[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2240-S2241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. KERRY for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, to 
     be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.
       *Elizabeth L. Littlefield, of the District of Columbia, to 
     be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
       *Lana Pollack, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the 
     part of the United States on the International Joint 
     Commission, United States and Canada.
       *Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2010.
       *Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2012.
       *Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chairman of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       *Michael Lynton, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2012.
       *Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2011.
       *Dennis Mulhaupt, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2011.
       *S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2010.
       *Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, 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 Niger.
       Nominee: Bisa Williams.
       Post: Ambassador to Niger.
       (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, donee:
       1. Self: $1,505, 2008, Barack Obama.
       2. Spouse: N/A.
       3. Children and Spouses: Michael Stephen Manigault, Jr., N/
     A.
       4. Parents: Paul Towbin Williams, M.D.--deceased, N/A; 
     Eloise Owens Williams--deceased, N/A.
       5. Grandparents: Frank E. Owens--deceased, N/A; Viola B. 
     Owens--deceased, N/A; Charles C. Williams--deceased, N/A; 
     Mrs. Ida B. Williams--deceased, N/A.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Paul T. Williams, Jr., $2,300, 
     2008, Hillary R. Clinton; Ammie Felder-Williams, $2,200, 
     2008, Hillary R. Clinton.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Ntozake Shange, 
     N/A; Ifa Bayeza, N/A.
                                  ____

       *Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Dominican Republic.
       Nominee: Raul Yzaguirre.
       Post: Dominican Republic.
       (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, donee, amount, and date:
       Self: Hillary for President, $1,500, 2/2008; Rick Noriega 
     for Senate (TX), $1,000, 11/2008; Democratic Senatorial 
     Committee, $1,000, 5/2009; Gil Cedillo for Congress (CA), 
     $500, 6/2007; Bill Winter for Congress (CO), $250, 10/2006; 
     Ciro Rodriguez, $250, 02/02/2006.
       2. Spouse: N/A.
       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.
                                  ____

       *Theodore Sedgwick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Slovak Republic.
       Nominee: Theodore Sedgwick.
       Post: Ambassador to Slovak Republic.
       (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. Theodore Sedgwick: $1,000, 2006, Harold Ford Jr. for US 
     Senate; $1,000, 2006, Harris N. Miller, Miller for US Senate; 
     $1,000, 2006, Heath Shuler for Congress; $2,100, 2006, James 
     Webb for US Senate; $1,000, 2006, Leonard C. Boswell, Boswell 
     for Congress; $1,000, 2006, Forward Together South Carolina; 
     $500, 2006, Maria Cantwell for US Senate; $5,000, 2006, Mark 
     Warner, Forward Together PAC; $5,000, 2006, New Democrat 
     Network; $1,000, 2006, Phil Kellam for Congress; $1,000, 
     2006, Sheldon Whitehouse for Congress; $1,000, 2007, Chellie 
     N. Pingree for Congress; $4,600, 2007, Obama For America; 
     $4,500, 2007, Dem Senatorial Campaign Committee; $2,500, 
     2007, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; $500, 
     2007, Democratic Leadership Council; $1,000, 2007, Friends of 
     Jim Clybum--US Congress; $4,600, 2007, Friends of Mark 
     Warner, US Senate; $4,600, 2007, Friends of US Senator Mary 
     Landrieu; $4,600, 2007, James Webb for US Senate; $5,000, 
     2007, New Democrat Network; $1,000, 2007, Tennessee 
     Democratic Party; $5,000, 2008, Committee for Change--Per FEC 
     website, Recipients include: $657, Democratic Executive 
     Committee of FL, $221, Colorado Democratic Party, $329, 
     Missouri Democratic State Committee, $443, North Carolina 
     Democratic Party, $606, Ohio Democratic Party, $368, 
     Democratic Party of Virginia, $347, Georgia Federal Elections 
     Committee, $323, Indiana Democratic Congressional, Victory 
     Committee, $583, Pennsylvania Democratic Party; $1,000, 2008, 
     Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; $28,500, 2008, 
     Democratic National Committee; $2,100, 2008, Democratic Party 
     of Virginia; $2,300, 2008, Ethan Berkowitz, Berkowitz for 
     Congress; $1,000, 2008, Hillary Clinton for Pres; $350, 2008, 
     Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs; $1,000, 2008, 
     Tennessee Democratic Party; $1,000, 2008, Udall for Colorado; 
     $100, 2009, Al Franken for US Senate, MN; $1,000, 2009, 
     Democracy In Action now called Wired for Change; $17,700, 
     2009, Democratic National Committee ($489) Michigan 
     Democratic State Central Committee was partial recipient per 
     FEC; $1,000, 2009, Friends of Mark Warner.
       2. Kate Sedgwick (Spouse): $5,000, 2006, Mark Warner, 
     Forward Together PAC; $2,300, 2007, Obama For America; 
     $4,600, 2007, Friends of Mark Warner.
       3. Caroline Sedgwick (Daughter): $2,300, 2007, Barack 
     Obama, Obama for America.
       Elizabeth Brunson (Daughter): $2,500, 2006, Forward 
     Together PAC (Mark Warner); $2,300, 2007, Barack Obama, Obama 
     for America.
       Stuart Brunson (Son-in-Law): $250, 2006, Heath Shuler for 
     Congress; $2,500, 2006, Forward Together PAC; $1,000, 2007, 
     Tennessee Democratic Party; $1,000, 2008, Tennessee 
     Democratic Party; $1,000, 2008, Robert Tuke for US Senate; 
     $1,000, 2009, Roy Herron for Congress, TN.
       Elizabeth Sedgwick (Mother): $1,000, 2006, Robert N. 
     Shamansky for Congress; $5,000, 2006, Mark R. Warner, Forward 
     Together PAC; $2,300, 2007, Barack Obama, Obama for America; 
     $28,500, 2008, Barack Obama, Obama Victory Fund; $26,200, 
     2008, Democratic National Committee; $2,300, 2008, Barack 
     Obama, Obama for America.
       Grandparents: (N/A).
       Ellery Sedgwick (Brother): $1,000, 2006, Mark R. Warner, 
     Forward Together PAC; $1,000, 2007, Barack Obama, Obama for 
     America; $1,300, 2008, Barack Obama, Obama for America; 
     $1,000, 2008, Thomas Stuart Price Perriello for Congress.
       Walter Sedgwick (Brother): $2,500, 2006, Democratic 
     Congressional Campaign Committee; $1,000, 2007, Democratic 
     Congressional Campaign Committee; $1,000, 2007, William G. 
     Shafroth, Shafroth for Congress; $1,000, 2007, Democratic 
     Senatorial Campaign Committee; $2,300, 2008, Barack Obama, 
     Obama for America; $2,000, 2008, Democratic Senatorial 
     Campaign Committee; $500, 2008, Charles Brown, Brown for 
     Congress; $250, 2008, Darcy Burner, Burner for Congress; 
     $2,500, 2008, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; 
     $2,400, 2009, Harry Reid for Senate.
       Jeanne Sedgwick (Sister-in-Law): $1,000, 2005, Evan Bayh, 
     Evan Bayh Committee; $2,300, 2008, Barack Obama, Obama for 
     America; $2,400, 2009, Harry Reid for Senate.
       Irene Briedis (Sister): $600, 2006, Democratic 
     Congressional Campaign Committee; $250, 2006, Democratic 
     Senatorial Campaign Committee; $2,100,2007, Barack Obama, 
     Obama for America; $250, 2007, Democratic Senatorial Campaign 
     Committee; $2,300, 2008, Barack Obama, Obama for America; 
     $250, 2009, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
                                  ____

       *Robert Stephen Ford, 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 Syrian Arab Republic.
       Nominee: Robert S. Ford.
       Post: U.S. Embassy, Damascus, Syria.
       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.

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       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self.
       2. Spouse: Clare Alison Barkley: none.
       3. Children and Spouses: none.
       4. Parents: William Jack Ford: none; Marian Ford: none.
       5. Grandparents: deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: William E. Ford: none; Brian J. 
     Ford: none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: none.

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the 
Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the 
expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that this nomination 
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 Karen L. Zens 
     and ending with Richard Steffens, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on January 26, 2010.

  * 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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