Press Release: Nominations to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Alvin Brown, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2026, vice Robert L. Sumwalt III, term expired.

David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice Mark Wesley Menezes, resigned.

Kathleen A. FitzGibbon, of New York, 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 Niger.

Eric W. Kneedler, of Pennsylvania, 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 Rwanda.

Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2022, vice Gregory Karawan, term expired.

Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2025. (Reappointment)

Elizabeth Rood, of Pennsylvania, 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 Turkmenistan.

Bijan Sabet, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech Republic.

Juan Eduardo Sanchez, of Texas, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Southwest Border Regional Commission. (New Position)

Colleen Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States, vice David S. Ferriero.

Robert Harley Shriver, III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management, vice Michael Rigas.

Jay T. Snyder, of New York, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2023, vice Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., term expired.

Richard L.A. Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice J. Steven Dowd.