[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S14778]
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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate go 
into executive session and immediately proceed to the consideration of 
the following Executive Calendar nominations en bloc: No. 233 through 
No. 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, and 249 and all 
nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed en 
bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and that any 
statements relating to any of the nominations appear at the appropriate 
place in the Record and the Senate then immediately return to 
legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, are as follows:

                          Departmernt of State

       David C. Litt, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the United Arab Emirates.
       Patrick Nickolas Theros, of the District of Columbia, a 
     Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State 
     of Qatar.
       David L. Hobbs, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
       William J. Hughes, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Panama.
       Michael William Cotter, of the District of Columbia, a 
     Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
     of the United States of America to the Republic of 
     Turkmenistan.
       A. Elizabeth Jones, of Maryland, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
       John K. Menzies, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       John Todd Stewart, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Moldova.
       Peggy Blackford, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
       Edward Brynn, of Vermont, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Ghana.
       Vicki J. Huddleston, of Arizona, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Democratic Republic of Madagascar.
       Eliabeth Raspolic, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Gabonese Republic and to serve concurrently 
     and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
       Daniel Howard Simpson, of Ohio, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Zaire.
       John M. Yates, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Benin.
       James E. Goodby, of the District of Columbia, for the rank 
     of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Principal 
     Negotiator and Special Representative of the President for 
     Nuclear Safety and Dismantlement.

     

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