Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate

The President has submitted a new slate of nominations to the U.S. Senate for confirmation and has formally withdrawn several previously submitted names.Here is a summary of the personnel actions:The President has nominated two individuals to serve as lifetime judges on the federal appeals courts:Benjamin M. Flowers (Ohio): To be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.Matthew A. Schwartz (New York): To be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.David Brat (Virginia): To be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Australia.Juan Segura (Virginia): Nominated to three roles simultaneously: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs and two terms on the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.Hal Duncan (Texas): To be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).Abby Warren (Virginia): To be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.George McMaster (South Carolina): To be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.Richard O’Malley (Wisconsin): To be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.Sean Kaufman (Georgia): To be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).Jeffrey Ledbetter (Virginia): To be Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).The following nominations, previously sent to the Senate earlier this year, have been formally withdrawn:Sean Plankey (Pennsylvania): Formerly nominated for Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).Scott Socha (New York): Formerly nominated for Director of the National Park Service (NPS).Daniel Bonham (Oregon): Formerly nominated for an Assistant Secretary of Labor.Carter Crow (Texas): Formerly nominated for General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).Judicial Nominations (Federal Circuit Courts)Diplomatic and International AffairsExecutive Leadership and Economic PolicyDefense, Health, and Housing OversightWithdrawals