[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3377]
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.
       Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be Alternate Representative 
     of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs 
     in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 
     during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of 
     the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in 
     the United Nations.
       Nominee: Robert Anthony Wood.
       Post: Alternate Representative of the United States of 
     America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, 
     with the rank of Ambassador and an Alternate Representative 
     of the United States of America to the Sessions of the 
     General Assembly of the United Nations during tenure of 
     service as an Alternate Representative of the United States 
     of America for Special Political Affairs in the United 
     Nations, Department of State.
       Nominated: January 7, 2022 and March 8, 2022.
       (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, donee, date, and amount:
       Robert Anthony Wood, None, Gita Gouri-Wood, None.
       Dean R. Thompson, 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 Nepal.
       Nominee: Dean Richard Thompson.
       Post: Kathmandu, Nepal.
       (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:
       Dean Thompson: none.
       Jane Thompson: none.
                                  ____

       Richard Lee Buangan, 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 Mongolia.
       Nominee: Richard Lee Buangan.
       Post: Mongolia.
       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.
       David Pressman, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
     Hungary.
       Nominee: David Pressman.
       Post: Hungary.
       (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:
       David Pressman, $2800, July 28, 2020, Biden for President; 
     $1000, October 29, 2020, Tom Malinowski for Congress; $250, 
     October 4, 2018, Heidi [Heitkamp] for Senate.
       Daniel Basila,$25, October 8, 2018, ActBlue; $50, October 
     8, 2018, ActBlue; $50, October 8, 2018, ActBlue; $100, 
     October 8, 2018, ActBlue; $100, October 10, 2018, ActBlue; 
     $100, April 10, 2019, ActBlue; $100, June 30, 2019, ActBlue; 
     $100, June 30, 2019, ActBlue; $5, January 17, 2020, ActBlue; 
     $50, January 17, 2020, ActBlue; $50, February 16, 2020, 
     ActBlue; $5, February 16, 2020, ActBlue; $10, July 18, 2020, 
     ActBlue; $100, July 23, 2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 
     2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $100, 
     September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, 
     ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $500, September 
     22, 2020, Future Now Fund.
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       Marie C. Damour, 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 Fiji, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic 
     of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu.
       Nominee: Marie Christine Damour.
       Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 
     Republic of Fiji, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Nauru, 
     Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu.
       Nominated: May 26, 2022.
       (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, donee, date, and amount:
       Marie C. Damour, Spouse, N/A, None.
                                  ____

       Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     United States Executive Director of the International 
     Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
       Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources).
       Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations I report favorably the following nomination list 
     which was printed in the RECORD on the date indicated, and 
     ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on 
     the Executive Calendar that this nomination lie at the 
     Secretary's desk for the information of Senators.
       The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
       Foreign Service nomination of Sara C. Schuman.
     (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
     recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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