[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 87 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3091-S3092]
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. 177, 220, 289, 290, 291, 179, 218, and all 
nominations on the Secretary's Desk in the Foreign Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the nominations en bloc.
  The bill clerk read the nominations of Michael J. Fitzpatrick, of 
Virginia, 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 Ecuador; Kate Marie 
Byrnes, 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 
North Macedonia; Bridget A. Brink, of Michigan, 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 Slovak Republic; John Jefferson Daigle, of Louisiana, 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 Cabo Verde; Matthew S. Klimow, of New York, 
a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
Turkmenistan; Jeffrey Ross Gunter, of California, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
the Republic of Iceland; James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be U.S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, with the rank of Ambassador; PN519 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations 
(7) beginning Kenneth H. Merten, and ending Kevin M. Whitaker, which 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
Congressional Record of March 25, 2019; PN604 FOREIGN SERVICE 
nomination of Lisa Anne Rigoli, which was received by the Senate and 
appeared in the Congressional Record of April 10, 2019; and PN607 
FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (5) beginning

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Timothy Ryan Harrison, and ending Rachel Lynne Vanderberg, which 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
Congressional Record of April 10, 2019.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 
Fitzpatrick, Byrnes, Brink, Daigle, Klimow, Gunter, and Gilmore 
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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