[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1408-S1409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 706, 707, 708,
709, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 723, 724, 725, 727,
734, 735, and all nominations on the Secretary's Desk in the Foreign
Service; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc and the motions to
reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; that no further motions be
in order; that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in
the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's
action; and the Senate then resume legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:
department of justice
Genevieve Lynn May, of Louisiana, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of
four years.
department of state
Donald E. Booth, 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 Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia.
Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, 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 Federal Democratic Republic of
Nepal.
Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Ian C. Kelly, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be U.S.
Representative to the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.
african development bank
Walter Crawford Jones, of Maryland, to be United States
Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five
years.
international bank for reconstruction and development
Ian Hoddy Solomon, of Maryland, to be United States
Executive Director of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.
united states trade and development agency
Leocadia Irine Zak, of the District of Columbia, to be
Director of the Trade and Development Agency.
department of state
Brooke D. Anderson, of California, to be Alternate
Representative of the United States of America for Special
Political Affairs in the United Nations, with a rank of
Ambassador.
Brooke D. Anderson, of California, 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.
Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, a
Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of
Minister-Counselor, to be the Deputy Representative of the
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank
and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America
in the Security Council of the United Nations.
Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, a
Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of
Minister-Counselor, to be Representative of the United States
of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the
United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy
Representative of the United States of America to the United
Nations.
international monetary fund
Douglas A. Rediker, of Massachusetts, to be United States
Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary
Fund for a term of two years.
Department of Justice
William Joseph Hochul, Jr., of New York, to be United
States Attorney for the Western District of New York for the
term of four years.
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Sally Quillian Yates, of Georgia, to be United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia for the term of
four years.
Department of Education
Kathleen S. Tighe, of Virginia, to be Inspector General,
Department of Education.
Office of the Federal coordinator for alaska Natural gas Transportation
projects
Larry Persily, of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects for the term
prescribed by law.
northern border regional commission
Sandford Blitz, of Maine, to be Federal Cochairperson of
the Northern Border Regional Commission.
appalachian regional commission
Earl F. Gohl, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be
Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk
foreign service
PN1017-3 FOREIGN SERVICE nomination of Earl W. Gast, which
was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of September 25, 2009.
PN1185 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (3) beginning Suzanne E.
Heinen, and ending Bernadette Borris, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of November 17, 2009.
PN1271 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (99) beginning Sean J.
McIntosh, and ending William Qian Yu, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of December 11, 2009.
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