For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 12, 2006

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Randall M. Fort, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), vice Thomas Fingar, resigned.

Margo M. McKay, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Vernon Bernard Parker.

Stephen S. McMillin, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Joel David Kaplan.

Drue Pearce, of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects for the term prescribed by law. (New Position)

Marc Spitzer, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2011, vice Nora Mead Brownell, resigned.

Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, vice Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., retiring.

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