In a last minute confirmation frenzy, the Senate confirmed by unanimous consent 14 of Obama's nominees before going on spring break. Not included is HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is being held up by an unknown GOP Senator.
These confirmations bring the total number of confirmed nominees to 60. The list of confirmations is after the break.
Richard Rahul Verma, Asst Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Esther Brimmer, Asst Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, Asst Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance
Karl Winfrid Eikenberry, Ambassador to Afghanistan
Melanne Verveer, Ambassador at Large for Women's Global Issues
James N. Miller, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Alexander Vershbow, Asst Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration
W. Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Joe Leonard, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights
Kathleen A. Merrigan,Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
James W. Miller, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services