[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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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