[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NOMINATION OF SCOT MARCIEL

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, Scot Marciel has served as the 
Principal Deputy Executive Secretary since August 2013, following time 
in Jakarta as our Ambassador to Indonesia for 3 years. He served as 
Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
East Asia and Pacific bureau, responsible for relations with Southeast 
Asia. Earlier in his career, he served in Vietnam, the Philippines, 
Hong Kong, Brazil, and Turkey, as well as in the Economic Bureau's 
Office of Monetary Affairs.
  Ambassador Marciel will represent us as a new government is formed in 
Burma and as America's policies adjust to those changes on the ground. 
He obviously has a lot of experience. I think it will prove valuable as 
he works to represent our Nation at a time of truly consequential 
change in Burma.
  Burma's transition to a democratically elected government is an 
important mark of reform in a country with a long and very troubled 
history. We know there is more to be done, but the administration can 
take credit for its efforts, and so can Members of Congress in both 
parties. Hopefully we can build on that momentum working together.

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