[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7217-S7218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that in 
executive session the Senate immediately proceed to the consideration 
of the following Executive Calendar nominations: Nos. 645 through 664, 
and all nominations placed on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign 
Service.
  I further ask unanimous consent 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; that any statements 
relating to any of the nominations appear at the appropriate place in 
the Record; and that 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:


                          department of state

       John Christian Kornblum, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State.
       Barbara Mills Larkin, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State.
       Thomas C. Hubbard, of Tennessee, 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 the Philippines and to 
     serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Palau.
       Glen Robert Rase, 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 Brunei Darussalam.
       Wendy Jean Chamberlin, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic.
       James Francis Creagan, of Virginia, 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 Honduras.
       Lino Gutierrez, 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 Republic of Nicaragua.
       Dennis C. Jett of New Mexico, 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 Peru.
       Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of Texas, 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.
       Donald J. Planty, of New York, 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 Guatemala.
       Leslie M. Alexander, of Florida, 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 Ecuador.
       Avis T. Bohlen, 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 Republic of Bulgaria.
       Marisa R. Lino, of Oregon, 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 Albania.
       John F. Hicks, Sr., of North Carolina, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the State of Eritrea.
       Alan R. McKee, of Maryland, 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 Kingdom of Swaziland.
       Arlene Render, of Virginia, 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 Zambia.
       Harold Walter Geisel, of Illinois, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensations as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Seychelles.
       Madeleine May Kunin, of Vermont, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Switzerland.
       A. Vernon Weaver, of Arkansas, to be the Representative of 
     the United States of America to the European Union, with the 
     rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary.


           u.s. international development cooperation agency

       Gerald S. McGowan, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
     for a term expiring December 17, 1998.


                         in the foreign service

       Foreign Service nominations beginning Terence Flannery, and 
     ending George F. Ruffner, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of May 9, 
     1996.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Justin Emmett Doyle, 
     and ending Robert T. Yurko, which nominations were received 
     by

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     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of May 9, 
     1996.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Donald C. Masters, 
     and ending Kurt N. Theodorakos, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of June 18, 1996.

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