NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Defense, vice Charles Timothy Hagel.

Allan R. Landon, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2002, vice Sarah Bloom Raskin, resigned.

Allan R. Landon, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the term of fourteen years from February 1, 2016.  (Reappointment)

Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General, vice Eric H. Holder, Jr.