For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 29, 2008
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Eric J. Boswell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security), vice Richard J. Griffin, resigned.
Eric J. Boswell, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, vice Richard J. Griffin, resigned.
Paul G. Gardephe, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Charles L. Brieant, retired.
Patricia McMahon Hawkins, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Togolese Republic.
Clark Waddoups, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Paul G. Cassell, resigned.
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