[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 95 (Thursday, June 1, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1898]
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.
       Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, of Texas, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Peru.
       Nominee: Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath.
       Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the 
     Republic of Peru.
       (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:
       1. Self: None.
       2. Spouse: None.
                                  ____

       Arthur W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, 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 Ecuador.
       Nominee: Arthur W. Brown.
       Post: Ambassador to Ecuador.
       (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: (Krista L. Brown): $250, August 22, 2020, ActBlue; 
     $100, January 3, 2021, ActBlue.
                                  ____

       Ana A. Escrogima, of New York, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Sultanate of Oman.
       Nominee: Ana Escrogima.
       Post: Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman.
       (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, donee:
       Self: $50, 9/2020, Elissa Slotkin; $50, 6/2020, Sri 
     Kulkarni; $250, 11/2018, Elissa Slotkin; $500, 9/2017, Elissa 
     Slotkin.
       Houssam Eddine Beggas: None.
                                  ____

       Ervin Jose Massinga, of Washington, 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 Federal Democratic Republic of 
     Ethiopia.
       Nominee: Ervin Jose Massinga.
       Post: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
       (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:
       1. Self: None.
       2. Spouse: Lauryne Massinga, None.
                                  ____

       Yael Lempert, of New York, 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
       Nominee: Yael Lempert.
       Post: Jordan.
       Nominated: January 3, 2023.
       (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:
       Self: None.
       Spouse: None.
                                  ____

       Roger F. Nyhus, of Washington, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without 
     additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and 
     Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint 
     Vincent and the Grenadines.
       Nominee: Roger Fay Nyhus.
       Post: U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to 
     Barbados, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, 
     Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, 
     and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
       (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: $1,000.00, 6/17/2019, Inslee for America; $2,800.00, 
     6/19/2019, Biden for President; $2,800.00, 6/19/2019, Biden 
     for President; $250.00, 3/1/2020, Strickland for Washington; 
     $250.00, 5/18/2020, Biden for President; $250.00, 5/18/2020, 
     Biden Victory Fund; $2,550.00, 6/3/2020, Biden for President; 
     $2,800.00, 6/3/2020, Biden Victory Fund; $250.00, 6/3/2020, 
     DNC Services Corp/Democratic National Committee; $1,000.00, 
     6/29/2020, Dr Kim Schrier for Congress; $500.00, 7/17/2020, 
     Citizens to Elect Rick Larsen; $250.00, 8/9/2020, Strickland 
     for Washington; $250.00, 9/15/2020, Strickland for 
     Washington; $500.00, 9/20/2020, Mark Kelly; $500.00, 9/20/
     2020, Mark Kelly for Senate; $250.00, 9/20/2020, Sara Gideon 
     for Maine; $250.00, 9/20/2020, Stop Republicans **; $250.00, 
     9/21/2020, Hickenlooper for Colorado; $250.00, 9/24/2020, 
     Jaime Harrison for US Senate; $250.00, 9/25/2020, Teresa 
     Greenfield for Iowa; $5,000.00, 10/11/2020, Biden Victory 
     Fund; $5,000.00, 10/11/2020, DNC Services Corp/Democratic 
     National Committee; $250.00, 10/22/2020, Strickland for 
     Washington; $100.00, 11/19/2020, Actblue--Patty Murray; 
     $80.00, 12/31/2020, People for Patty Murray; $5,000.00, 1/11/
     2021, PIC 2021 Inc.; $500.00, 2/22/2021, People for Derek 
     Kilmer; $1,000.00, 3/8/2021, Dr Kim Schrier for Congress; 
     $500.00, 3/18/2021, People for Derek Kilmer; $1,000.00, 4/30/
     2021, Rick Larsen for Congress; $500.00, 6/8/2021, Murray 
     Victory Fund; $1,000.00, 7/13/2021, People for Patty Murray; 
     $500.00, 8/16/2021, People for Patty Murray.
       ** Please note my political giving centers on individuals, 
     not political parties. This particular donation was 
     mistakenly made on my mobile phone using giving software. I 
     did not intend to make this donation.
                                  ____

       Julie Turner, of Maryland, to be Special Envoy on North 
     Korean Human Rights Issues, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Nominee: Julie Turner.
       Post: Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, 
     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:
       1. Self: None.
       Lisa A. Johnson, 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 Lebanese Republic.
       Nominee: Lisa A. Johnson.
       Post: Lebanese Republic.
       (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:
       1. Self: None.
                                  ____


       William W. Popp, of Missouri, 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 Uganda.
       Nominee: William Wayne Popp.
       Post: Uganda.
       (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, donee:
       Self: none, none, none.
       Spouse: Milena Baptista Popp: none, none, none.
                                  ____


       By Mr. DURBIN for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       Shannon R. Saylor, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal 
     for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four 
     years.

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

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