[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 42 (Monday, March 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nomination on today's Executive Calendar: Calendar No. 449;
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nomination be confirmed, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, that any statements 
relating to the nomination appear at the appropriate place in the 
Record, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, 
and that the Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination was considered and confirmed, as follows:

                          Department of State

       Rita Derrick Hayes, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador 
     during her tenure of service as Chief Textile Negotiator.

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