Press Release: Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Cara L. Abercrombie, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Kevin Fahey.

Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2023. (Reappointment)

Anna M. Gomez, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2021, vice Ajit Varadaraj Pai, term expired.

Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, 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 Republic of Haiti.

James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs), vice Karen Erika Donfried, resigned.

Geoffrey Adam Starks, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2022. (Reappointment)

WITHDRAWALS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Ann Elizabeth Carlson, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vice Steven Scott Cliff, which was sent to the Senate on March 27, 2023.

Michael Arthur Delaney, of New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Jeffrey R. Howard, retired, which was sent to the Senate on January 31, 2023.

Jabari Brooks Wamble, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Julie A. Robinson, retired, which was sent to the Senate on February 27, 2023.