[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S188-S189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. MENENDEZ for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       Joseph Donnelly, of Indiana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Holy See.
       Nominee: Joseph S. Donnelly.
       Post: Ambassador to Holy See.
       (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 
     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:
       Self: Akin Gump Federal PAC (2019, 2020)--$6996 (12 
     donations of $583 each). Joe Biden for President (2020)--
     $2800; Tim Ryan for Senate (2021)--$2800; Frank Mrvan for 
     Congress (2021)--$1000.
       Spouse: Joe Donnelly for Senate (2017)--$340 (from Jill 
     Donnelly); Joe Biden for president (2018)--$500 (from Jill 
     Donnelly).
                                  ____


       Donald Armin Blome, of Illinois, 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 Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
       Nominee: Donald Armin Blome.
       Post: Ambassador to Pakistan.
       (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 
     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.)
       Spouse: Debra L. Blome.
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       No contributions.
                                  ____


       Michele Taylor, of Georgia, for the rank of Ambassador 
     during her tenure of service as United States Representative 
     to the UN Human Rights Council.
       Nominee: Michele Taylor.
       Post: Rank of Ambassador during tenure of service as the 
     United States Representative to the United Nations Human 
     Rights Council.
       (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 
     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: $3,000, 06/04/21, Tom Malinowski for Congress; 
     $10, 05/03/21, N Dakota Democratic Party; $2,900, 03/22/21, 
     Warnock for Georgia; $2,900, 01/26/21, Rosen for Nevada; 
     $700, 01/26/21, Rosen for Nevada; $5,000, 12/11/20, Kaine for 
     Common Ground PAC; $2,800, 11/30/20, Warnock for Georgia; 
     $2,164.51, 10/29/20, Biden Victory Fund; $25, 10/25/20, Biden 
     Victory Fund; $250, 10/15/20, Friends of Lucy McBath; $360, 
     10/15/20, Booker Victory Fund; $25, 10/14/20, Biden Victory 
     Fund; $800, 10/13/20, Biden Victory Fund; $1,000, 10/13/20, 
     Biden Victory Fund; $180, 10/07/20, Smart Solutions for the 
     Silver State PAC; $180, 10/05/20, Carolyn Bordeaux; $1,800, 
     09/19/20, Mark Kelly for Senate; $250, 09/09/20, Citizens for 
     Waters; $2,800, 09/05/20, Tom Malinowski for Congress; 
     $2,800, 09/02/20, Theresa Greenfield for Iowa; $100, 08/12/
     20, Biden Victory Fund; $180, 07/29/20, Biden Victory Fund; 
     $2,800, 07/25/20, Biden for President; $5, 07/25/20, Biden 
     Victory Fund; $200, 04/01/20, Warnock for Georgia; $2,800, 
     03/31/20, Teresa Tomlinson for Senate; $2,800, 12/29/19, 
     Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress; $2,800, 12/13/19, Tom 
     Malinowski for Congress; $360, 11/04/19, Iowa Democratic 
     Party; $2,800, 04/20/19, Biden for President; $5,000, 02/05/
     19, American Possibilities PAC; $500, 02/04/19, Congressional 
     Black Caucus PAC; $180, 01/11/19, Blake for NY; $2,700, 10/
     31/18, Rosen Victory Fund; $2,700, 10/13/18, Malinowski for 
     Congress; $1,000, 09/20/18, Citizens for Waters; $150, 05/24/
     18, Democratic Party of Georgia; $1,800, 05/14/18, Bill 
     Nelson for Senate; $1,000, 02/08/18, Heidi for Senate; 
     $2,000, 12/31/17, McCaskill for Missouri; $2,700, 11/11/17, 
     Rosen for Nevada; $2,700, 09/23/17, Tom Malinowski for 
     Congress; $5,000, 09/19/17, American Possibilities PAC; 
     $2,700, 06/02/17, Kaine Victory Fund; $2,700, 05/10/17, 
     Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress; $333.33, 04/23/17, 
     Stabenow for US Senate; $333.33, 04/23/17, Klobuchar for 
     Minnesota; $333.34, 04/23/17, Tammy Baldwin for Senate; $71, 
     04/03/17, Jon Ossoff for Congress; $2,500, 03/15/17, Fearless 
     for the People PAC; $1,000, 01/31/17, Jon Ossoff for 
     Congress; $2,700, 01/18/17, Kaine for Virginia; $250, 01/10/
     17, DSCC.
       Spouse: Kenneth Taylor: $36, 12/05/20, ACTBLUE--JDCA PAC; 
     $2,800, 09/15/20, Tom Malinowski for Congress; $2,800, 06/30/
     20, Biden for President; $2,800, 04/20/19, Biden for 
     President; $2,700, 08/29/18, Tom Malinowski for Congress; 
     $180, 07/18/18, Kevin Abel for Congress, Inc.; $2,700, 01/29/
     18, Kaine Victory Fund; $2,700, 12/31/17, Tom Malinowski for 
     Congress; $2,300, 06/02/17, Kaine Victory Fund; $100, 05/13/
     17, Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress; $2,700, 01/19/17, 
     Kaine Victory Fund.
                                  ____

       Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Serbia.
       Nominee: Christopher Robert Hill.
       Post: Serbia.
       (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 
     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, donee:
       Self and (wife) Julie: $1,000, 8/5/2019, Joe Biden; $50, 
     10/20/2019, Joe Biden; $50, 11/4/2019, Joe Biden; $50, 12/10/
     2019, Joe Biden; $50, 1/10/2020, Joe Biden; $50, 2/10/2020, 
     Joe Biden; $50, 3/10/2020, Joe Biden; $50, 4/10/2020, Joe 
     Biden; $50, 5/10/2020, Joe Biden; $50, 6/10/2020, Joe Biden; 
     $21, 6/23/2020, Joe Biden; $50, 7/10/2020, Joe Biden; $50, 8/
     10/2020, Joe Biden; $50, 9/10/2020, Joe Biden; $50, 10/10/
     2020, Joe Biden.
                                  ____


       Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be an Alternate 
     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 on the Economic and Social Council of the 
     United Nations.
       Nominee: Lisa Carty.
       Post: Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Economic and Social Council of the United Nations with the 
     rank of Ambassador and Alternate Representative of the United 
     States of America to the sessions of the General Assembly of 
     the United Nations.
       (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 
     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, donee:
       Lisa Carty*: $500, 9/13/20, Biden Victory Fund; Lisa 
     Carty*: $500, 8/21/20, Biden Victory Fund; Lisa Carty*: $100, 
     6/19/18, S.Hader/Act Blue; Lisa Carty: $250, 12/17/17, 
     S.Hader/Act Blue.
       William Burns: $500, 10/14/20, Biden for President; William 
     Burns: $100, 9/14/20, Biden/ActBlue; William Burns: $100, 9/
     7/20, Act Blue; William Burns: $500, 5/13/20, Biden for 
     President; William Burns: $2,500, 4/28/20, International 
     Paper/PAC; William Burns: $500, 11/22/19, Biden for 
     President; William Burns: $3,000, 5/01/19, International 
     Paper/PAC; William Burns: $3,000, 8/24/18, International 
     Paper/PAC; William Burns: $100, 6/28/18, Act Blue; William 
     Burns: $100, 2/24/18, Act Blue/Meier; William Burns: $3,000, 
     11/13/17, International Paper/PAC; William Burns: $250, 9/18/
     17, Meier for Congress; William Burns: $250, 6/13/17, Meier 
     for Congress.
       *Please note that the contributions marked with an asterisk 
     are double reported on the FEC.Gov website.
                                  ____

       Laura S. H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of 
     the United States of America to the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Nominee: Laura S. H. Holgate.
       Post: Representative of the United States of America to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family. 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:
       From Self: $313, 2018, Biggins for Virginia; $500, 2018, MJ 
     for Texas; $500, 2018, DNC Services Corp./Dem. Nat'l 
     Committee; $100, 2019, ActBlue; $1000, 2019, Dan for 
     Colorado; $500, 2019, Dan for Colorado; $500, 2020, Biden for 
     President; $100, 2020, Biden for President; $100, 2020, 
     ActBlue; $500, 2020, Bollier for Kansas; $500, 2020, Brady 
     Pac; $100, 2020, Biden for President; $500, 2020, Biden for 
     President; $500, 2020, Biden for President; $500, 2020, Biden 
     for President; $500, 2020, Biden for President; $250, 2020, 
     Biden for President; $113.20, 2020, Biden for President; 
     $250, 2020, Biden Victory Fund; $500, 2020, Biden Victory 
     Fund; $500, 2020, Biden Victory Fund; $500, 2020, Biden for 
     President; $500, 2020, Biden for President; $500, 2020, Biden 
     for President; $500, 2020, Biden Victory Fund; $113.20, 2020, 
     Biden Victory Fund; $500, 2020, Biden Victory Fund; $500, 
     2020, Biden Victory Fund; $250, 2020, Andy Kim for Congress; 
     $250, 2020, Andy Kim for Congress; $113.20, 2020, ActBlue; 
     $100, 2020, ActBlue.
                                  ____


       Amy Gutmann, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Federal Republic of Germany.
       Nominee: Amy Gutmann.

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       Post: Ambassador to Germany.
       (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 
     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:
       Michael Doyle (spouse): $2,800, 4/25/2019, Biden For 
     President.
                                  ____

       Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of India.
       Nominee: Eric Michael Garcetti.
       Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the 
     Republic of India.
       (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 
     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:
       Self: $125.00, 04/16/2021, California Democratic Party; 
     $82.97, 09/12/2020, DNC Services Corp/ Democratic National 
     Committee; $182.97, 09/12/2020, DNC Services Corp/ Democratic 
     National Committee; $182.97, 09/12/2020, Biden Victory Fund; 
     $82.97, 09/12/2020, Biden Victory Fund; $2,800, 09/01/2020, 
     Biden for President; $500, 04/29/2020, Deborah Ross for 
     Congress; $2,800, 02/08/2020, Biden for President.
       Spouse: $2,800, 12/29/2019, CORY 2020; $1,000, 05/15/2019, 
     DNC Services Corp/Democratic National Committee; $1,500, 07/
     16/2018, Stonewall Democratic Club FED PAC.
                                  ____

       Oren E. Whyche-Shaw, of Maryland, to be United States 
     Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five 
     years.
       Enoh T. Ebong, of the District of Columbia, to be Director 
     of the Trade and Development Agency.
       Alice P. Albright, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
     Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
       Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America on the Economic and Social Council 
     of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Record 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 nomination of Leon Skarshinski.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with John 
     Breidenstine and ending with Michael Lally, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on July 19, 2021.
       By Ms. STABENOW for the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       *Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young, of Georgia, to be Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and 
     Economics.
       *Margo Schlanger, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       By Mr. CARPER for the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       *Martha Williams, of Montana, to be Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       *Henry Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, to be an 
     Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.

  *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.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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