaret A. Ryan, retiring.
Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, vice Jason Klitenic, resigned.
Chris Koos, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Thomas C. Carper, term expired.
Dirk B. Paloutzian, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice Morrison C. England, Jr., retired.
Roderick C. Young, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Rebecca Beach Smith, retired.
Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate
Issued on: May 21, 2020
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
J. Mark Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Norway.
Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Kenneth A. Marra, retired.
Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Carlos Murguia, resigned.
William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Sarah E. Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, term expired.
Liam P. Hardy, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law, vice Margaret A. Ryan, retiring.
Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, vice Jason Klitenic, resigned.
Chris Koos, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, vice Thomas C. Carper, term expired.
Dirk B. Paloutzian, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice Morrison C. England, Jr., retired.
Roderick C. Young, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Rebecca Beach Smith, retired.