8 nominations — multiple organizations

Nominees (8)

• Robert L. Sumwalt III, of South Carolina

  Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of three years. (Reappointment)

• Janet L. Yellen, of California

  United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years

• William L. Roper, of Alabama

  Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration.

• Frederick L. Feinstein, of Maryland

  General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years

• Anne Woods Patterson, of Virginia

  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Colombia

• James Edward Rogan, of California

  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

• Madonna Cynthia Douglass, of Virginia

  a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2013

• Edward J. Tarver, of Georgia

  United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years

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Executive nominations require Senate confirmation under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. A simple majority is required to confirm.