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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

Presidential Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Colleen Bradley Bell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Hungary.

Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, vice Neile L. Miller, resigned.

Joseph P. Mohorovic, of Illinois, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission  for a term of seven years from October 27, 2012, vice Nancy Ann Nord, term expired.

Janice Marion Schneider, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Wilma A. Lewis, resigned.

Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Ellen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy, vice Arun Majumdar, resigned.

Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years, vice Ben S. Bernanke, term expired.

WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE:

Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years  (Reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on April 18, 2013.

Thomas Edgar Wheeler, of the District of Columbia, to be Member of the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2013, vice Julius Genachowski, which was sent to the Senate on May 9, 2013.