NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

     Rostin Behnam, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Heath P. Tarbert.

     Rostin Behnam, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring June 19, 2026. (Reappointment)

     Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019, vice Rohit Chopra, term expired.

     Krista Anne Boyd, of Florida, to be Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management, vice Patrick E. McFarland, resigned.

     Thomas Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     Sim Farar, of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Christina A. Snyder, retired.

     Robert Michael Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Ellen Gloninger Murray.

     Nickolas Guertin, of Virginia, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense, vice Robert Behler.

     French Hill, of Arkansas, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     James Arthur Jemison II, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Robert Hunter Kurtz.

     Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2025, vice Brian D. Quintenz, term expired.

     Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Richard A. Paez, retiring.

     Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years, vice Jennifer D. Nordquist.

     Maria Louise Lago, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, vice Gilbert B. Kaplan.

     Reta Jo Lewis, of Georgia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2025, vice Kimberly A. Reed, term expired.

     Barbara Lee, of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

     Deborah E. Lipstadt, of Georgia, to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador. (New Position)

     Alanna McCargo, of Virginia, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, vice Theodore W. Tozer.

     Katherine Marie Menendez, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, vice Joan E. Lancaster, retired.

     Willie L. Phillips, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2026, vice Neil Chatterjee, term expired.

     Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2024, vice Heath P. Tarbert.

     Gabriel P. Sanchez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Marsha L. Berzon, retiring.

     Margo Schlanger, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Joe Leonard, Jr.

     John Bradley Sherman, of Texas, to be Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, vice Dana S. Deasy.

     Holly A. Thomas, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice William A. Fletcher, retiring.

     Jennifer L. Thurston, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice Lawrence Joseph O’Neill, retired.

     David Herrera Urias, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, vice Martha A. Vazquez, retiring.

     Hernán D. Vera, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Margaret M. Morrow, retired.

WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE:

     Adriana Dobra Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years, vice Jennifer D. Nordquist, which was sent to the Senate on August 9, 2021

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