[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S1577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination on 
the calendar: No. 13, Robert Zoellick, which was reported today by the 
Foreign Relations Committee. I further ask unanimous consent that the 
nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, 
and the Senate then resume legislative session.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, I want the record spread 
with my satisfaction with Condoleezza Rice selecting this man to be her 
deputy. He has a tremendously strong resume where he has worked, and he 
has done a good job. It would have been easy for the Secretary of State 
to pick somebody, in my opinion, who was more ideological and not as 
pragmatic as Robert Zoellick, but I think this selection she made is 
outstanding. I applaud and commend the Secretary of State for selecting 
this individual.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows:


                          department of state

       Robert B. Zoellick, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     State.

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