The White House has announced a new set of nominations sent to the Senate for confirmation. The list includes candidates for ambassadorial, judicial, and administrative positions.
Adam Cassady of Virginia has been nominated to serve as Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Kaveh Farzad from Maryland is the nominee for Assistant Secretary of Energy in charge of International Affairs.
William Gallo of Florida is being considered for a position as Governor of the United States Postal Service, with a term expiring on December 8, 2030. Robert Steffens from Texas has also been nominated to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, with his term set to expire on December 8, 2032.
Preston Wells Griffith III of Virginia is nominated to represent the United States at both the Vienna Office of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Both roles come with the rank of Ambassador.
Yeouk Kim from Texas has been selected as Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, holding the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
James O’Neill from Texas is up for Director of the National Science Foundation, with a six-year term. Kenneth Sorenson from Hawaii is nominated as United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii for four years.
Johnson TeeHee II from Oklahoma is named as candidate for United States Marshal in Oklahoma’s Eastern District. Bradford Pentony Wilson from New Jersey has been put forward to become Archivist of the United States.
Several judicial nominees are included: Sheria Akins Clarke (District Judge in South Carolina), Jeffrey M. Kuhlman (District Judge in Kansas), Kathleen S. Lane (District Judge in Montana), Anthony W. Mattivi (District Judge in Kansas), Anthony J. Powell (District Judge in Kansas), Evan Rikhye (Judge for District Court of Virgin Islands, ten-year term), Justin D. Smith (United States Circuit Judge for Eighth Circuit), and Kara Marie Westercamp (Judge on U.S. Court of International Trade).
The nominations will proceed through Senate consideration before any appointments are finalized.
