[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 157 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

 Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, I want the record to reflect my 
concerns about the nominations of Jackie Wolcott to be the U.S. 
Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, and the 
U.S. Representative to the Vienna office of the United Nations. For 
family health reasons, I was unable to cast a vote in relation to her 
nomination. However, while Ambassador Wolcott is well-regarded for her 
recent work at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 
the U.S. Representative to the IAEA must bring impartiality and a focus 
on the technical aspects of the job. In the past, Ambassador Wolcott 
has spoken publicly and forcefully on IAEA compliance issues, and I 
have concerns that reconciling those past statements with the current 
demands of the IAEA will be difficult. For that reason, had I been able 
to cast a vote, I would have voted against the nominations.

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