[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S2734]
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                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of committees were submitted:

       By Mr. LUGAR for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *John Thomas Schieffer, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
     Japan.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Nominee: John Thomas Schieffer.
       Post: Ambassador to Japan.
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self: $1,000.00, 8/2/00, Martin Frost Campaign 
     Committee; $2,000.00, 6/14/04, Bush-Cheney '04 Inc.
       2. Spouse: Susanne S. Schieffer: $2,000.00, 
     6/14/04, Bush-Cheney '04 Inc.
       3. Children and Spouses: Paul Robert Schieffer: none.
       4. Parents: Gladys Payne Schieffer--deceased; John E. 
     Schieffer--deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Florence Payne--deceased; Worth Payne--
     deceased; Janette Schieffer--deceased; Emmitt Schieffer--
     deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Bob L. Schieffer, none; Patricia 
     P. Schieffer, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Sharon Mayes, none; Roger Mayes, 
     none.
       Howard J. Krongard, of New Jersey, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of State.
       *David B. Balton, of the District of Columbia, for the rank 
     of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries.
       *Joseph R. DeTrant, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador 
     during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Six 
     Party Talks.
       *John B. Ballinger, of Virginia, to be Legal Adviser of the 
     Department of State.
       *R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be an Under 
     Secretary of State (Political Affairs).
       *C. David Welch, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (Near Eastern Affairs).
       *Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs).
       *Rudolph E. Boschwitz, of Minnesota, for the rank of 
     Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of 
     the United States of America on the Human Rights Commission 
     of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Walter E. North 
     and ending with Robert J. Wilson, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on January 24, 2005.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Peter Fernandez 
     and ending with Ross G. Kreamer, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on January 24, 2005.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with George Ruffner 
     and ending with William Zarit, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 8, 2005.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without as asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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