Cable - 2005 Selection Board Results Oct 17, 2005
1. This message is from Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary and Director General, announcing the results of the 2005 Department of Commerce Senior Board that met in Washington, D.C., September 19-26, 2005 (Boards 1 and 4) and September 26-30, 2005 (Boards 2 and 3).
2. Promotions to Class 01 and below, meritorious step increases and performance awards for this same group have been approved.
3. Recommendations for promotions into and within the senior foreign service require Senate confirmation and Presidential attestation, therefore, it usually take several months before final approval is announced.
4. In keeping with Departmental policy concerning executive level awards (given to senior foreign service officers), we will announce performance pay awards and pay-for-performance recognition once approved by the Secretary.
5. Congratulations on a job well done and for your strong commitment in support of the nation's export goals. Listed Below are the approved Board recommendations.
A. Officers recommended by the DG for promotion into the Career Minister class:
None
B. Officers recommended for promotion into Minister Counselor class:
Allen Craig, Beijing, China
C. Class FS-01
- Officers recommended for promotion into Counselor class:
1. Bacher, Ann, Washington, D.C.
2. Bozek, Scott, Language Training - Washington, D.C.
3. Devito, Daniel, Washington, D.C.
- Meritorious Step Increases (MSI):
1. Lally, Michael, Philadelphia, PA
2. Kayani, Amer, Ankara, Turkey
- Performance Awards:
1. Alois, Peter, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2. Breidenstine, John, Mexico City, Mexico
3. Farris, Robert, Bogota, Colombia
4. Greene, Cynthia, Dakar, Senegal
5. Hanson-Muse, Margaret, Lima, Peru
6. Jones, Robert, Calgary, Canada
7. Lancia, John, Language Training - Washington, D.C.
8. McCaslin, John, Moscow, Russia
9. Murphy, Robert, Guangzhou, China
10. Nay, Donald, New Delhi, India
11. Ortiz, Enrique, Miami, FL
12. Reinke, Judy, Bangkok, Thailand
13. Sailer, Camille, Brussels, Belgium
14. Steffens, Richard, Prague, Czech Republic
15. Sullivan, James, Quito, Ecuador
16. Tadeu, Americo, Santiago, Chile
17. Thurwachter, Todd, Frankfurt, Germany
18. Wylegala, Andrew, Berlin, Germany
19. Yagi, Edward, Nairobi, Kenya
D. Class FS-02
- Promotions into Class One:
1. Carrico, Frank - Sao Paulo, Brazil
2. Gossack, David - Beijing, China
3. Fluker, James - Barcelona, Spain
4. Larsen, Mitchell - Guatemala City, Guatemala
5. McGee, Michael - Lagos, Nigeria
6. Wong, Gregory - Baghdad, Iraq
- Meritorious Step Increases (MSI):
1. Alley, Stephen - Miami, FL (Language Training)
2. Cunningham, James - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3. DeLambert, Rick - Santiago, Chile
4. Koloditch, James - Paris, France
5. Kuchova, Nicholas - Madrid, Spain
6. McNeill, David - Warsaw, Poland
7. Murphy, David - Beijing, China
8. Richardson, Michael - Tel Aviv, Israel
9. Sorgi, Terry - Calgary, Canada
10. Wall, Patrick - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Performance Awards:
1. Fischl, Joel - Tokyo, Japan
2. Gallant, Rosemary - Brussels, (EU) Belgium
3. Hwang, Helen - Seoul, Korea
4. Keller, Jeremy - Istanbul, Turkey
5. Long, Alan - Osaka-Kobe, Japan
6. Lyle, Gwen - Brussels, (EU) Belgium
7. Marshak, William - Taipei, Taiwan
8. Simmons, John - Hanoi, Vietnam
E. Class FS-03
- Promotions into Class Two:
1. Hunt, Erik - Ankara, Turkey
2. Jacques, Stephen - Tokyo, Japan
3. Kullman, Paul - Sao Paulo, Brazil
4. Wagner, Patricia - Mexico City, Mexico
- Meritorious Step Increases (MSI):
1. Balogh, Rebecca - Mexico City, Mexico
2. Bayuk, Mark - Hong Kong
3. Banerjee, Sandillo - Moscow, Russia
4. Cook, Ireas - Taipei, Taiwan
5. Craig, Richard - Taipei, Taiwan
6. Harker, Bradley— Nashville, TN
7. Mayfield, James - San Francisco, CA
8. O'Brien, Mary - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Performance Awards:
1. Auerbach, Mitchel - Almaty, Kazakhstan
2. Crocker, Daniel - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
3. Dawkins, Angela - Accra, Ghana
4. Holley, Tyrena - Cape Town, South Africa
5. McDonald, Eric - Taipei, Taiwan
6. Nandi, Mary Aileen - Mexico City, Mexico
F. Class FS-04
- Promotions into Class Three:
1. Ching, Darrel - Shanghai, China
2. Fleming, John - Tokyo, Japan
3. Golsen, James - Shanghai, China
4. Huston, Val - Beijing, China
5. Wallace, Douglas - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
6. Simmons, Dennis - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Meritorious Step Increases (MSI):
1. Davis, Artina - New Delhi, India
2. Joseph, Franklin - San Jose, CA
3. Kane, Jennifer - Boston, MA
4. Pozil, Scott - Singapore
- Performance Awards:
1. Harbaugh, Christina, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2. Peterson, Helen - Seoul, Korea
3. sharkey, Christina, Cairo, Egypt
4. White, Millar - Milan, Italy
5. Wolff, Eric - Beijing, China
6. Wright, Dale - Tokyo, Japan
G. Class FS-04 Secretaries/Administrative Assistants
- Promotions into Class Three:
None
- Meritorious Step Increases (MSI):
None
- Performance Awards:
Dukelow, Cheryl, Moscow, Russia
H. Class FS-05:
- Promotions into Class Four:
None
- Meritorious Step Increase (MSI)
Coronado, John, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Performance Awards:
None
6. Again, congratulations to all of you and keep up the good work. Please join me in thanking the Selection Board Members for their hard work.
A. Board I - The members below reviewed the FS-04 and 03 classes during the week of 09/19-23, 2005
Maria Andrews, Chair
Senior Commercial Officer
Belgrade, Serbia
Gregory Wong
FCS Member
Former Senior Commercial Officer
Baghdad, Iraq
Ronald Wilson
USDOC Member
USEAC Director
Oklahoma City, OK
Candace Chen
Public Member
Chairperson, Southern California Regional DEC
Los Angeles, CA 90011-5660
Andrew Goodman
Foreign Affairs Member
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
B. Board II reviewed the FS-02 class during the week of 09/26-30/ 2005
Carmine D'Aloisio, Chair
Senior Commercial Officer
Seoul, Korea
Maggie Hanson-Muse
FCS Member
Senior Commercial Officer
Lima, Peru
Bill Spitler
USDOC Member
USEAC Director
New York, NY
Peg Thursland
Foreign Affairs Member
Agricultural Counselor
Stockholm, Sweden
Patrick Mulcahy
Public Member
Southern California Regional DEC
Los Angeles, CA
C. Board III - This group reviewed the FS-01 class during the week of 09/26-30/2005
John Peters, Chair
Senior Commercial Officer
New Delhi, India
Patrick Santillo
FCS Member
Deputy Senior Commercial Officer
Tokyo, Japan
Cheryl McQueen
USDOC Member
Supervisory, International Trade Specialist
MAC, China Economic Area
Washington, DC
Frank Urbancic
Foreign Affairs Member
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
David J. Habib, Jr.
Public Member
Southern California Regional DEC
Los Angeles, CA
D. Board IV - During the week of 9/19-23, 2005, the group below reviewed the CM, MC and OC classes.
Robert Connan, Chair
Senior Commercial Officer
Paris, France
David Katz
FCS Member
Senior Commercial Officer
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Caroline Joiner
USDOC Member
Executive Director, Trade Information Center
Washington, DC
Michael Malloy
Public Member
Western Pennsylvania District Export Council
Pittsburgh, PA
Debra Henke
Foreign Affairs Member
Assistant Deputy Administrator
Foreign Agricultural Service,
International Trade Policy
Washington, DC
E. The technical advisers from OFSHR for each groups were: Darlene Williams, Boards I and II, and Shirley Porter, III and IV.
