[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 39 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1438-S1439]
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. McCAIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
*Eric K. Fanning, of the District of Columbia, to be
Secretary of the Army.
By Mr. SHELBY for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
*Adam J. Szubin, of the District of Columbia, to be Under
Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.
By Mr. CORKER for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
*Robert Annan Riley III, of Florida, 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 Federated States of Micronesia.
Nominee: Robert Annan Riley, III.
Post: Micronesia.
(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: $10.00, 2015 Democratic National Committee;
$25.00, 2015 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee;
$30.00, 2014 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee;
$10.00, 2013 Alison Lundergan Grimes; $5.00, 2013 Michelle
Nunn; $5.00, 2013 Natalie Tennant; $396.75, 2012 Obama for
America; $52.50, 2012 Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee; $12.00, 2012 Democratic Party Wisconsin; $10.00,
2012 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; $35.00,
2011 Obama for America; $22.00, 2011 DFA Wisconsin.
2. Spouse: None.
3. Children and Spouses: Susan Kadidia Riley: None; Carol
Ina Riley: None.
4. Parents: Elfrieda Mueller Riley (mother): None; Robert
Annan Riley, Jr. (father): Deceased; John Kenny (stepfather):
$125.00, 2015 Republican National Committee; $50.00, 2015
Heritage Funds; $10.00, 2015 Reagan Ranch; $65.00, 2015
National Republican Senatorial Committee; $121.00, 2014
Republican National Committee; $10.00, 2014 National
Republican Survey; $80.00, 2014 Heritage Funds; $40.00, 2014
Reagan Ranch; $55.00, 2014 Ben Carson; $100.00, 2014 National
Republican Senatorial Committee; $10.00, 2013 Republican
National Committee; no contributions years 2011-2012.
5. Grandparents: Marie DeHez Riley (grandmother), Deceased;
Robert Annan Riley, Sr. (grandfather), Deceased; Mathilda
Engebrecht Mueller (grandmother), Deceased; Arthur Mueller
(grandfather), Deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Frank Arthur Riley (brother):
$25.00, 2014 Ann McLane Kuster; $295.00, 2014 Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee; $35.00, 2013 Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee; $325.00, 2012 Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee; $50.00, 2012 Patrick
Leahy's Green Mountain PAC; $50.00, 2012 Bob Kerrey; no
contributions years 2011, 2015; Unni Skog (Frank Riley
spouse): None; Richard Mueller Riley (brother): None; Tracey
Riley (Richard Riley spouse): None.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Carol Marie DeHez Riley Gauer
(sister): None; Richard John Gauer (Carol Riley spouse):
None.
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*Karen Brevard Stewart, of Florida, 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 the Marshall Islands.
Nominee: Karen Brevard Stewart.
Post: Marshall Islands.
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: No spouse.
3. Children and Spouses: No children.
4. Parents: Selden L. Stewart II--Deceased; Brevard N.
Stewart--Deceased.
5. Grandparents: Selden L. Stewart--Deceased; Nancy
Stewart--Deceased; Roy D. Stubbs--Deceased; Georgia S.
Stubbs--Deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Selden L. Stewart III--Deceased;
(Spouse) Kathryn H. Stewart--None.
David N. Stewart and (Spouse) Christine L. Stewart: $75,
2011, Club for Growth, $80, 2011, Libertarian Party; $11,
2011, National Republican Senatorial Committee; $50, 2011,
Jeff Flake for U.S. Senate; $40, 2012, Club for Growth
Action; $40, 2012, Libertarian Party; $25, 2012, Republican
National Committee; $75, 2013, Libertarian Party; $50, 2013,
Club for Growth; $30, 2013, National Republican Senatorial
Committee; $50, 2013, Rubio Victory Committee; $25, 2013,
Madison Project; $25, 2014, Libertarian National Committee;
$25, 2014, Club for Growth; $70, 2014, Terri Lynn Land for
Senate; $25, 2015, Libertarian Party; $25, 2015, Marco Rubio
for President; $7, 2015, Marco Rubio for President; $25,
2015, Ben Carson for President.
7. Sisters and Spouses: No sisters.
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*Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States
Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development.
*Matthew John Matthews, of Oregon, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the
rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United
States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Forum.
*Amos J. Hochstein, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources).
*Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development.
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Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these
nominations 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 Eric Del Valle
and ending with Ryan Truxton, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May
7, 2015.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Cheryl L.
Anderson and ending with Melissa A. Williams, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on November 19, 2015.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Jennifer M.
Adams and ending with Sunil Sebastian Xavier, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on November 19, 2015.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Daryl Arthur
Brehm and ending with Melinda D. Sallyards, which nominations
were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on January 19, 2016.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Scott D.
Hocklander and ending with Catherine Mary Trujillo, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on January 19, 2016.
*Foreign Service nomination of Holly S. Higgins.
*Foreign Service nomination of John McCaslin.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Laurie Farris
and ending with James Rigassio, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on February 22, 2016.
*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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