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The White House
May 06, 2009
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 5-6-09
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2009
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2009
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Wilma A. Lewis, of the Virgin Islands, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice C. Stephen Allred, resigned.
Carmen R. Nazario, of Puerto Rico, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Diane D. Rath.
Jane Oates, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Emily Stover DeRocco.
Tara Jeanne O'Toole, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, vice Jay M. Cohen, resigned.
Eric P. Schwartz, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), vice Ellen R. Sauerbrey.
Andrew J. Shapiro, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs), vice Mark Kimmitt, resigned.
Ellen O. Tauscher, of California, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, vice Robert Joseph, resigned.