[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 126 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6354-S6355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      NOMINATION OF DAVID HALE TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC 
                              OF PAKISTAN

    
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     NOMINATION OF ATUL KESHAP TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
   PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE DEMOCRATIC 
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT 
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY 
      OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

    
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  NOMINATION OF ALAINA B. TEPLITZ TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
    PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE FEDERAL 
                      DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL

    
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   NOMINATION OF WILLIAM A. HEIDT TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
   PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF 
                                CAMBODIA

    
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 NOMINATION OF GLYN TOWNSEND DAVIES TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
   PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF 
                                THAILAND

    
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NOMINATION OF JENNIFER ZIMDAHL GALT TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
      PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO MONGOLIA

    
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   NOMINATION OF SHEILA GWALTNEY TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
 PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

    
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  NOMINATION OF PERRY L. HOLLOWAY TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
  PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE CO-OPERATIVE 
                           REPUBLIC OF GUYANA

    
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 NOMINATION OF KATHLEEN ANN DOHERTY TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
  PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF 
                                 CYPRUS

    
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    NOMINATION OF HANS G. KLEMM TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
       PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO ROMANIA

    
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      NOMINATION OF JAMES DESMOND MELVILLE, JR., TO BE AMBASSADOR 
 EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO 
                        THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA

    
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   NOMINATION OF PETER F. MULREAN TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
  PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF 
                                 HAITI

    
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NOMINATION OF LAURA FARNSWORTH DOGU TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
  PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF 
                               NICARAGUA

    
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   NOMINATION OF PAUL WAYNE JONES TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
  PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF 
                                 POLAND

    
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NOMINATION OF MICHELE THOREN BOND TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE 
                           (CONSULAR AFFAIRS)

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of the following nominations en bloc: 
Calendar Nos. 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 
261, 262, 264, and 265; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc 
without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or 
debate; that no further motions be in order to the nominations; that 
any statements related to the nominations be printed in the Record; and 
that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nominations of David Hale, of New Jersey, 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 Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Atul Keshap, 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 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
the Republic of Maldives; Alaina B. Teplitz, of Illinois, 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; William A. Heidt, 
of Pennsylvania, 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 Kingdom of 
Cambodia; Glyn Townsend Davies, of the District of Columbia, 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 Kingdom of Thailand; Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, of Colorado, 
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 Mongolia; Sheila Gwaltney, of California, 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 Kyrgyz Republic; Perry L. Holloway, of 
South Carolina, 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 Co-operative Republic of Guyana; 
Kathleen Ann Doherty, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and

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Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of 
Cyprus; Hans G. Klemm, 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 
Romania; James Desmond Melville, Jr., of New Jersey, 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 Estonia; Peter F. Mulrean, of Massachusetts, 
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 Haiti; Laura Farnsworth Dogu, 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 Republic of Nicaragua; Paul Wayne 
Jones, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of 
Poland; and Michele Thoren Bond, of the District of Columbia, a Career 
Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs)?
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc

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