The White House on Monday sent the Senate 22 nominations for judgeships, ambassadorships and senior posts, and withdrew one earlier nomination.
The list is dated Nov. 9, 2026. It names people for federal and District of Columbia courts, foreign missions, and departments and agencies. The White House did not say when the Senate would act.
Five nominations are for federal judgeships. Philip Lawrence Aubart, of North Carolina, was named United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, to replace William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., who is retiring. Gregory Todd Butler, of Mississippi, was named United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, to replace Leslie Southwick, who is retiring. Joseph Patrick Falvey, of Indiana, was named United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, to replace Philip P. Simon, who is retiring.
Eric James Hamilton, of Nebraska, was named United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, to replace Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., who is retiring. Brian S. Meyers, of North Carolina, was named United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, to replace Terrence W. Boyle, who is retiring.
Three nominations are for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Fernando Campoamor-Sanchez, Roman Marian Chaban and Eric Sebastian Glover, all of the District of Columbia, were each named an associate judge for a term of 15 years. They would replace Peter Arno Krauthamer, Jennifer M. Anderson and Anita M. Josey, all listed as retired.
Six nominations are for ambassadors. Natalie Baker, of Texas, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service at minister-counselor rank, was named ambassador to Pakistan. Jeffrey Colyer, of Kansas, was named ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Benita Gunn, of Maryland, was named ambassador to Burundi.
Cynthia Kierscht, of Minnesota, also a career Senior Foreign Service member at minister-counselor rank, was named ambassador to Senegal and, at the same time and without added pay, ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. Ian McCary, of Virginia, a career Senior Foreign Service member at the same rank, was named ambassador to Mali. Christy McCormick, of California, was named ambassador to North Macedonia.
The other nominations are for department and agency posts. Michael LoSapio, of New Jersey, was named director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Department of Homeland Security, to replace Jen Easterly, who resigned. Gary Lawkowski, of Virginia, was named general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to replace John Dever, who resigned. Arthur Kleinschmidt, of Virginia, was named an assistant attorney general, to replace Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, who resigned.
Toby Deen, of Colorado, was named an assistant secretary of energy for hydrocarbons and geothermal energy, to replace Kyle Haustveit. Arthur Miller, of the District of Columbia, was named an assistant secretary of the Navy, to replace R. Russell Rumbaugh, who resigned. Loren Smith, Jr., of Virginia, was named an assistant secretary of transportation, to replace Christopher A. Coes, who resigned.
Christopher Mufarrige, of Texas, was named a Federal Trade commissioner for a term of seven years starting Sept. 26, 2026, to replace Alvaro M. Bedoya, whose term expired. Matthew Zandi, of California, was named a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending July 1, 2031, to replace Jocelyn Samuels, whose term expired.
The White House withdrew the nomination of David MacNeil, of Florida, to be a Federal Trade commissioner for a term of seven years from Sept. 26, 2025, in the seat of Melissa Holyoak, whose term expired. That nomination had been sent to the Senate on Jan. 13, 2026.