[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S444]
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. CRAPO for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       *Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., of Florida, to be Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development.
       By Mr. THUNE for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

       *Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., of Florida, to be Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       *Elaine L. Chao, of Kentucky, to be Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       By Mr. CORKER for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be the 
     Representative of the United States of America to the United 
     Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United 
     States of America in the Security Council of the United 
     Nations.
       *Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be Representative of 
     the United States of America to the Sessions of the General 
     Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service 
     as Representative of the United States of America to the 
     United Nations.

  *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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