[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1408-S1409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. SCHATZ. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration 
of PN284, PN354, and the names sent to the desk under PN285; that the 
Senate proceed to their en bloc consideration and vote without 
intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate; and that the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action.
  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nominations of the following-named Career Member of the 
Senior Foreign Service of the United States Department of Agriculture 
for promotion within the Senior Foreign Service of the United States of 
America, Class of Minister-Counselor: Cynthia Duerr, of VA; the 
following-named Career Members of the Foreign Service for promotion 
into the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor: Conrad Estrada, of 
DC; Cristobal Zepeda, of CO; the following-named Career Members of the 
Foreign Service of the Department of State to be a Foreign Service 
Officer, a Consular Officer, and a Secretary in the Diplomatic Service 
of the United States of America: James Robert Adams, of IA; Leonore 
Kathryn Adams, of OH; Bilqis Majidah Aidara Adjei, of FL; Brandon 
Clinton Aitchison, of SD; Bryce Todd Armstrong, of VA; Hanitra M. 
Austin, of VA; Janel L. Baskerville, of VA; Natalie Ann Bonomo, of VA; 
Laura S. Bonsmann, of VA; Ralph E. Brown, of WA; Christina G. Bucton, 
of CA; Paul B. Butki, of NV; Camilo Andres Caballero, of GA; Patrick 
David Cho, of OH; Ross A. Conroy, of ME; Robert R. Cooper, of TX; 
Michael N. Cunningham, of VA; Jason E. Currier, of NH; Jon Adam Custis, 
of FL; Jennifer M. Das, of VA; Stephen Diaz, of VA; William L. Ding-
Everson, of CA; Rebecca Clare Dister, of VA; Stephen C. Dove, of TX; 
Paily Eapen, of VA; Suzanne Kay Ebert, of NE; Nicole D. Fader, of VA; 
Laura A. Fields, of CA; Adam R. Gannaway, of TX; Mary C. Gillmore, of 
SD; Janette Lasken Gilman, of VA; Jason Robert Gross, of VA; Filmon 
Bekit Hagheray, of VA; Matthew V. Haley, of VA; Peter L. Hansen, of WA; 
Lani Harrell, of VA; George Spencer Harrison, of SD; Lori R. Hetrick, 
of VA; Wesley A. Holzer, of CA; Gabriel R. Hughes, of VA; Jenna Maye 
Hummel, of VA; Andrea Jo Huston, of TX; Justin V. Ivey, of VA; Isaac B. 
Jenkins, of CA; Alex Reis Johnson, of WI; Kathryn L. Jones, of SD; 
Braphus E. Kaalund, of CA; Ari Katz, of WA; Yongkyu Kim, of WA; Chloe 
Cosima Bowser Kirsch, of VA; Kevin Alex Kravitz, of OH; Eliasz 
Krawczuk, of NY; Jessica B. Kuntz, of PA; Scott Jonathan Lavon, of MD; 
Leonard H. Leid, of FL; Anne Elizabeth Lero, of VA; Jakub D. Liskowiak, 
of FL; Sara E. Locke, of CA; Robin L. Lowe, of VA; Julia S. Ludy, of 
VA; Wynne Mancini, of VA; Daniel S.

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Mandell, of FL; Sheree N. Marambio, of CA; Taylor R. Mauck, of NH; 
Christine Ann Mooney, of VA; Katherine S. Morris, of WA; Ryan M. 
Mullen, of TX; Angelee Mullins, of MD; Kristen A. Nagle, of TX; 
Kathleen M. O'Brien, of MO; Jacob Samuel Olson, of VA; Jeffrey Charles 
O'Neill, of VA; Alexis L. Orton, of VA; Deniz Zeynep Ozdemir, of NJ; 
Valerie J. Parry, of WA; Augusta B. Philbin, of DC; Shirah E. Rissler, 
of VA; David N. Roberts, of VA; Gregory L. Rofman, of VA; Kimberly A. 
Roseman, of VA; Zachary Alexander Rosner, of DC; Kaitlin A. Ruehr, of 
VA; Matthew T. Schramm, of VA; Anne N. Sherman, of MD; Maria Skirk, of 
FL; Raymond Anthony Slanina, of CA; Mikolaj M. Slomka, of NV; Emilia 
Borgatta Smith, of AZ; Patrick D. Smith, of WA; Christina M. Stegura, 
of FL; Gregory Stevenson, of VA; Gregory Bruce Stoneberg, of VA; Thomas 
D. Talbot, of VA; Dragana Tatic, of FL; Bart John Thiltgen, of CA; 
Alisa May Thomas, of OH; Trisha M. Thomas, of VA; Brandon To, of VA; 
Jennifer Lee Turner, of VA; Katherine T. Wallace, of VA; Daniel James 
Walsh, of FL; Kip Tendai Whittington, of TX; Anne G. Willoughby, of VA; 
Philip J. Wolfe, of TX; Shay Robert Wood, of VA; Elizabeth M. Wysocki, 
of MA; Jessica Yoakum, of VA; and the following-named Career Members of 
the Foreign Service for promotion into the Senior Foreign Service, 
Class of Counselor, and a Foreign Service Officer, a Consular Officer, 
and a Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of 
America: Brent L. Brown, of VA; the following-named Career Members of 
the Senior Foreign Service of the Department of State for promotion 
within the Senior Foreign Service of the United States of America, 
Class of Minister-Counselor: Tamika D. Abbott, of VA; Mary Ruth Avery, 
of FL; Bruce R. Begnell, of MD; William David Bent, of FL; William J. 
Bistransky, of VA; Walter M. Braunohler, of RI; A. R. Brouillette-
Rodriguez, of VA; David John Burger, of VA; Ian Patrick Campbell, of 
OR; Dwayne L. Cline, of TX; Rachel L. Cooke, of VA; Cherrie S. Daniels, 
of TX; John C. Dockery, of TX; Christopher Lee Dudding, of VA; Marion 
Johnston Ekpuk, of VA; Anthony C. Fernandes, of VA; Michael E. Garrote, 
of PA; John P. Ginkel, of DC; David J. Greene, of DC; Edward G. 
Grulich, of VA; Jennifer A. Harhigh, of VA; Julia L. Harlan, of VA; 
James Robert Heller, of VA; Colleen E. Hyland, of NH; Robert L. 
Kingman, of VA; Michael F. Kleine, of DC; Gharun S. Lacy, of MD; 
Stephan Allen Lang, of VA; Jennifer A. Larson, of DC; Karen A. Lass, of 
VA; Gregory Daniel Logerfo, of VA; Deborah C. Lynn, of TX; Michael L. 
Mahoney, of WA; Marcos C. Mandojana, of TN; John T. McNamara, of VA; 
Larry L. Memmott, of MD; Marcus Robert Micheli, of VA; Andrew Thomas 
Miller, of VA; Benjamin Ward Moeling, of VA; Katherine E. Monahan, of 
AZ; Michael A. Newbill, of IL; Rebecca A. Pasini, of MD; Roy Albert 
Perrin, of DC; Brett George Pomainville, of CO; Daniel Alan Rochman, of 
VA; Edwin C. Sagurton, of VA; Douglas E. Sonnek, of CA; Christopher 
Teal, of DC; Marja Verloop, of WA; Peggy Jeanne Walker, of DC; Eric A. 
Watnik, of MD; James Andrew Wolfe, of CA; the following-named Career 
Members of the Foreign Service for promotion into the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Counselor: Jonathan A. Alan, of DC; Robert S. 
Allison, of MO; Christopher L. Andino, of VA; Stephanie C. Arnold, of 
VA; Juan T. Avecilla, of CA; Benjamin S. Bailey, of UT; Juliana K. 
Ballard, of MD; Elias Stephen Baumann, of FL; Courtney Allison Kramer 
Beale, of DC; Sally P. Behrhorst, of CA; Sheryl J. Bistransky, of OH; 
Jane Ellen Bocklage, of TX; Melissa A. Brown, of VA; Dena D. Brownlow, 
of CA; Steven R. Butler, of KY; Douglas G. Carey, of NM; Phathanie 
Chapman, of TN; Patrick Liang Chow, of VA; Dan Cintron, of VA; Louis J. 
Crishock, of VA; Jesse S. Curtis, of VA; Alexander N. Daniels, of NC; 
Mary E. Daschbach, of RI; Richard C.W. Davy, of MD; Alexander P. 
Delorey, of FL; Lillian Germaine deValcourt-Ayala, of CA; Melisa M. 
Doherty, of MN; Kathleen M. Eagen, of NY; Ann Marie Everitt, of FL; 
Timothy Eydelnant, of VA; Shannon B. Farrell, of VA; James D. Fellows, 
of NY; Mary Sue Fields, of VA; David Lawrence Fisher, of CA; Rebecca A. 
Fong, of CA; Thomas B. Fullerton, of FL; Colin P. Furst, of VA; Ann E. 
Gabrielson, of AZ; Lynne Brett Gadkowski, of FL; David H. Gamble, of 
VA; Gregory Nelson Gardner, of CA; David L. Gehrenbeck, of VA; Keith R. 
Gilges, of DC; Jeffrey D. Graham, of MD; Karen E. Grissette, of CA; 
Maureen E. Haggard, of WA; Ann M. Hardman, of TN; Zachary V. 
Harkenrider, of NY; Kimberly D. Harrington, of DC; Cynthia R. Harvey, 
of VA; Edward P. Heartney, of VA; Ian Tavish Hillman, of MD; John J. 
Hillmeyer, of MO; Brian B. Himmelsteib, of VA; Stephanie Elizabeth 
Holmes, of VA; Melissa P. Horwitz, of VA; Laura P. Hruby, of DC; Robert 
J. Jachim, of VA; Amanda S. Jacobsen, of WA; John E. Johnson, of WA; 
Pauline A. Kao, of WA; Emily L. Katkar, of VA; John C. Kelley, of DC; 
Emily Allt Kenealy, of VA; Karen Young Keshap, of VA; Elizabeth J. 
Konick, of NY; David A. Krzywda, of VA; William Henry Laitinen, of NH; 
Michael D. Lampel, of CA; Michael J. Layne, of VA; Nancy W. Leou, of 
VA; Jan Levin, of DC; Timothy E. Liston, of VA; Michelle G. Los Banos, 
of VA; Aaron L. Luster, of TX; Jason R. Mack, of NY; Deborah A. 
MacLean, of FL; Jenny H. Malheiro, of VA; Mark F. Marrano, of MD; 
Elizabeth K. Martin-Shukrun, of IL; Sara Mercado Mathews, of CA; Mikael 
C. McCowan, of NY; Alexandra K. McKnight, of VA; Luis Mendez, of FL; 
Jennifer T. Mergy, of CA; Eric S. Meyer, of CT; Kenneth L. Meyer, of 
OH; Deborah A. Miller, of MD; Terry D. Mobley, of AR; Carrie L. 
Muntean, of VA; Tiffany A. Murphy, of WA; Marc A. Nordberg, of TX; 
Adrienne B. Nutzman, of VA; Matthew E. O'Connor, of TX; Stephen P. 
O'Dowd, of VA; Rolf A. Olson, of VA; Jami L. Papa, of FL; Dante 
Paradiso, of OR; Darragh Theresa Paradiso, of OR; Deena Johnsonbaugh 
Parker, of VA; Morgan A. Parker, of VA; Melinda M. Pavek, of WY; 
Margaret H. Peirce, of VA; Peggy Le Am Plunkett Petrovich, of OH; Usha 
Pitts, of DC; James H. Potts, of IN; Anupama Prattipati, of PA; Tessa 
K. Rebholz, of DC; Scott R. Riedmann, of OH; Alberto Rodriguez, of FL; 
Elisabeth Michorl Rosenstock-Siller, of NY; Edwin S. Saeger, of MD; 
Juha P. Salin, of WA; Caroline J. Savage, of DC; Michael J. Schreuder, 
of MI; Nomi Seltzer, of NY; Charles H. Sewall, of DC; Matthew L. 
Shields, of VA; Demian Smith, of VA; Jeffrey B. Smith, of TX; Diane L. 
Sovereign, of CA; Daniel M. Stoian, of CA; Amy L. Storrow, of DC; Harry 
Robert Sullivan, of NV; Roger Chance Sullivan, of WA; Rakesh Surampudi, 
of PA; Inger A. Tangborn, of WA; Alexander J. Titolo, of VA; Scott C. 
Turner, of NY; Scott E. Urbom, of VA; Rajeev M. Wadhwani, of DC; John 
K. Watson, of VA; Catherine J. Westley, of IL; John W. Whiteley, of MD; 
Stuart Raymond Wilson, of NC; Joseph Edward Zadrozny, of TX; Marika R. 
Zadva, of VA; Melanie A. Zimmerman, of MD; and the following-named 
Career Members of the Foreign Service for promotion into the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, and a Foreign Service Officer, a 
Consular Officer, and a Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the 
United States of America: Gregory M. Anderson, of VA; Gregory F. 
Battistone, of FL; Francoise Z. Blais, of VA; Robert Bentley Calhoun, 
of VA; William W. Chang, of CA; Michael L. Cygrymus, of FL; Ralph E. 
Delarue, of VA; Donna Lynn Edmonds, of NC; Barry W. Fisher, of PA; 
Irving Fontaine, of NJ; Shelly Lynn Gasow, of CO; Rick A. Gregory, of 
VA; Yvon Guillaume, of FL; Cassandra Dione Marie Hamblin, of WA; James 
D. Hine, of VA; James E. Horner, of OK; Beth J. King, of FL; Osman M. 
Koclar, of NY; Calvin Dewayne Levo, of TX; Rajiv Malik, of CA; Tarik 
Merghoub, of VA; Patrick S. Mills, of TX; Thomas P. Nave, of FL; 
Francesco D. Pasqualino, of CA; Matthew M. Percival, of WA; Maurice B. 
Pettiford, of VA; Alston A. Richardson, of VA; Benjamin W. Sides, of 
AK; Glenda L. Siegrist, of VA; Jason H. Smith, of DC; Sebron J. Toney, 
of NV; Michael F. Vannett, of VA, en bloc?

  The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

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