[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1517-S1519]
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. MENENDEZ for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
* Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Nominee: Joseph W. Westphal.
Post: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
(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: James Westphal: None; Candice
Westphal: None; Heather Miele: None; Anthony Miele: None; Amy
Stewart: None; Tavis Stewart: None; Lindsay Westphal: None;
Xavier Keutgen.
4. Parents: James W. Westphal: Deceased: Margaret Westphal:
Deceased.
5. Grandparents: Guillermo Westphal: Deceased; Lidia
Westphal: Deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Arthur Westphal; $560.00, 2012,
Act Blue; $1120.00, 2013, Act Blue; Laura Westphal: N/A.
7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A.
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*Douglas Alan Silliman, of Texas, 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 State of Kuwait.
Nominee: Douglas Alan Silliman.
Post: Kuwait:
(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: Catherine Raia Silliman, none.
3. Children and Spouses: Benjamin Douglas Silliman
unmarried; none; Zachary John Silliman unmarried, none.
4. Parents: Robert Harvey Silliman, none; Elsie Pearl
Silliman, deceased.
5. Grandparents: Chauncy Henry Silliman--deceased; Mildred
Silliman--deceased; Roy Homer Skidmore--deceased; Pearl
Bieneman Skidmore--deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Gregory Scott Silliman, none; Mary
Adelsberger, none.
7. Sisters and Spouses: none.
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* Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, 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 Jamaica.
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On page S1517, March 11, 2014, in the last column, the following
language appears: *Luid G. Moreno, of Texas, a Career Member of
the Senior Foreign Service, . . .
The online Record has been corrected to read: *Luis G. Moreno,
of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, . . .
========================= END NOTE =========================
Nominee: Luis G Moreno.
Post: Jamaica.
(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: $200/$100, 2008/2012, Obama.
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.
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* Mark Gilbert, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New
Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to the Independent State of
Samoa.
Nominee: Mark D. Gilbert.
Post: New Zealand and the Independent State of Samoa.
(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 if complete and accurate.)
Contributions, donee, date, and amount:
Mark Gilbert: DWS PAC, 04/22/09, $2500; ACTBLUE, 04/26/09,
$4800; Evan Bayh Committee, 04/26/09, $2400; Evan Bayh
Committee, 04/26/09, $2400; Evan Bayh Committee, 3/10/
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2010, -$2400; Paul Hodes for Senate, 12/29/09, $2400; Robert
Wexler for Congress Cmte, 03/21/09, $2400; Kendrick Meek for
Florida INC, 12/31/09, $1000; DNC 03/31/09, $7600; DNC, 06/
23/09, $7600; DNC, 10/01/09, $15200; Ted Deutch for Congress,
12/29/09, $2400; Klein for Congress, 03/21/09, $2400; Michael
Bennet, 09/30/10, $500; Allen Boyd for Congress, 04/22/10,
$2400; Jack Conway for Senate, 09/30/10, $1000; DCCC, 03/31/
10, $2500; DNC, 02/25/10, $7600; DNC, 03/24/10, $7600; DNC,
04/01/10, $15200; Lori Edwards Campaign Cmte, 08/11/10, $500;
Joe Garcia for Congress, 10/13/10, $1000; Paul Hodes for
Senate, 09/21/10, $2400; Patrick J Murphy for Congress, 03/
30/10, $1000; Patrick J Murphy for Congress, 09/23/10, $1000;
Friends of Schumer, 03/31/10, $1000; Kendrick Meek for
Florida INC, 03/31/10, $500; Kendrick Meek for Florida INC,
06/24/10, $541; Kendrick Meek for Florida INC, 09/21/10,
$2400; Kosmas for Congress, 03/30/10, $1000; Suzanne Kosmas,
04/14/10, $1400; Martha Coakley for Senate, 01/15/10, $1000;
Friends of Harry Reid, 10/15/10, $2400; Debbie Wasserman
Schultz, 02/08/10, $2400; Klein for Congress, 06/23/2010,
$2400; Berkley for Senate, 12/30/11, $2500; McCaskill for
Missouri, 04/26/11, $2500; McCaskill for Missouri, 11/25/11,
$2500; Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate, 06/21/11, $2500; Bill
Nelson for U.S. Senate, 06/21/11, $2500; Ben Cardin for
Senate, 03/29/11, $1000; Obama Victory Fund, 04/04/11, $5000;
Kaine for Virginia, 04/05/11, $2500; Debbie Wasserman
Schultz, 06/21/11, $2500; DNC, 02/03/11, $30800; Swing State
Victory Fund, 12/21/11, $9200; Berkley for Senate, 05/23/12,
$2500; Keith Fitzgerald for Congress, 09/25/12, $250; Joe
Garcia for Congress, 09/25/12, $250; Joe Kennedy for
Congress, 03/19/12, $1000; Klobuchar for Minnesota 2018, 02/
21/12, $1000; Elizabeth for MA inc, 02/09/12, $2500; Hillary
Clinton for President, 06/07/12, $1050; Gillibrand for
Senate, 02/29/12, $500; Friends of Sherrod Brown, 09/25/12,
$250; Montanans for Tester, 09/25/12, $250; Obama Victory
Fund, 09/12/12, $1000; Tammy Baldwin for Senate, 03/28/12,
$1000; Democratic Party of Wisconsin, 09/30/12, $1848; Lois
Frankel for Congress, 05/29/12, $2500; Friends of Patrick
Murphy, 05/29/12, $2500; Ted Deutch for Congress, 03/28/12,
$500; Swing State Victory Fund, 01/23/12, $6600; Swing State
Victory Fund, 02/18/12, $10000; Swing State Victory Fund, 02/
29/12, $14200.
Nancy Gilbert: Kosmas for Congress, 05/23/09, $500; Patrick
Murphy for Congress, 05/23/09, $2400; DNC, 10/28/09, $5000;
Ted Deutch for Congress Cmte, 12/29/09, $2400; Kosmas for
Congress, 08/06/10, $1900; FL Victory Fund, 09/26/10, $2400;
Ron Klein, 08/04/10, $2400; Kendrick Meek for Florida INC,
08/14/10, $1800; DNC, 04/30/10, $15200; DNC, 11/21/10,
$15200; DNC, 12/6/10, -$25; Ron Klein for Congress, 09/26/10,
$2400; Debbie Wasserman Schultz, 11/25/11, $2500; Debbie
Wasserman Schultz, 12/13/11, $2500; Friends of Patrick
Murphy, 12/30/11, $2500; Kaine for Virginia, 11/08/11, $2500;
Nelson for U.S. Senate, 10/21/11, $2500; Nelson for U.S.
Senate, 10/21/11, $2500; Obama for America, 05/10/11, $5000;
Obama Victory Fund, 05/10/11, $30800; Swing State Victory
Fund, 12/21/11, $9200; Shelly Berkley for Senate, 08/13/12,
$1000; McCaskill for Missouri, 05/23/12, $2500; Lois Frankel
for Congress, 09/21/12, $2500; Swing State Victory Fund, 03/
21/12, $30800; Dollars for Democrats, 06/04/12, $250;
Democratic Party of Wisconsin, 09/30/12, $1848.
Danielle Gilbert (daughter): Barack Obama, 05/15/11, $250.
Karen Gilbert (sister): Barack Obama, 10/10/12, $200;
Barack Obama, 10/28/12, $200; DNC, 5/23/13, $500.
Jeffrey Gilbert (brother): Debbie Wasserman Schultz, 09/26/
11, $200; Barack Obama, 07/25/11, $250.
Doris Brooks (mother-in-law): DNC, 04/21/10, $1500; Debbie
Wasserman Schultz, 11/29/11, $250; Barack Obama, 05/06/11,
$2000; Barack Obama, 09/13/12, $2200.
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*John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Nominee: John Learie Estrada.
Post: Trinidad & Tobago.
(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: $250.00, 5/12/2012, John L. Estrada; $400.00, 10/
16/208, John L. Estrada; $400.00, 01/29/2013, John L.
Estrada.
2. Spouse: None.
3. Children and Spouses: None.
4. Parents: None.
5. Grandparents: None.
6. Brothers and Spouses: None.
7. Sisters and Spouses: None.
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*Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nominee: Maureen E. Cormack.
Post: Bosnia and Herzogovina.
(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: William E. Cormack (None).
3. Children and Spouses: Elizabeth J. Cormack (None);
Margaret K. Cormack (None); William G. Cormack (None).
4. Parents: Girard Lynch (deceased); Elizabeth Lynch
(deceased).
5. Grandparents: Robert and Elizabeth DiVall (deceased);
Jerald and Molly Lynch (deceased).
6. Brothers and Spouses (none).
7. Sisters and Spouses (none).
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*Matthew H. Tueller, of Utah, 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 Yemen.
Nominee: Matthew H. Tueller.
Post: Sanaa.
(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: DeNeece G. Tueller: none.
3. Children and Spouses: Marie Amara Tueller: none. Kyle
Newkirk: none. Margaret Tueller Proffitt: none. Clark
Proffitt: none. David G. Tueller: none. Ayae T. Tueller:
none. Daniel B. Tueller: none. Christian M. Tueller: none.
4. Parents: Blaine C. Tueller: $100, 8/4/2010, Democratic
Party of Utah County; Jean Marie Tueller: none.
5. Grandparents: Lamont Tueller--deceased, none; Elva C.
Tueller--deceased, none; Leland Heywood--deceased, none;
Marie E. Heywood--deceased, none.
6. Brothers and Spouses: James B. Tueller, none. Beth D.
Tueller, none.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Jan T. Lowman, none. Winfield N.
Lowman, none. Anna T. Stone, $185, 10/2008, Barack Obama.
Bernell Stone, $200, 8/2008, Claralyn Hill, UT; $200, 06/
2008, Common Dream. Marie T. Emmett: none. Chad Emmett: none.
Diane T. Pritchett: $1000, 10/2008, Barack Obama. Lant H.
Pritchett: $4514, 2008, Barack Obama; $1000, 2008, Obama
Victory; $1000, 2008, DNC. Martha T. Barrett: none. Jeff
Barrett: none. Elisabeth T. Dearden: none. Kirk Dearden:
$100, 2008, Barack Obama. Rachel Tueller: none. Jeanne T.
Krumperman: none. Paul Krumperman: none.
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*Suzan G. LeVine, of Washington, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently
and without additional compensation as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Nominee: Suzan Gail LeVine.
Post: Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Nominated: January 30, 2014.
(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 (timeframe): January 2010-February 2014).
Self & Spouse
Donor, recipient, date, amount:
Suzan LeVine: Patty Murray, 7/17/2010, $1,875; Murray
Victory 2010, 10/15/2010, $500; Obama Victory Fund 2012, 4/
27/2011, $1,000; Gabrielle Giffords, 6/22/2011, $250; Obama
Victory Fund 2012, 9/13/2011, $35,800; Obama Victory Fund
2012, 9/17/2011, $(1,000); Cantwell-Warren 2012, 11/28/2011,
$1,250; Swing State Victory Fund, 12/15/2011, $9,200; Obama
Victory Fund 2012, 1/20/2012, $30,800; Maria Cantwell, 1/28/
2012, $2,500; Maria Cantwell, 1/28/2012, $875; Tim Kaine, 3/
23/2012, $500; Tim Kaine, 3/23/2012, $3,000; Tammy Baldwin,
5/29/2012, $125; Suzan DelBene, 6/13/2012, $1,000; Obama
Victory Fund 2012, 7/27/2012, $500; Jon Tester, 8/21/2012,
$2,500; Dennis Heck, 9/11/2012, $1,000; Derek Kilmer, 9/17/
2012, $2,500; Tim Kaine, 9/30/2012, $2,000; Americans United
for Change, 10/18/2012, $3,200; Lon Johnson, 11/4/2012, $500;
Jeanne Shaheen, 2/12/2013, $2,000; Mark Begich, 2/20/2013,
$2,000; Ed Markey, 3/6/2013, $2,000; Patty Murray, 3/5/2013,
$1,000; Democratic National Committee, 3/29/2013, $32,400;
Patty Murray, 4/12/2013, $500; Patty Murray, 4/12/2013, $500;
Suzan DelBene, 6/1/2013, $2,000; Mark Warner, 6/18/2013,
$1,500; Bruce Braley, 5/31/2013, $2,000; Maria Cantwell, 5/
31/2013, $1,000.
Eric LeVine: Obama Victory Fund, 11/29/2011, $35,800; Swing
State Victory Fund, 12/17/2011, $9,200; Obama Victory Fund,
1/24/2012, $30,800; Jay Inslee, 1/25/2012, $3,600; Maria
Cantwell, 1/30/2012, $2,500; Maria Cantwell, 1/30/2012,
$2,500; Derek Kilmer, 7/28/2012, $500; Derek Kilmer, 9/24/
2012, $2,000; Tim Kaine, 10/1/2012, $1,500; Suzan DelBene,
10/1/2012, $2,500; Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, 11/1/2013, $32,400.
Remainder of the family:
Name, amount, date, donee:
Children--Sidney LeVine: None (he's 11 yrs old).
Children--Talia LeVine: None (she's 8 yrs old).
Parent--Phyllis Davidson: $200, 8/27/2012, Obama Victory
Fund; $150, 10/17/2012, Obama Victory Fund.
Parent--Maurice Davidson: Deceased.
Grandparent--Louis Davidson: Deceased.
Grandparent--Tillye Davidson: Deceased.
Grandparent--Phillip Fox: Deceased.
Grandparent--Helen Fox: Deceased.
Brother--Phillip Davidson: None.
Sister-in-Law--Ruth Davidson: $1,000, 7/22/2011, Obama
Victory Fund.
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Sister--Hanna Fox: None.
Brother-in-Law--Edward Gormley: None.
Brother--Samuel Davidson: None.
Sister-in-Law--Margaret Klopf Garet White: None.
* Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to
be an Assistant Secretary of State (International
Organization Affairs).
* Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of
Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his
tenure of service.
* Robert A. Wood, of New York, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the
rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S.
Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.
* Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador at Large
and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to
Combat HIV/AIDS Globally.
* 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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