[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 28942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to the consideration of the following nomination on 
today's Executive Calendar: Calendar No. 461. I further ask unanimous 
consent that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and 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:

       Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan.

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