The White House has withdrawn five nominations that had been sent to the U.S. Senate, including that of New Yorker Robert Stebbins for a leadership role at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.
Stebbins had been nominated to serve as the agency's deputy chief executive officer. The White House announcement did not give a reason for his withdrawal or identify a possible replacement.
The administration also withdrew the nomination of Jeffrey Anderson of Georgia to represent the United States on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization with the rank of ambassador. Anderson's nomination had been sent to the Senate on Jan. 13, according to the announcement.
John Grunewald II of Oklahoma was withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Farm Credit Administration Board. He had been nominated for a term set to expire Oct. 13, 2030.
The other withdrawals were Richard Schroyer of Oklahoma, who had been nominated as an assistant secretary of homeland security, and Heidi Semann of Missouri, who had been nominated to serve as inspector general for the U.S. Department of Education.
The White House provided only the names, home states and positions associated with the five nominations. It did not say whether any of the nominees had requested to be withdrawn or whether the administration planned to submit new nominees for the posts.
The Senate considers presidential nominations for many executive-branch and diplomatic positions. Withdrawal ends consideration of a pending nomination unless the president later submits the same person for the position again.
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