[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2891-S2893]
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.
       Michael Battle, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     United Republic of Tanzania.
       Nominee: Michael A. Battle Sr.
       Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to The 
     United Republic of Tanzania.
       (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:
       All the contributions listed below were jointly donated by 
     me (Michael A. Battle Sr.) and my wife (Linda A. Battie): 
     $25, 2019-04-25, Biden; $20, 2019-05-02, Biden; $20, 2019-06-
     02, Biden; $20, 2019-08-02, Biden; $20, 2019-09-02, Biden; 
     $20, 2019-10-02, Biden; $20, 2019-11-02, Biden; $20, 2020-01-
     02, Biden; $50, 2020-01-02, Biden; $22, 2020-01-28, Biden; 
     $15, 2020-01-28, Biden; $42, 2020-02-28, Biden; $25, 2020-03-
     04, Biden; $25, 2020-03-17, Biden; $23, 2020-05-01, Biden; 
     $20, 2020-05-08, Biden; $23, 2020-05-27, Biden; $26, 2020-07-
     05, Biden; $25, 2020-07-13, Biden; $1,000, 2020-07-28, Biden; 
     $26, 2020-08-03, Biden; $25, 2020-08-13, Biden; $25, 2020-08-
     20, Biden; $25, 2020-09-01, Biden; $500, 2020-09-17, Biden; 
     $25, 2020-10-14, Biden; $50, 2021-01-09, Biden; $50, 2020-01-
     09, Warnock; $25, 2021-08-10, Warnock; $40, 2020-03-23, DNC*; 
     $20, 2020-04-22, DNC; $40, 2020-05-06, DNC; $10, 2020-08-20, 
     DNC; $25, 2021-01-23, DNC; $50, 2020-12-01, GDP*; $25, 2020-
     12-20, Biden.
       Inaugural
       *DNC Democratic National Committee
       *GDP Georgia Democratic Party
                                  ____

       Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of 
     Ambassador at Large.
       Nominee: Elizabeth H Richard.
       Post: Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the Rank of 
     Ambassador.
       (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:
       Elizabeth Richard, None. Christopher Richard (spouse. 
     Deceased), None.
                                  ____

       Margaret C. Whitman, of Colorado, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Kenya.
       Nominee: Margaret Cushing Whitman.
       Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the 
     Republic of Kenya.
       (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:
       General Motors Company Political Action Committee (GM PAC), 
     $5,000.00, 9/15/2021, Whitman, Margaret C; The Procter & 
     Gamble Company Good Government Fund, $5,000.00, 3/12/2021, 
     Whitman Meg; New Hampshire Democratic Party, $10,000.00, 10/
     5/2020, Whitman, Meg; Michigan Democratic State Central 
     Committee, $10,000.00, 9/9/2020, Whitman, Meg; Hickenlooper 
     for Colorado, $2,800.00, 9/8/2020, Whitman, Margaret; 
     Hickenlooper Victory Fund, $2,800.00 9/3/2020, Whitman, Meg; 
     Brynne Kennedy for Congress, $2,800.00, 8/26/2020, Whitman, 
     Meg; Capito for West Virginia, $1,000.00, 7/24/2020, Whitman, 
     Meg; Nevada State Democratic Party, $10,000.00 6/26/2020, 
     Whitman, Meg; DNC Services Corp/Democratic National 
     Committee, $106,500.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret; DNC 
     Services Corp/Democratic National Committee, $32,700.00 6/26/
     2020, Whitman, Margaret; Georgia Federal Elections Committee, 
     $10,000.00 6/26/2020, Whitman, Meg; New Jersey Democratic 
     State Committee, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret; 
     Democratic State Committee (Delaware), $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, 
     Whitman, Margaret; Mississippi Democratic Party, $10,000.00, 
     6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret; Democratic State Central 
     Committee of Maryland, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, 
     Margaret; Arizona Democratic Party, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, 
     Whitman, Margaret C; Democratic State Central Committee of 
     LA, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret C; Massachusetts 
     Democratic State Committee, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, 
     Margaret; Biden Victory Fund, $500,000.00, 6/26/2020, 
     Whitman, Margaret; Texas Democratic Party, $10,000.00, 6/26/
     2020, Whitman, Meg; Democratic Party of Wisconsin, 
     $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret; Kansas Democratic 
     Party, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Meg; Nebraska 
     Democratic Party, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret C; 
     Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, $10,000.00, 6/26/
     2020, Whitman, Margaret C; Ohio Democratic Party, $10,000.00, 
     6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret C; Democratic Party of Virginia, 
     $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret, C; Minnesota 
     Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, 
     Whitman, Margaret; Pennsylvania Democratic Party, $10,000.00 
     6/26/2020, Whitman, Meg; DNC Services Corp/Democratic 
     National Committee, $14,500.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret 
     C MS; DNC Services Corp/Democratic National Committee, 
     $92,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Margaret, C MS; DNC Services 
     Corp/Democratic National Committee, $4,300.00, 6/26/2020, 
     Whitman, Meg C.; Colorado Democratic Party, $10,000.00, 6/26/
     2020, Whitman, Margaret C; North Carolina Democratic Party--
     Federal, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Meg; State 
     Democratic Executive Committee of Alabama, $10,000.00, 6/26/
     2020, Whitman, Margaret; WVDP, $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, 
     Whitman, Meg; New York State Democratic Committee, 
     $10,000.00, 6/26/2020, Whitman, Meg; DNC Services Corp/
     Democratic National Committee, $2,800.00, 6/3/2020, Whitman, 
     Margaret; Biden Victory Fund, $5,600.00, 6/3/2020, Whitman 
     Meg; Biden for President, $2,800.00, 6/3/2020, Whitman, Meg; 
     The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund, $5,000.00, 
     3/12/2020, Whitman, Meg; Jersey Values PAC, $5,000.00, 11/6/
     2019, Whitman, Meg;

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     Across the Aisle PAC, $5,000.00, 11/6/2019, Whitman, 
     Margaret; Josh Gottheimer for Congress, $2,800.00, 10/31/
     2019, Whitman, Margaret; Josh Gottheimer for Congress, 
     $2,800.00, 10/31/2019, Whitman, Meg; Max Rose for Congress, 
     $2,200.00, 10/31/2019, Whitman, Margaret; Elaine for 
     Congress, $2,200.00 10/31/2019, Whitman, Margaret; Biden for 
     President, $2,800.00, 9/26/2019, Whitman, Margaret; 
     Hickenlooper 2020, $2,000.00, 4/30/2019, Whitman, Margaret; 
     The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund, $5,000.00, 
     3/26/2019, Whitman, Margaret C; American Possibilities PAC, 
     $5,000.00, 10/4/2018, Whitman, Margaret C; Josh Gottheimer 
     for Congress, $2,700.00, 10/4/2018, Whitman, Margaret; DCCC, 
     $1,499.98, 9/28/2018, Whitman, Margaret; UNITE America 
     Election Fund, $95,500.00, 9/25/2018, Whitman, Meg; Red to 
     Blue Victory Fund, $2,500.00, 9/24/2018, Whitman, Margaret; 
     Romney for Utah, Inc, $2,700.00, 6/26/2018, Whitman, Meg; 
     Romney for Utah Inc, -$2,700.00, 6/26/2018, Whitman, Margaret 
     C; Romney for Utah Inc, $5,400.00, 6/26/2018, Whitman, 
     Margaret C; Manchin for West Virginia, $2,700.00, 6/7/2018, 
     Whitman, Margaret C; Manchin for West Virginia, $2,700.00, 6/
     7/2018, Whitman, Margaret C.; House Majority PAC, $25,000.00, 
     5/31/2018, Whitman, Margaret; Hewlett Packard Enterprise 
     Company PAC (HPE PAC), $5,000.00, 5/31/2018, Whitman, Meg; 
     The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund, $5,000.00, 
     4/4/2018, Whitman, Margaret C MS; Tom Reed for Congress, 
     $2,700.00, 11/16/2017, Whitman Margaret C MS; Team Graham 
     Inc, $2,500.00, 10/27/2017, Whitman, Meg C; Project West 
     Political Action Committee, $2,500.00, 10/23/2017, Whitman, 
     Margaret C; Denali Leadership PAC, $2,500.00, 9/30/2017, 
     Whitman, Meg; Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone 
     PAC, $5,000.00, 9/29/2017, Whitman, Margaret; Dirigo PAC, 
     $2,500.00, 9/28/2017, Whitman, Meg; Comstock for Congress, 
     $2,700.00, 9/27/2017, Whitman, Meg; Josh Gottheimer for 
     Congress, $2,700.00, 9/24/2017, Whitman, Margaret; Jeff Flake 
     for US Senate Inc, $2,700.00, 9/20/2017, Whitman, Meg; Jeff 
     Flake for US Senate Inc, $2,700.00, 9/20/2017, Whitman, Meg; 
     Team Josh, $2,700.00, 9/11/2017, Whitman, Meg; Citizens for 
     Josh Mandel Inc, $2,700.00, 9/11/2017, Whitman, Meg; The 
     Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund, $5,000.00, 3/
     27/2017, Whitman, Margaret; Hewlett Packard Enterprise 
     Company PAC (HPE PAC), $5,000.00, 3/9/2017, Whitman, 
     Margaret; Griffith Harsh--None.
                                  ____

       Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Panama.
       Nominee: Mari Carmen Aponte.
       Post: Republic of Panama.
       (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:
       Committee to re-elect Nydia M. Velazquez to Congress, 
     $1,000, 03/21/18, Mari Carmen Aponte; Menendez for Senate, 
     $500, 03/22/18, Mari Carmen Aponte; Menendez for Senate, 
     $500, 03/26/18, Mari Carmen Aponte; Kaine for Virginia, $250, 
     04/09/18, Mari Carmen Aponte; Beto for Texas, $1,000, 07/18/
     18, Mari Carmen Aponte; Espaillat for Congress, $500, 08/20/
     18, Mari Carmen Aponte; Menendez for Senate, $1,000, 10/17/18 
     Mari Carmen Aponte; Menendez for Senate, $1,000, 11/01/18, 
     Mari Carmen Aponte; Committee to re-elect Nydia M. Velazquez 
     to Congress, $1,000, 03/19/19, Mari Carmen Aponte; ActBlue, 
     $100, 04/25/19, Mari Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, 
     $1,000, 08/06/19, Mari Carmen Aponte; Committee to re-elect 
     Nydia M. Velazquez to Congress, $750, 09/09,19, Mari Carmen 
     Aponte; Melissa Mark-Viverito for the Bronx, $1,000, 09/18/
     19, Mari Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $500, 12/09/19, 
     Mari Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $500, 03/01/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Anibal Comisionado 2020, $500, 03/06/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $1,000, 04/08/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $700, 04/08/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $250, 04/30/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $1,000, 06/09/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $25, 06/16/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; ActBlue, $25, 06/16/20, Mari Carmen Aponte; 
     Biden for President, $10, 06/17/20, Mari Carmen Aponte; 
     Committee to re-elect Nydia M. Velazquez to Congress, $1,000, 
     06/18/20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Anibal Comisionado 2020, $500, 
     06/23/20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Biden Victory Fund, $5, 07/02/
     20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $5, 07/02/20, 
     Mari Carmen Aponte; Biden Victory Fund, $250, 07/14/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $250, 07/14/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden Victory Fund, $5,600, 07/22/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden for President, $560, 07/22/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Pres. Transition Fund, $5,000, 08/03/20, Mari 
     Carmen Aponte; Biden Victory Fund, $25, 08/12/20, Mari Carmen 
     Aponte; Michelle for Kansas, $1,000, 09/07/20, Mari Carmen 
     Aponte; Anibal Comisionado 2020, $500, 09/08/20, Mari Carmen 
     Aponte; Menendez for Senate, $1,000, 09/20/20, Mari Carmen 
     Aponte; Blue Victory Fund, $250, 10/02/20, Mari Carmen 
     Aponte; Committee to re-elect Nydia M. Velazquez to Congress, 
     $2,800, 10/04/20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Blue Victor Fund, $275, 
     10/11/20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Biden Victory Fund, $50, 10/15/
     20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Anibal Comisionado 2020, $250, 10/19/
     20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Black Economic Alliance PAC, $1,000, 
     12/01/20, Mari Carmen Aponte; Sharice for Congress, $250, 03/
     26/21, Mari Carmen Aponte; Committee to re-elect Nydia M. 
     Velazquez to Congress, $2,500, 04/01/21, Mari Carmen Aponte; 
     Menendez for Senate, $900, 05/27/21, Mari Carmen Aponte; 
     Menendez for Senate, $100, 05/27/21, Mari Carmen Aponte; Voto 
     Latino, $500, 06/03/21, Mari Carmen Aponte.
       Michelle Kwan, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Belize.
       Nominee: Michelle Kwan.
       Post: Belize.
       (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:
       Biden for President, $25, 1/20/20, Michelle Kwan; Act Blue, 
     $25, 1/20/20, Michelle Kwan; Biden for President, $250, 9/16/
     20, Michelle Kwan.
                                  ____

       Michael J. Adler, of Maryland, 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 South Sudan.
       Nominee: Michael Adler.
       Post: South Sudan.
       (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.
                                  ____

       John T. Godfrey, of California, 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 the Sudan.
       Nominee: John T. Godfrey.
       Post: Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan.
       (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:
       None, John T. Godfrey.
       None, Jennifer J. Hall Godfrey.
                                  ____

       Michael C. Gonzales, of California, 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 Zambia.
       Nominee: Michael C. Gonzales.
       Post: U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia.
       (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:
       Biden for President, $400, April 27, 2020, Self; ActBlue 
     (for Pete Buttigieg), $100, August 10, 2019, Self; ActBlue 
     (for Kamala Harris), $250, January 26, 2019, Self.
       Carol Ann Jenkins--Spouse--None.
                                  ____

  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 Roxana Aguirre 
     and ending with Peter S. Zube, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on November 17, 2021.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Barrett David 
     Bumpas and ending with Charles Y. Wang, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on February 28, 2022. (minus 1 nominee: Ryan Giralt)
       By Mr. DURBIN for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       John Z. Lee, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge 
     for the Seventh Circuit.
       Salvador Mendoza, Jr., of Washington, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
       Stephen Henley Locher, of Iowa, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.
       Nancy L. Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
       Gregory Brian Williams, of Delaware, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Delaware.
       Joshua D. Hurwit, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Idaho, for the term of four years.
       Gerard M. Karam, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term 
     of four years.
       Jacqueline C. Romero, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern

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     District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.

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

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