For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 16, 2006

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, vice Juan M. Perez-Gimenez, retired.

R. Hunter Biden, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years, vice Michael S. Dukakis, term expired.

John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett.

John H. Hill, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, vice Annette Sandberg, resigned.

Donna R. McLean, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years, vice John Robert Smith, term expired.

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