Erin Conaton, nominee for undersecretary of the Air Force, answers a question during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing Nov. 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill. Ms. Conaton holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and earned her Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)