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The White House
July 22, 2009
Presidential Nominations sent to the Senate, 7-22-09
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release July 22, 2009
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
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For Immediate Release July 22, 2009
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Regina M. Benjamin, of Alabama, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years, vice Richard H. Carmona, term expired.
Alberto M. Fernandez, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Robert K. Steel, resigned.