[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4720-S4721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: 
Executive Calendar Nos. 923, 925, 927, 928, 929, 930, 932, and all 
nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the nominations en bloc.
  The assistant bill clerk read the nominations of Robin S. Bernstein, 
of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Dominican Republic; Joseph N. Mondello, 
of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Gordon 
D. Sondland, of Washington, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Harry B. Harris, Jr., of 
Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 
United States of

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America to the Republic of Korea; Ronald Gidwitz, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to the Kingdom of Belgium; Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, 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 Zimbabwe; Tibor Peter Nagy, Jr., of 
Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs); and 
PN1952 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (80) beginning George Eugene Adair, 
and ending Brian J. McKenna, which nominations were received by the 
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of May 10, 2018.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate; 
that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and 
laid upon the table en bloc; that the President be immediately notified 
of the Senate's action; that no further motions be in order; and that 
any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Bernstein, 
Mondello, Sondland, Harris, Gidwitz, Nichols, and Nagy nominations and 
all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service en bloc?
  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

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