[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5535-S5536]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. KERRY for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       * Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary 
     of State (Political Affairs).
       * Robert Stephen Ford, of Vermont, 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, to which 
     position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate 
     from December 22, 2010, to January 5, 2011.
       Nominee: Robert S. Ford.
       Post: U.S. Embassy Bahrain.
       (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: 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.
                                  ____

       Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Czech Republic, to which position he 
     was appointed during the recess of the Senate from December 
     22, 2010, to January 5, 2011.
       Nominee: Norman L. Eisen.
       Post: Ambassador to the Czech 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. Self: $28,500.00, 7/31/2008, Obama Victory Fund 
     (Distributed $1,150 to OFA, $27,350 to DNC); $2,300.00, 6/25/
     2008, Kissel for Congress; $500.00, 6/18/2008, Friends of Jay 
     Rockefeller; $1,000.00, 6/12/2008, Pennsylvanians for 
     Kanjorski; $250.00, 3/27/2008, Al Franken for Senate; 
     $1,000.00, 3/15/2008, Berkowitz for Congress; $1,000.00, 2/1/
     2008, Warner for Senate; $1,150.00, 12/18/2007, Donna Edwards 
     for Congress; $1,150.00, 4/6/2007, Obama for America; 
     $2,300.00, 3/26/2007, Biden for President; $2,300.00, 3/26/
     2007; Obama for President.
       2. Spouse: M. Lindsay Kaplan: $2,300.00, 6/25/2008, Kissel 
     for Congress; $2,000.00, 9/10/2008, Moveon.Org Political 
     Action; $1,150.00, 2/5/2008, Donna Edwards for Congress; 
     $1,000.00, 6/30/2007, Biden for President, Inc.; $1,150.00, 
     4/6/2007, Obama for America; $2,300.00, 3/6/2007, Obama for 
     America.
       3. Children and Spouses: Tamar Y. Eisen, none.
       4. Parents: Frieda Eisen, none; Irvin Eisen--deceased.
       5. Grandparents: All of my grandparents have been deceased 
     for over 40 years.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Robert B. Eisen, none; Steven H. 
     Eisen, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Not applicable.
                                  ____

       * Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of Massachusetts, a 
     Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career 
     Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
     of the United States of America

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     to the Republic of Turkey, to which position he was appointed 
     during the recess of the Senate from December 22, 2010, to 
     January 5, 2011.
       Nominee: Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr.
       Post: U.S. Embassy Ankara.
       (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: None.
       2. Spouse: None.
       3. Children and Spouses: Francesca Mara Ricciardone and 
     Micah White: None. Chiara Teresa Ricciardone: None.
       4. Parents: Francis J. Ricciardone, Sr., $100, 2008, 
     Republican National Committee. (Mother deceased).
       5. Grandparents: Deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Michael and Elizabeth Ricciardone, 
     None; James and Lisa Ricciardone, None; David and Beverly 
     Ricciardone, None.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Theresa Ricciardone and Peter 
     Thayer, None; Marguerite Ricciardone and David R. Stone, 
     $100, 2/2010, Ellen Gibbs (D) (Selectman, Wellesley, MA).
                                  ____

       * John A. Heffern, of Missouri, 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 Armenia.
       * 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.
       Nominee: John Ashwood Heffern.
       Post: United States Ambassador to Armenia.
       (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: 0.
       2. Spouse: 0.
       3. Children and Spouses: 0.
       4. Parents: 0.
       5. Grandparents: 0.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Christopher E. Heffern: $200, 02/
     26/2008, Hillary Clinton (donor was sister-in-law Patricia 
     Heffern).
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Exact amounts unknown; those who 
     donated anything at all claimed the amounts were negligible 
     and were all for local candidates they did not disclose to 
     me.

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