Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

President Donald J. Trump has submitted a new slate of high-profile nominations to the U.S. Senate for confirmation, spanning diplomatic, national security, health, and economic positions. Notably, the President has also withdrawn a previous nomination for Surgeon General in favor of a new selection. Here is a summary of the personnel actions: Kari Lake (Arizona): To be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jamaica. Douglas Mastriano (Pennsylvania): To be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Slovak Republic. Brendan Hanrahan (New York): To be Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Barbera Thornhill (North Carolina): To be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large. Nicole Saphier (New Jersey): To be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a four-year term. Withdrawal: The President formally withdrew the nomination of Casey Means (California) for the position of Surgeon General. Cameron Hamilton (Virginia): To be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). David Cummins (Virginia): To be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a five-year term. Karen Jean Hedlund (New York): To be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board (term expiring 2030). Francis Brooke (Virginia): To be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. Brett Matsumoto (Maryland): To be Commissioner of Labor Statistics at the Department of Labor (four-year term). John Crews (Virginia): To be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board (term expiring 2031). Douglas Ralph (Kentucky): To be a Member of the National Mediation Board (term expiring 2028). Heidi Semann (Missouri): To be Inspector General for the Department of Education. Diplomacy and International AffairsHealth and Public ServiceHomeland Security and TransportationEconomic Policy and LaborOversight and Education