[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S713-S714]
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.
       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 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:
       California Democratic Party, $125, 04/16/2021, Nominee; DNC 
     Services Corp/DNC, $82.97, 09/12/2020, Nominee; DNC Services 
     Corp/DNC, $182.97, 09/12/2020, Nominee; Biden Victory Fund, 
     $182.97, 09/12/2020, Nominee; Biden Victory Fund, $82.97, 09/
     12/2020, Nominee; Biden for president, $2,800, 09/01/2020, 
     Nominee; ACTBLUE, $25, 09/01/2020, Nominee; ACTBLUE, $120, 
     05/09/2020, Nominee; Deborah Ross for Congress, $500, 04/29/
     2020, Nominee; Biden for President, $2,800, 02/08/2020, 
     Nominee; ACTBLUE, $192, 07/09/2019, Nominee; Sydney Kamlager 
     Congress, $500, 10/14/2022, Spouse; Lindsey Horvath for 
     Supervisor, $1500, 08/18/2022, Spouse; Lindsey Horvath for 
     Supervisor, $1500, 05/15/2022, Spouse; ACTBLUE, $100, 03/02/
     2022, Spouse; CORY 2020, $2,800, 12/29/2019, Spouse; DNC 
     Services Corp/DNC, $1,000, 05/15/2019, Spouse; Stonewall Dem 
     Club FED PAC, $1,500, 07/16/2018, Spouse; Loraine Lundquist 
     for City Council, $800, 08/06/2019, Spouse; Stella T. Maloyan 
     for City Council, $800, 05/28/2019, Spouse; Heather Repenning 
     for LAUSD Board 2019-General, $1,000, 04/30/2019, Spouse.
                                  ____

       Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for 
     Global Women's Issues.
       Nominee: Geeta Rao Gupta.
       Post: Ambassador at Large, Global Women's Issues, 
     Department of State.
       (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.)
       Contributor: Self.
       Amount, Date, and Donee:
       $100, 10/20/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 09/16/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 
     09/16/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 09/16/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 08/23/
     2021, ACTBLUE; $250, 08/19/2021, ACTBLUE; $250, 07/30/2021, 
     ACTBLUE; $250, 07/29/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 06/28/2021, 
     ACTBLUE; $50, 06/16/2021, ACTBLUE;
       $25, 06/16/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 05/19/2021, ACTBLUE; $500, 
     05/18/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 05/05/2021, ACTBLUE; $100, 04/30/
     2021, ACTBLUE; $250, 03/31/2021, ACTBLUE; $250, 03/18/2021, 
     ACTBLUE; $100, 01/19/2021, ACTBLUE; $5 12/23/2020, ACTBLUE; 
     $50, 12/23/2020, ACTBLUE;
       $100, 11/13/2020, Warnock for Georgia; $100, 11/13/2020, 
     ACTBLUE; $250, 11/12/2020, Georgia Senate Victory Fund; $125, 
     11/12/2020, Warnock for Georgia; $125, 11/12/2020, Jon Ossoff 
     for Senate; $62.50, 11/09/2020, Warnock for Georgia; $62.50, 
     11/09/2020, Jon Ossoff for Senate; $62.50, 11/09/2020, 
     ACTBLUE; $62.50, 11/09/2020, ACTBLUE; $62.50, 11/09/2020, 
     ACTBLUE;
       $62.50, 11/09/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 11/02/2020, Jamie 
     Harrison for Senate; $50, 11/02/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 11/02/
     2020, ACTBLUE; $50, 10/29/2020, Biden for President; $50, 10/
     29/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 10/27/2020, ACTBLUE; $50, 10/27/2020, 
     ACTBLUE; $100, 10/26/2020, Biden for President; $100, 10/26/
     2020, ACTBLUE;
       $25, 10/16/2020, Biden for President; $25, 10/16/2020, 
     ACTBLUE; $100, 10/07/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 09/30/2020, 
     ACTBLUE; $50, 09/24/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 09/22/2020, Biden 
     for President; $100, 09/22/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 09/22/2020, 
     ACTBLUE; $100, 09/22/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 09/22/2020, 
     ACTBLUE;
       $100, 09/22/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 09/22/2020, ACTBLUE; $250, 
     09/17/2020, Carolyn for Congress; $10.81, 08/28/2020, Biden 
     for President; $100, 08/13/2020, Biden for President; $100, 
     08/13/2020, ACTBLUE; $50, 08/11/2020, Biden for President; 
     $50, 08/11/2020, ACTBLUE; $200 08/10/2020, Spanberger for 
     Congress; $25, 07/31/2020, Biden for President;
       $25, 07/30/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 07/30/2020, ACTBLUE; $15, 
     07/26/2020, ACTBLUE; $15, 07/26/2020, Biden for President; 
     $25, 07/25/2020, ACTBLUE; $25, 07/25/2020, Biden for 
     President; $250, 07/20/2020, Spanberger for Congress; $100, 
     07/19/2020, Biden for President; $50, 07/13/2020, Elaine for 
     Congress; $50, 07/13/2020, ACTBLUE;
       $100, 06/24/2020, ACTBLUE; $200 06/21/2020, Elaine for 
     Congress; $250, 06/04/2020, Elaine for Congress; $50, 05/31/
     2020, ACTBLUE; $10, 05/20/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 05/20/2020, 
     ACTBLUE; $100, 05/20/2020, Biden for President; $100, 04/28/
     2020, Biden for President; $100, 04/28/2020, ACTBLUE; $5, 03/
     11/2020, ACTBLUE;
       $100, 03/11/2020, ACTBLUE; $100, 02/07/2020, ACTBLUE; $50, 
     02/07/2020, ACTBLUE; $250, 02/04/2020, Janessa Goldbeck for 
     Congress; $50, 01/14/2020, ACTBLUE; $50, 12/14/2019, ACTBLUE; 
     $50, 12/14/2019, DSCC; $100, 12/10/2019, ACTBLUE; $100, 12/
     10/2019, Janessa Goldbeck for Congress; $100, 11/20/2019, 
     ACTBLUE;
       $100, 11/20/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 11/14/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 
     11/14/2019, DSCC; $50, 10/14/2019, DSCC; $50, 10/14/2019, 
     ACTBLUE; $250, 09/20/2019, Janessa Goldbeck for Congress; 
     $50, 09/14/2019, DSCC; $50, 09/14/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 08/14/
     2019, DSCC; $50, 08/14/2019, ACTBLUE;
       $50, 07/14/2019, DSCC; $50, 07/14/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 06/
     14/2019, DSCC; $50, 06/14/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 05/14/2019, 
     DSCC; $50, 05/14/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 04/14/2019, ACTBLUE; 
     $50, 03/14/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 02/14/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 02/
     01/2019, ACTBLUE; $50, 01/14/2019, ACTBLUE.
       Contributor: Arvind Gupta, Spouse.
       Amount, Date, and Donee:
       $5, 10/14/2022, ACTBLUE; $50, 10/14/2022, ACTBLUE; $25, 10/
     12/2022, ACTBLUE; $3, 10/12/2022, ACTBLUE; $3, 06/15/2022, 
     ACTBLUE; $3, 06/15/2022, ACTBLUE; $25, 06/15/2022, ACTBLUE; 
     $25, 06/15/2022, ACTBLUE; $25, 05/26/2022, ACTBLUE; $5, 05/
     26/2022, ACTBLUE; $25, 05/05/2022, ACTBLUE; $75, 05/05/2022, 
     ACTBLUE; $10, 05/05/2022, ACTBLUE; $25, 10/12/2021, ACTBLUE.
       Arvind Gupta, Spouse.
                                  ____

       Michael Alan Ratney, of Massachusetts, 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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
       Nominee: Michael Ratney.
       Post: Saudi Arabia.
       (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: Karen Sasahara: $16.66, 11/18/2020, Andy Kim for 
     Congress; $16.67, 11/18/2020, Jon Ossoff for Congress; 
     $16.67, 11/18/2020, Raphael Warnock for Congress; $100.00, 7/
     31/2021, Andy Kim for Congress; $100.00, 11/17/2022, ActBlue.
                                  ____

       Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Representative of the United States of America

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     to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
       Nominee: Stephanie Sanders Sullivan.
       Post: U.S. Mission to the African Union.
       (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:
       Myself: None.
       John Henry Sullivan (husband): Cash, $200, 06/09/2022, 
     Pennsylvania Democratic Party; Cash, $200, 08/29/2021, 
     Pennsylvania Democratic Party; Cash, $50, 10/25/2020, 
     Democratic National Committee; Cash, $50, 09/29/2020, Act 
     Blue (Biden for President); Cash, $50, 08/05/2020, Democratic 
     National Committee. In Kind (Volunteer work), 30 hours, Oct/
     Nov 2022, Pennsylvania Democrats; 40 hours Oct/Nov 2020, 
     Pennsylvania Democrats (Democratic Party/Biden campaign.
                                  ____

       Richard R. Verma, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     State for Management and Resources.
       Richard L.A. Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     United States Director of the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development.
       L. Felice Gorordo, of Florida, to be United States 
     Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.
       Leopoldo Martinez Nucete, of Virginia, to be United States 
     Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for 
     a term of three years.
       By Mr. TESTER for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       * Joshua David Jacobs, of Washington, to be Under Secretary 
     for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  * 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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