[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13324]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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   NOMINATION OF RICHARD L. MORNINGSTAR, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE THE 
  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

  Mr. SESSIONS. In executive session, I ask unanimous consent, on 
behalf of the majority leader, that the nomination of Richard 
Morningstar be discharged from the Foreign Relations Committee, and 
that the Senate proceed to its consideration. I further ask unanimous 
consent that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, any statements relating to the nomination be 
printed at the appropriate place 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 considered and confirmed is as follows:


                          department of state

       Richard L. Morningstar, of Massachusetts, to be the 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

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