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The Obama Administration: January 17-31, 2011

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The President announced these appointments:

  Roberta Achtenberg , Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights
  Marty R. Castro , Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights
  JudyAnn Bigby , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Valerie Brown , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Jonathan Fielding , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Ned Helms, Jr., Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Charlotte Kerr, Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Jeffrey Levi , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Elizabeth Mayer-Davis , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Vivek Murthy , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Barbara Otto , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Linda Rosenstock , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
 John Seffrin, Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Susan Swider , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Sharon Van Horn , Member, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
  Lisa Randall , Member, President's Committee on the National Medal of Science Source&Bios

The President sent these nominations to the United States Senate:

Judith A. Ansley , of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring September 19, 2011 ( Originally nominated on 12/20/10 ) Bio

Craig Becker , of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014 ( Originally nominated on 7/9/09 ) Bio

Alan D. Bersin , of California, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security (O riginally nominated on 9/29/09 ) Bio

Donald M. Berwick , of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( Originally nominated on 4/19/10 ) Bio

William J. Boarman , of Maryland, to be Public Printer to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from December 22, 2010, to January 5, 2011. ( Originally nominated on 4/19/10 ) Bio

Rafael Borras , of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security ( Originally nominated on 7/6/09 ) Bio

Matthew J. Bryza , of Illinois, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from December 22, 2010, to January 5, 2011. ( Originally nominated on 5/26/10 ) Bio

David Lee Carden , of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. ( Originally nominated on 11/15/10 ) Bio

Richard Christman , of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for the remainder of the term expiring October 6, 2012 ( Originally nominated on 6/28/10 ) Bio

Mario Cordero , of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2014 ( Originally nominated on 9/20/10 ) Bio

Philip E. Coyle , III, of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy ( Originally nominated on 10/28/09 ) Bio

Scott C. Doney , of Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( Originally nominated on 8/5/10 ) Bio

Rebecca F. Dye , of North Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2015.  (Reappointment) ( Originally nominated on 9/20/10 ) Bio

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