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Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 7-9-09

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                  July 9, 2009

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Rolena Klahn Adorno, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26,
2014, vice Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, term expired.
Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16,
2014. (Reappointment)
Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16,
2009, vice Dennis P. Walsh.
Christopher P. Bertram, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Phyllis F. Scheinberg,
resigned.
Francis S. Collins, of Maryland, to be Director of the National
Institutes of Health, vice Elias Adam Zerhouni.
Sherry Glied, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Health and Human Services, vice Benjamin Eric Sasse, resigned.
Brian Hayes, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December
16, 2012, vice Robert J. Battista, term expired.
James A. Leach, of Iowa, to be Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four years, vice Bruce
Cole.
Philip D. Murphy, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal
Republic of Germany.
Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the National
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27,
2013, vice Peter N. Kirsanow.