[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2005] [Pages 691-693] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 691]] RECENT CHANGES Personnel actions brought to the attention of Manual editors June 2-July 15, 2005 For current personnel information, please research www.senate.gov; www.whitehouse.gov; www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/ index.html; and individual department or agency Web sites. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page Position Action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Supreme Court 65 Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, resigned July 1. U.S. Courts of Appeals 67 U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Janice R. Brown, confirmed June 8. Columbia Circuit 67 U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Thomas B. Griffith, confirmed June 14. Columbia Circuit 69 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Robert A. Griffin, confirmed June 9. Circuit 69 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth David W. McKeague, confirmed June 9. Circuit 70 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh William H. Pryor, Jr., confirmed June 9. Circuit White House Office 88 Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Ben S. Bernanke, confirmed June 15, vice Harvey S. Rosen. Office of Management and Budget 92 Controller, Office of Federal Financial Linda Morrison Combs, confirmed June 24. Management Agriculture Department 99 Under Secretary for Food Safety Richard A. Raymond, confirmed July 1. Defense Department 149 The Special Assistant Robert S. Rangel, vice Paul W. Butler. 151 Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel R. Stanley, confirmed June 30. (Legislative Affairs) Energy Department 208 Under Secretary for Energy, Science, David K. Garman, confirmed June 15. and Environment Health and Human Services Department 217 Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson, confirmed June 8. Homeland Security Department 228 General Counsel Philip J. Perry, confirmed June 8, vice Joe Whitley. Housing and Urban Development Department 239 Assistant Secretary for Housing-- Brian D. Montgomery, confirmed June 13, vice John C. Federal Housing Commissioner Weicher Justice Department 260 Assistant Attorney General, Civil R. Alexander Acosta, resigned June 10. Rights Division 260 Assistant Attorney General, Office of Regina B. Schofield, confirmed June 8. Justice Programs 260 Solicitor General Paul D. Clement, confirmed June 8. State Department 295 Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Richard J. Griffin, confirmed June 16. Security and Director of the Office of Foreign Missions [[Page 692]] 295 Assistant Secretary for Educational and Dina Habib Powell, confirmed June 24, vice Patricia Cultural Affairs de Stacy Harrison. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann, confirmed June 24. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Andorra Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., confirmed June 16, vice George L. Argyros, Sr. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Belize Robert Johann Dieter, confirmed June 16. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Emil A. Skodon, confirmed June 24, vice Gene B. Christy. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria John Ross Beyrle, confirmed June 30, vice James W. Pardew. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Joseph A. Mussomeli, confirmed June 24, vice Charles Aaron Ray. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde Roger Dwayne Pierce, confirmed June 16, vice Donald C. Johnson. 303 U.S. Ambassador to the Fiji Islands Larry Miles Dinger, confirmed June 24, vice David L. Lyon. 303 U.S. Ambassador to France Craig Roberts Stapleton, confirmed June 16, vice Howard H. Leach. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Pamela E. Bridgewater, confirmed June 16, vice Mary Carlin Yates. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalizad, confirmed June 16. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Italy Ronald Spogli, confirmed June 30, vice Melvin Sembler. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Kiribati Larry Miles Dinger, confirmed June 24, vice David L. Lyon. 303 U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Marie L. Yovanovitch, confirmed June 30, vice Stephen M. Young. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Donald E. Booth, confirmed June 16, vice John W. Blaney. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Ann Louise Wagner, confirmed June 16, vice Peter Terpeluk, Jr. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Mali Terence Patrick McCulley, confirmed June 16, vice Vicki Huddleston. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Malta Molly Hering Bordonaro, confirmed June 16, vice Anthony Horace Gioia. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Nauru Larry Miles Dinger, confirmed June 24, vice David L. Lyon. 304 U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic Rodolphe M. Vallee, confirmed June 16, vice Ronald Weiser. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Spain Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., confirmed June 16, vice George L. Argyros, Sr. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Tonga Larry Miles Dinger, confirmed June 24, vice David L. Lyon. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Tuvalu Larry Miles Dinger, confirmed June 24, vice David L. Lyon. 304 U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert H. Tuttle, confirmed June 30, vice William S. Farish. 304 U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Julie Finley, confirmed June 16, vice Stephan Security and Co-operation in Europe Michael Minikes. 304 U.S. Ambassador to the Vienna Office of Gregory L. Schulte, confirmed June 24, vice Kenneth the United Nations C. Brill. Transportation Department 312 Administrator, Research and Innovative Ashok G. Kaveeshwar, confirmed June 30. Technology Administration Commodity Futures Trading Commission 368 Chairman Reuben Jeffery III, confirmed June 30. 368 Commissioner Walter Lukken, confirmed June 30. [[Page 693]] National Archives and Records Administration 448 Assistant Archivist for Presidential Sharon K. Fawcett. Libraries Office of Government Ethics 492 Deputy Director for Agency Programs Joseph Gangloff. Office of Personnel Management 493 Director Linda M. Springer, confirmed June 24. Securities and Exchange Commission 510 Chairman William H. Donaldson, resigned June 1 (effective June 30). Small Business Administration 517 Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus, resigned May 9 (effective June 15). Tennessee Valley Authority 532 Chairman Bill Baxter, Acting, designated June 16. Agency for International Development 537 Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Michael E. Hess, confirmed June 24. Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------