[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11388-S11389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session

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to consider the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: Nos. 
276, 280, 283, 284 and 285.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, any statements 
relating to the nominations appear in the Record, and the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return 
to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed as follows:


         united states advisory commission on public diplomacy

       Harold C. Pachios, of Maine, to be a Member of the United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
     expiring July 1, 1999.


         united states advisory commission on public diplomacy

       Paula Dobriansky, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
     expiring July 1, 1998.


                          department of state

       R. Nicholas Burns, 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 Greece.
       Tom McDonald, of Ohio, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Zimbabwe.
       Mark Robert Parris, 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 Turkey.

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