[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate immediately 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on 
today's Executive Calendar: Calendar Nos. 676, 711, 713, 714, 716, 717, 
718, 719, 721, 722, 723, 724, 726, 728, 730, and all nominations on the 
secretary's desk.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed en 
bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:

                              Nominations


                          department of state

       James Francis Moriarty, 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 Kingdom of Nepal.
       Benjamin A. Gilman, of New York, to be a Representative of 
     the United States of America to the Fifty-eighth Session of 
     the General Assembly of the United Nations.
       Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the 
     United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Deputy 
     Representative of the United States of America in the 
     Security Council of the United Nations.
       Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be a 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during 
     her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United 
     States of America to the United Nations.
       Joseph D. Stafford III, of Florida, 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 The Gambia.
       Lewis W. Lucke, of Texas, 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 Kingdom of Swaziland.
       R. Niels Marquardt, of California, 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 Republic of Cameroon, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
       Charles P. Ries, of the District of Columbia, 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 Greece.
       Suzanne Hale, of Virginia, 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 Federated States of Micronesia.
       William R. Brownfield, of Texas, 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 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
       Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr., 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 Kingdom of Thailand.
       John Marshall Evans, of the District of Columbia, 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 Armenia.
       Tom C. Korologos, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to Belgium.
       Douglas L. McElhaney, of Florida, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       William T. Monroe, 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 Kingdom of Bahrain.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                            foreign service

       PN1645 Foreign Service nominations (173) beginning Jean 
     Elizabeth Akers, and ending Jenifer Lynn Neidhart de Ortiz, 
     which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in 
     the Congressional Record of May 18, 2004.


                         Nominations Discharged

  Mr. FRIST. Continuing in executive session, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of the following nominations: June Carter Perry, PN1548; 
Joyce Barr, PN1546; Barrie Walkley, PN1550; James McGee, PN1541, 
Cynthia Efird, PN1621; Jackson McDonald, PN1419; Christopher Dell, 
PN1629.
  I further ask consent that the Senate proceed to their consideration, 
the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action, and the Senate resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:

                          Department of State

       June Carter Perry, of the District of Columbia, 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 Kingdom of Lesotho.
       Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, 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 Republic of Namibia.
       R. Barrie Walkley, of California, 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 Gabonese Republic, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and 
     Principe.
       James D. McGee, of Florida, 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 Republic of Madagascar.
       Cynthia G. Efird, of the District of Columbia, 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 Angola.
       Jackson McDonald, of Florida, 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 Republic of Guinea.
       Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, 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 Zimbabwe.

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