[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6017-S6019]
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                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation 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.

       *Coast Guard nomination of Jeffrey R. Platt, to be 
     Lieutenant.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Eileen M. Lutkenhouse, to be 
     Lieutenant Commander.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Nakeisha B. Hills, to be 
     Lieutenant Commander.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Elizabeth A. McNamara, to be 
     Lieutenant Commander.
       *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     nominations beginning with Mark H. Pickett and ending with 
     Patrick M. Sweeney III, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 
     22, 2008. 
       By Mr. BIDEN for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, 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 Paraguay.

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       Nominee: Liliana Ayalde.
       Post: Ambassador to Paraguay.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Stefanie Narvaez, none; Natalia 
     Narvaez, none.
       4. Parents: Jaime Ayalde, none; Mercedes Ayalde, none.
       5. Grandparents: N/A.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Jaime H. Ayalde (brother), none; 
     Julie Ayalde (sister-in-law), none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Maria E. Ayalde (sister), none; 
     Sergio Romero (brother-in-law), none; Gloria Perez-Ayalde 
     (sister), none; Gustavo Perez (brother-in-law), none.
       *John R. Beyrle, of Michigan, 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 Russian Federation.
       Nominee: John Beyrle.
       Post: U.S. Ambassador, Moscow.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self: John Beyrle, 0.
       2. Spouse: Jocelyn Greene, 0.
       3. Children: Alison Beyrle, 0; Caroline Beyrle, 0.
       4. Parents: JoAnne Beyrle, deceased; Joseph Beyrle I, 
     deceased.
       5. Grandparents: deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Joseph Beyrle II, 0, Kathy Alward, 
     0.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Julie Schugars, 0; Jack Schugars, 
     0.
       * Asif J. Chaudhry, of Washington, 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 Moldova.
       Nominee: Asif J. Chaudhry.
       Post: Moldova.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, N/A.
       2. Spouse, $250, February 2004, John Kerry.
       3. Children and Spouses: N/A.
       4. Parents: N/A.
       5. Grandparents: N/A.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: N/A
       7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A.
       * James Culbertson, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
       Nominee: James B. Culbertson.
       Post: Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, $750, 10/28/2004, Richard Burr; $1,000, 03/10/
     2005, Virginia Foxx; $2,100, 05/19/2005, Elizabeth Dole; 
     $2,100, 05/19/2005, Elizabeth Dole; $2,300, 05/07/2007, Rudy 
     Giuliani; $250, 10/17/2007, Richard Burr.
       2. Spouse: Germaine C. Culbertson, $800, 05/19/2005, 
     Elizabeth Dole; $250, 10/16/2006, Richard Burr; $2,300, 05/
     07/2007, Rudy Giuliani.
       3. Children and spouses: Blair and James W. Robbins, no 
     contributions.
       4. Parents: Arthur B. and Siddie Belle Culbertson, 
     deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Livi Angus and Mary Braswell Lancaster, 
     deceased; Henry Young and Dora Durham Culbertson, deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Arthur B. and Brenda Culbertson, 
     Jr., no contributions.
       7. Sisters and spouses: none.
       *Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, a 
     Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Minister-Counselor, to be Alternate Representative of the 
     United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the 
     United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
       *David F. Girard-diCarlo, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Austria.
       Nominee: David Franklin Girard-diCarlo.
       Post: Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Rep. of Austria.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, See attached.
       2. Spouse, See attached.
       3. Children and spouses, none.
       4. Parents, deceased.
       5. Grandparents, deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: John Girard-diCarlo, none; Pamela 
     Girard-diCarlo, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Elizabeth Severino, ncone.
       1. Contributions for David Franklin Girard-diCarlo: 2,300, 
     1/16/2008, McCain 2008; 5,000, 2/26/2008, D & G PAC (Dent and 
     Gerlach); 2,300, 3/21/2008, Texans for Senator John Cornyn; 
     1,000, 3/28/2008, Manion for Congress, * Contribution made 
     after Mr. Girard-diCarlo signed SFRC questionnaire on 3/26/
     08.
       2,100, 1/15/2007, McCain 2008; 1,000, 3/5/2007, Davis for 
     Congress; 2,300, 3/5/2007, Senate Majority Fund; 500, 4/10/
     2007, Collins for Senate; 2,300, 4/25/2007, Coleman for 
     Senate; 200, 6/1/2007, McCain 2008; 2,300, 6/1/2007, Citizens 
     for Arlen Specter; 2,300, 6/1/2007, Treadwell for Congress; 
     1,000, 6/19/2007, Team Sununu (R-NH); 1,000, 7/20/2007, 
     Castle Campaign Fund; 1,000, 7/20/2007, People for English; 
     1,000, 10/2/2007, Ferguson for Congress; 5,000, 10/10/2007, 
     Republican Federal Committee of PA; 2,300, 11/6/2007, 
     Treadwell for Congress; 1,000, 11/7/2007, Collins for Senate; 
     2,300, 12/19/2007, Re-elect Senator Arlen Specter.
       1,000, 2/22/2006, PHILPAC (Cong Phil English); 2,100, 2/22/
     2006, Kean for U.S. Senate; 2,100, 3/22/2006, Friends of 
     Conrad Burns; 1,000, 3/27/2006, Tom Davis for Congress; 
     1,000, 3/27/2006, Fitzpatrick for Congress; 25,000, 4/27/
     2006, Republican National Committee; 4,200, 4/30/2006, Steele 
     for Maryland, Inc.; 1,000, 5/16/2006, Dent for Congress; 
     5,000, 6/15/2006, Santorum Majority Committee; 2,100, 8/26/
     2006, Weldon Victory Committee; 2,100, 10/27/2006, DeWine for 
     Senate; 1,000, 10/27/2006, Nancy Johnson for Congress.
       1,000, 5/1/2005, Friends of George Allen; 4,200, 5/1/2005, 
     Santorum 2006; 2,100, 5/1/2005, Friends of Don Sherwood; 
     2,100, 5/1/2005, Talent for Senate; 25,000, 5/11/2005, 
     Republican Regents; 2,100, 6/1/2005, Talent for Senate; 500, 
     6/9/2005, People with Hart; 1,600, 6/26/2005, People with 
     Hart; 1,000, 7/18/2005, Stevens for Senate Committee; 1,000, 
     9/12/2005, Senate Republican Majority; 1,000, 9/16/2005, Kyl 
     for Senate; 1,000, 9/22/2005, Friends of Mike Ferguson; 
     4,200, 9/28/2005, Gerlach for Congress; 2,100, 10/26/2005, 
     Delay Congressional Committee; 5,000, 10/26/2005, McCain--
     Straight Talk America PAC.
       1,000, 3/2/2004, Castle Campaign Fund; 2,000, 3/2/2004, 
     Citizens for Arlen Specter; 2,000, 3/2/2004, Friends of 
     Melissa Brown; 2,000, 3/2/2004, Martinez for Senate; 4,000, 
     4/22/2004, Bill Shuster for Congress; 25,000, 4/27/2004, 
     Republican National Committee; 2,000, 5/17/2004, Thune for 
     Senate; 2,000, 8/27/2004, Charlie Dent for Congress; 2,000, 
     8/27/2004, Jim Gerlach for Congress Committee; 2,000, 8/27/
     2004, Scott Paterno for Congress; 2,000, 8/27/2004, The 
     Richard Burr Committee; 5,000, 10/15/2004, Republican Federal 
     Committee of PA.
       2. Contributions for Constance Bricker Girard-diCarlo: 
     2,300, 1/16/2008, McCain 2008; 5,000, 2/26/2008, D & G PAC 
     (Dent and Gerlach); 2,300, 3/21/2008, Texans for Senator John 
     Cornyn.
       2,100, 1/15/2007, McCain 2008; 2,300, 3/5/2007, Senate 
     Majority Fund; 2,300, 4/25/2007, Coleman for Senate; 200, 6/
     1/2007, McCain 2008; 2,300, 6/1/2007, Citizens for Arlen 
     Specter; 2,300, 6/1/2007, Treadwell for Congress; 1,000, 7/
     20/2007, Castle Campaign Fund; 1,000, 7/20/2007, People for 
     English; 1,000, 10/2/2007, Ferguson for Congress; 2,300, 11/
     6/2007, Treadwell for Congress; 1,000, 11/7/2007, Collins for 
     Senate; 2,300, 12/19/2007, Re-elect Senator Arlen Specter.
       1,000, 2/22/2006, PHILPAC (Phil English); 2,100, 2/22/2006, 
     Kean for U.S. Senate; 2,100, 3/22/2006, Friends of Conrad 
     Burns; 1,000, 3/27/2006, Fitzpatrick for Congress; 25,000, 4/
     27/2006, Republican National Committee; 2,100, 4/30/2006, 
     Steele for Maryland, Inc.; 2,100, 5/16/2006, Friends of Don 
     Sherwood; 8,000, 6/15/2006, Santorum Majority Committee; 
     2,100, 8/26/2006, Weldon Victory Committee; 2,100, 10/27/
     2006, DeWine for Senate; 500, 12/6/2006, Stevens for Senate 
     Committee.
       1,000, 3/9/2005, Dent for Congress; 4,200, 5/1/2005, 
     Santorum 2006; 2,000, 5/11/2005, Senate Victory Fund; 1,000, 
     5/11/2005, People for English; 25,000, 5/11/2005, Republican 
     Regents; 1,000, 5/19/2005, Young--Alaskans for Don Young; 
     4,200, 6/1/2005, Talent for Senate; 4,200, 9/28/2005, Gerlach 
     for Congress; 2,100, 10/26/2005, Delay Congressional 
     Committee.
       2,000, 1/26/2004, HALPAC; 1,000, 3/2/2004, Castle Campaign 
     Fund; 2,000, 3/2/2004, Friends of Melissa Brown; 2,000, 3/2/
     2004, Martinez for Senate; 4,000, 3/2/2004, Citizens for 
     Arlen Specter; 1,000, 3/30/2004, Citizens for Bunning (KY); 
     1,000, 3/30/2004, Citizens for Cochran (MS); 1,000, 3/30/
     2004, Vitter for US Senate (LA); 4,000, 4/22/2004, Bill 
     Shuster for Congress; 25,000, 4/27/2004, Republican National 
     Committee; 2,000, 5/17/2004, Thune for Senate; 2,000, 6/7/
     2004, Friends of Don Sherwood; 2,000, 8/27/2004, Charlie Dent 
     for Congress; 2,000, 8/27/2004, Jim Gerlach for Congress 
     Committee; 2,000, 8/27/2004, Scott Paterno for Congress; 
     2,000, 8/27/2004, The Richard Burr Committee.
       John Melvin Jones, 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 Co-operative Republic of Guyana.
       Noninee: John Melvin Jones.
       Post--Georgetown, Guyana.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.

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       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Christie R. and Keenan Aden, Jamal 
     H.M. Jones, none.
       4. Parents: Beverly E. and Bertha L. Jones, both decreased.
       5. Grandparents: John and Marian Porter, both deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses; Earl B. Jones, decreased.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Elaine V. Williams; Jaculyn L. 
     Jones, none.
         * Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, 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 Kosovo.
       Nominee: Tina S. Kaidanow.
       Post: U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses, n/a.
       4. Parents: Esther Kaidanow, none; Howard Kaidanow, none.
       5. Grandparents, n/a.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Eric Kaidanow, none; Patricia 
     Kaidanow, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses, n/a.
       * Philip Thomas Reeker, of the District of Columbia, 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 Macedonia.
       Nominee: Philip T. Reeker.
       Post: Ambassador to Macedonia.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Philip T. Reeker $250, 12/13/05, Gabrielle Giffords; 
     $250, 03/18/06, Gabrielle Giffords; $250, 06/26/06, Gabrielle 
     Giffords.
       2. Spouse: Solveig C. Reeker, none.
       3. Children and spouses: N/A.
       4. Parents: Larry H. Reeker (father), none; Linda K. 
     Davenport (mother), none.
       5. Grandparents: Walter M. & Frances M. Reeker, both 
     deceased; Emery I. Karman and Constance K. St. Clair, both 
     deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: David A. and Laura Reeker, none; 
     Greg J. Reeker, none; Seth S. Reeker, none.
       7. Sister and Spouse: Christina & Patrick Davenport, none.
       * Kristen Silverberg, of Texas, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America to the European Union, with the rank 
     and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
       Nominee: Kristen Lee Silverberg.
       Post: Ambassador to the European Union.
       (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.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, President George W. Bush, $2000.
       2. Parents: Eric and Rhoda Silverberg, none.
       3. Grandparents: Axel Silverberg, none.
       4. Sister and Spouse: Lee Silverberg and Lane Duncan, none.
       * Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, a 
     Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Minister-Counselor, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Sessions of the General 
     Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service 
     as Alternate Representative of the United States of America 
     for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations. 
       * Lezlee J. Westine, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a 
     term expiring July 1, 2009.
       * Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a 
     term expiring July 1, 2008.
       * Eric J. Boswell, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security).
       * Eric J. Boswell, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the 
     rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service.

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Record 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 nomination of Russell Green.
       * Foreign Service nomination of Dawn M. Liberi.
       * Foreign Service nominations beginning with Matthew 
     Kazuaki Asada and ending with Adam Zerbinopoulos, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on May 22, 2008. (minus 1 nominee: 
     Tunisia M. Owens)

  * 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.

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