Nominations Sent to the Senate

Shannon A. Estenoz, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice Tommy P. Beaudreau, resigned.

Christopher J. Lamora, of Rhode Island, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Central African Republic.

David Slayton Meale, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Jeffrey Samuel Arbeit, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Michael B. Thornton, resigned.

Cathy Fung, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Joseph H. Gale, retired.

Benjamin A. Guider III, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, vice Richard T. Morrison, term expired.

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