[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26806]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

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                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar 
No. 197 on today's Executive Calendar. I further ask unanimous consent 
that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, any statements related to the nomination be printed in the 
Record, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, 
and the Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination was considered and confirmed as follows:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       J. Richard Fredericks, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Switzerland, and to serve concurrently and without 
     additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Principality of Liechtenstein.

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