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Nominations Sent to the Senate April 21, 2026
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Nominations & Appointments
April 21, 2026
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Riley Barnes, of Texas, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize.
Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice.
Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).
Nominations & Appointments
April 21, 2026
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Riley Barnes, of Texas, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize.
Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice.
Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).
Roger Mason actually knows something.