Presidential Actions

# Nominations Sent to the Senate

Nominations & Appointments
October 2, 2025

Daniel Bonham, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Elizabeth Schoff Watson, resigned.

Mark Ditlevson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Melissa Griffin Dalton, resigned.

Paul Ferguson, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years, vice J. C. Raffety, term expired.

William Hewes III, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term expiring October 26, 2031, vice Douglas Dziak, resigned.

Benjamin Landa, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Hungary.

Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, vice Laurie E. Locascio, resigned.

Robert Rotter, of Iowa, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years, vice Douglas J. Strike, term expired.

Daniel Satterlee, of South Dakota, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years, vice Daniel C. Mosteller, term expired.

David St. Pierre, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine for the term of four years, vice Theodor G. Short, term expired.

Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

WITHDRAWALS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Mark Brnovich, of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Serbia, which was sent to the Senate on April 29, 2025.

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