[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1748-S1749]
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. MENENDEZ for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       Rebecca Eliza Gonzales, of Texas, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with rank of 
     Ambassador.
       Nominee: Rebecca Eliza Gonzales.
       Post: Director of the Office of Foreign Missions.
       (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:
       Rebecca Eliza Gonzales: None.
       James Mahlangu (spouse): None.
                                  ____


       Douglas T. Hickey, of Idaho, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Finland.
       Nominee: Douglas Hickey.
       Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the 
     Republic of Finland.
       (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:
       Douglas Hickey: $5,000.00, 2018, Spirit of America PAC; 
     $800.00, 2018, Democratic Party of Virginia; $1,000.00, 2018, 
     Rufus Gifford for Congress; $5,000.00, 2018, American 
     Possibilities PAC; $2,700.00, 2018, Kaine Victory Fund; 
     $1,900.00, 2018, Kaine for Virginia; $2,700.00, 2019, Friends 
     of Mark Warner; $2,700.00, 2019, Friends of Mark Warner; 
     $2,800.00, 2019, Biden for President; $2,800.00, 2019, Amy 
     McGrath for Senate, Inc.; $5,000.00, 2019, Common Ground PAC; 
     $5,000.00 2020, Friends of Kamala Harris; $10,000.00, 2020, 
     Georgia Federal Elections Committee; $1,666.66, 2020, 
     Democratic Party of Virginia; $666.66, 2020, Democratic Party 
     of Virginia; $1,666.66, 2020, Ohio Democratic Party; $666.66, 
     2020, Ohio Democratic Party; $10,000.00, 2020, Biden Victory 
     Fund; $100,000.00, 2020, Unite the Country; $2,800.00, 2020, 
     Claire Russo for Congress; $1,666.67, 2020, North Carolina 
     Democratic Party--Federal; $1,000.00, 2020, One Vote at a 
     Time; $666.67, 2020, North Carolina Democratic Party--
     Federal; $2,700.00, 2019, Kamala Harris for the People; 
     $5,000.00, 2020, Common Ground PAC; $2,800.00, 2020, Chris 
     Bubser for Congress; $2,800.00, 2020, Claire Russo for 
     Congress; $1,666.67, 2020, Colorado Democratic Party; 
     $666.67, 2020, Colorado Democratic Party; $666.67, 2020, 
     Georgia Federal Elections Committee; $2,800.00, 2020, Biden 
     for President; $1,666.67, 2020, Democratic Executive 
     Committee of Florida; $1,666.67, 2020, Nebraska

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     Democratic Party; $666.67, 2020, Nebraska Democratic Party; 
     $666.66, 2020, Democratic Party of Wisconsin; $1,666.67, 
     2020, New Hampshire Democratic Party; $666.67, 2020, New 
     Hampshire Democratic Party; $2,800.00, 2020, Kamala Harris 
     for Senate; $2,100.00, 2020, Kamala Harris for Senate; 
     $1,666.67, 2020, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party; 
     $666.67, 2020, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party; 
     $100.00, 2020, Kamala Harris for the People; $41,100.00, 
     2020, Biden Victory Fund; $1,666.66, 2020, Democratic Party 
     of Wisconsin; $1,666.66, 2020, Texas Democratic Party; 
     $1,666.66, 2020, Texas Democratic Party; $1,666.66, 2020, 
     Texas Democratic Party; $666.66, 2020, Texas Democratic 
     Party; $25,000.00, 2020, Biden Victory Fund; $1,666.67, 2020, 
     Georgia Federal Elections Committee; $15,600.00, 2020, 
     Georgia Senate Victory Fund; $2,800.00, 2020, Amy Kennedy for 
     Congress; $1,666.67, 2020, Michigan Democratic State Central 
     Committee; $666.67, 2020, Democratic Executive Committee of 
     Florida; $666.67, 2020, Michigan Democratic State Central 
     Committee; $2,800.00, 2020, Warnock for Georgia; $1,666.67, 
     2020, Arizona Democratic Party; $2,800.00, 2020, Jon Ossoff 
     for Senate; $1,666.67, 2020, Nevada State Democratic Party; 
     $666.67, 2020, Nevada State Democratic Party; $666.67, 2020, 
     Arizona Democratic Party; $1,666.66, 2020, Pennsylvania 
     Democratic Party; $666.66, 2020, Pennsylvania Democratic 
     Party; $2,900.00, 2021, Alex Padilla for Senate; $2,900.00, 
     2021, Alex Padilla for Senate.
       Dawn Ross: $35,500.00, 2020, DNC Services Corp/Democratic 
     National Committee; $2,800.00, 2020, Biden for President; 
     $2,800.00, 2020, Biden for President; $41,100.00, 2020, Biden 
     Victory Fund.
                                  ____

       Alina L. Romanowski, of Illinois, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Iraq.
       Nominee: Alina L. Romanowski.
       Post: Baghdad, Iraq.
       (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: None.
       Spouse: Matzelevich, William: $5.00, 11/02/2020, ACTBLUE; 
     Matzelevich, William: $10.00, 10/29/2020, ACTBLUE; 
     Matzelevich, William: $25.00, 10/13/2020, ACTBLUE; 
     Matzelevich, William: $25.00, 10/06/2020, ACTBLUE; 
     Matzelevich, William: $2.50, 10/06/2020, ACTBLUE; 
     Matzelevich, William: $75.00, 09/28/2020, ACTBLUE; 
     Matzelevich, William: $7.50, 09/28/2020, ACTBLUE.
                                  ____

       Steven H. Fagin, of New Jersey, 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 Yemen.
       Nominee: Steven Harris Fagin.
       Post: Ambassador's to Yemen.
       (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:
       Steven Harris Fagan: None.
                                  ____

       Monde Muyangwa, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records 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 nominations beginning with Bryan Patrick 
     Abraham and ending with Matthew Zuccaro, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 28, 2022.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Ranissa V. 
     Adityavarman and ending with Todd R. Stone, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 28, 2022.
       By Ms. STABENOW for the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       * Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a 
     Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for 
     the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2024.
       * Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring 
     April 13, 2025 .
       * Summer Kristine Mersinger, of South Dakota, to be a 
     Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for 
     the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2023.
       * Caroline D. Pham, of New York, to be a Commissioner of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring 
     April 13, 2027 .

  * 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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