SFRC Clears 14 State Dept Nominations

Fernandez, Barton, King, Kennard, Lomellin, Stroum, Polt, Tefft, Huebner, Prahar,

Also clears MCC’s Yohannes, IADB’s Arnavat and EBRD’s Hudson

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee cleared the following nominations yesterday (reported on November 17, 2009 by Mr. Kerry without printed report). These nominations now go to the Senate for a full vote.

Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to be anAssistant Secretary of State (Economic,Energy, and Business Affairs), vice Daniel S.Sullivan, resigned.

Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to beRepresentative of the United States ofAmerica on the Economic and Social Councilof the United Nations, with the rank ofAmbassador.

Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be anAlternate Representative of the UnitedStates of America to the Sessions of theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations,during his tenure of service asRepresentative of the United States ofAmerica on the Economic and Social Councilof the United Nations.

Robert R. King, of Virginia, to be SpecialEnvoy on North Korean Human RightsIssues, with the rank of Ambassador.

William E. Kennard, of the District ofColumbia, to be Representative of the UnitedStates of America to the European Union,with the rank and status of AmbassadorExtraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Carmen Lomellin, of Virginia, to be PermanentRepresentative of the United States ofAmerica to the Organization of AmericanStates, with the rank of Ambassador, viceHector E. Morales, resigned.

Cynthia Stroum, of Washington, to beAmbassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the United States ofAmerica to Luxembourg.

Michael C. Polt, of Tennessee, a CareerMember of the Senior Foreign Service, Classof Minister-Counselor, to be AmbassadorExtraordinary and Plenipotentiary of theUnited States of America to the Republic ofEstonia.

John F. Tefft, of Virginia, a Career Member ofthe Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinaryand Plenipotentiary of the United States ofAmerica to Ukraine.

David Huebner, of California, to beAmbassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the United States ofAmerica to New Zealand, and to serveconcurrently and without additionalcompensation as Ambassador Extraordinaryand Plenipotentiary of the United States ofAmerica to Samoa.

Peter Alan Prahar, of Virginia, a CareerMember of the Senior Foreign Service, Classof Counselor, to be AmbassadorExtraordinary and Plenipotentiary of theUnited States of America to the FederatedStates of Micronesia.

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

Daniel W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be ChiefExecutive Officer, Millennium ChallengeCorportation, vice John J. Danilovich,resigned.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Gustavo Arnavat, of New York, to be UnitedStates Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term ofthree years, vice Miguel R. San Juan.

EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

James LaGarde Hudson, of the District ofColumbia, to be United States Director of theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment, vice Kenneth L. Peel.