[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S10555]
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                         DISCHARGED NOMINATIONS

  The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration of the following nominations and the nominations were 
confirmed:
       CHRISTOPHER J. LAFLEUR, 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 MALAYSIA.
       B. LYNN PASCOE, OF VIRGINIA, 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 REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
       DEPARTMENT OF STATE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH RYAN C. 
     CROCKER AND ENDING WITH JOHNNY YOUNG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2004.
       RYAN C. CROCKER, OF WASHINGTON, 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 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN.
       MARCIE B. RIES, 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 ALBANIA.
       THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS WAS DISCHARGED 
     FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS AND 
     THE NOMINATIONS WERE PLACED ON THE EXECUTIVE CALENDAR:
       *CATHERINE TODD BAILEY, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA.
       *DOUGLAS MENARCHIK, OF TEXAS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
     DEVELOPMENT.
       *HECTOR E. MORALES, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE 
     DIRECTOR OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR A TERM OF 
     THREE YEARS.
       *LLOYD O. PIERSON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
     DEVELOPMENT.
       *LLOYD O. PIERSON, AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED 
     STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TO BE A MEMBER 
     OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT 
     FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 22, 2009.
       *NOMINEE HAS COMMITTED TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE. 

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