Obama sends nominations of Baucus, Massad, Vetter and others to Senate
January 07, 2014 | 11:21 PM
President Barack Obama has sent the nomination of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., to be U.S. ambassador to China to the Senate, along with and a long list of other nominations of importance to agriculture.
Key nominations that the White House forwarded today and Monday included:
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China.
Timothy G. Massad of Connecticut, to be a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2017, and chairman of the CFTC, succeeding Gary Gensler, whose term expired.
Sharon Y. Bowen of New York, to be a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2018, succeeding Bartholomew Chilton, who resigned.
J. Christopher Giancarlo of New Jersey, to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2014, succeeding Jill Sommers,who resigned.
Darci L. Vetter of Nebraska, to be chief agricultural negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of ambassador, succeeding Islam A. Siddiqui.
Jon M. Holladay of Virginia, to be chief financial officer the Agriculture Department, succeeding Evan J. Segal.
Paige Alexander of Virginia, to be an assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, succeeding Mara E. Rudman.
Janet Garvin McCabe of the District of Columbia, to be an assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, succeeding vice Regina McCarthy, who resigned to become administrator.
Catherine Ann Novelli of Virginia, to be an undersecretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment, succeeding Robert D. Hormats, who resigned.
Rhea Sun Suh of Colorado, to be Interior assistant secretary for fish and wildlife, succeeding Thomas L. Strickland, who resigned.
Key nominations that the White House forwarded today and Monday included:
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China.
Timothy G. Massad of Connecticut, to be a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2017, and chairman of the CFTC, succeeding Gary Gensler, whose term expired.
Sharon Y. Bowen of New York, to be a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2018, succeeding Bartholomew Chilton, who resigned.
J. Christopher Giancarlo of New Jersey, to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2014, succeeding Jill Sommers,who resigned.
Darci L. Vetter of Nebraska, to be chief agricultural negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of ambassador, succeeding Islam A. Siddiqui.
Jon M. Holladay of Virginia, to be chief financial officer the Agriculture Department, succeeding Evan J. Segal.
Paige Alexander of Virginia, to be an assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, succeeding Mara E. Rudman.
Janet Garvin McCabe of the District of Columbia, to be an assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, succeeding vice Regina McCarthy, who resigned to become administrator.
Catherine Ann Novelli of Virginia, to be an undersecretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment, succeeding Robert D. Hormats, who resigned.
Rhea Sun Suh of Colorado, to be Interior assistant secretary for fish and wildlife, succeeding Thomas L. Strickland, who resigned.
