THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release September 17, 2009
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For Immediate Release September 17, 2009
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years. (Reappointment)
Michael J. Moore, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia for the term of four years, vice Maxwell Wood.
Carmen Milagros Ortiz, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts for the term of four years, vice Michael J. Sullivan.
Erroll G. Southers, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Edmund S. Hawley, resigned.
Edward J. Tarver, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years, vice Edmund A. Booth, Jr.