[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 18696-18698]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                         NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of the following nominations: John Sununu, PN 1951; 
Patrick Leahy, PN 1950; Stuart Holliday, PN 1131; and the foreign 
service nominations list, PN 1828, which is at the desk. I further ask 
unanimous 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. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I guard the nomination process as well as 
anybody. I have had difficulty with someone who we have tried to put on 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a year and a half. I have 
recognized that by making sure that certain people the administration 
wants do not go through. But I have not held up what I think are 
nominations important to the national defense and welfare of our 
country, generally speaking.
  We have a number of people, as indicated by the acting leader at this 
time, Senator Murkowski, being discharged from the Foreign Relations 
Committee. There is one person, though, on the list by the name of 
James B. Cunningham, a career member of the

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senior foreign service, to be appointed to the Atomic Energy Agency 
with the rank of Ambassador. There is a hold on this. This man would 
represent the United States on this most important entity.
  The news in the last months has been dealing with Iran and what they 
are doing and not doing with their nuclear program. We need this man on 
a daily basis doing what he needs to do to protect the interests of not 
only the United States but the world with this burgeoning problem we 
have with nuclear materials.
  There is a hold by the majority on this nomination. I think it is 
wrong. I will not mention the name of the Senator who has a hold, but 
it should be taken off. It is not good for the country or for the 
world.
  Having said that, I have no objection to the request of the Senator 
from Alaska.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the request is agreed to.
  The nominations, considered and confirmed, are as follows:

                          Department of State

       Stuart W. Holliday, of Texas, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during 
     his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the 
     United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the 
     United Nations.
       Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of the 
     General Assembly of the United Nations.
       John E. Sununu, New Hampshire, to be a Representative of 
     the United States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of 
     the General Assembly of the United Nations.


                  Agency for International Development

     Jacqueline Bell, of Maryland

       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Three, 
     Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of 
     the United States of America:


                  Agency for International Development

     Zac T. Bao, of Florida
     George H. Buzby, of Florida
     Thomas L. McClanahan, of Colorado
     John P. Nicholson, of Florida
     John D. Vernon, of Virginia
     Terry G. Youngblood, of Texas


                         Department of Commerce

     Christopher R. Quinlivan, of Washington


                          Department of State

     Katelyn Choe, of Florida
     Lynn M. Ferenc, of Florida

       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Four, 
     Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of 
     the United States of America:


                          Department of State

     Alicia P. Allison, of the District of Columbia
     Joseph Ray Babb, of California
     Juliana Kinal Ballard, of the District of Columbia
     Dana Lynn Banks, of Pennsylvania
     Alexander Lucian Barrasso, of the District of Columbia
     Rois Meghan Beal, of Georgia
     Scott A. Blomquist, of Florida
     Tomekah L. Burl, of Arkansas
     Yan Chang, of Georgia
     John Reid Crosby, of Texas
     Mary Eileen Daschback, of New Hampshire
     Gene J. Del Bianco, of Massachusetts
     Bradley Richard Evans, of Texas
     Fiona Scholand Evans, of Texas
     Dan O. Fulwiler, of Washington
     Ann Elise Gabrielson, of Minnesota
     Michelle Marie Gidaspova, of New York
     David Lindgren Gehrenbeck, of Rhode Island
     Stephen P. Goldrup, of California
     John Gorkowski, of Virginia
     Christopher Lee Green, of Texas
     Daniel O'Connell Hamilton, of Missouri
     Patrick N. Hanish, of Washington
     Margaret Reiko Hartley, of California
     Ida Eve Heckenbach, of Louisiana
     Janelle S. Hironimus, of California
     Joey Robert Hood, of New Hampshire
     Patrick Wynters Hornbuckle, of New York
     Darragh Jones, of Oregon
     Dennis T.P. Keene, of Florida
     Robert L. Kingman, of Washington
     Laura Hope Kirkpatrick, of Virginia
     James Gordon Land, of Florida
     Kamal Imhotep Latham, of New York
     Claire Le Claire, of Minnesota
     Jason Ross Mack, of New York
     Bettina Anne Malone, of Virginia
     Tyler L. Mason, of New York
     Gregory Charles May, of Texas
     Kara Cherise McDonald, of Virginia
     John W. McIntyre, of Missouri
     Emily Ann Mestetsky, of New Jersey
     Shante J. Moore, of Michigan
     Carla J. Mudgett, of Vermont
     Adrienne B. Nutzman, of Texas
     Nicholas Papp III, of Florida
     Susan Parker-Burns, of Massachusetts
     Jonathan P. Post, of California
     Gabrielle M. Price, of Pennsylvania
     Marco Glen Prouty, of Washington
     Daniel J. Ricci, of California
     John G. Robinson, of Mississippi
     Peter A. Schroeder, of Washington
     Marc London Shaw, of Missouri
     Andrew Kenneth Sherr, of Colorado
     Jefferson David Smith, of Texas
     Timothy Lyle Smith, of Michigan
     Timothy M. Standaert, of Florida
     Daniel Alexander Stewart, of Virginia
     Tom S. Targos, of Wisconsin
     Timothy P. Trenkle, of Kansas
     Joseph Finch Trimble Jr., of Texas
     David Nathaniel Gartland Whiting, of South Dakota
     Dana Renee Williams, of Texas
     Michelle Elizabeth Wollam, of California
     Eboni York, of Michigan

       The following-named Members of the Foreign Service to be 
     Consular Officers and/or Secretaries in the Diplomatic 
     Service of the United States of America, as indicated: 
     Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:


                         Department of Commerce

     Geoffrey S. Bogart, of California
     Val E. Huston, of Indiana
     Justin D. Mylroie, of Washington
     Christopher D. Woosley, of Virginia


                          Department of State

     Jason Andrew Abell, of Illinois
     Angela C. Alexander, of Virginia
     Anthony Alexander, of California
     Christopher C. Allison, of Missouri
     Faris Y. Asad, of Ohio
     Benjamin S. Bailey, of Washington
     Anne Elizabeth Baker, of Pennsylvania
     Erin C. Barcus, of Maryland
     Alistair C. Baskey, of the District of Columbia
     Matthew Harold Blong, of Maryland
     Scott Charles Bolz, of Washington
     Pauline N. Borderies, of Virginia
     Jennifer F. Bosworth, of the District of Columbia
     Ryan E. Bowles, of Minnesota
     Tobias Alyn Bradford, of Texas
     Robin S. Brooks, of Colorado
     Justin Patrick Brown, of California
     Timothy Patrick Buckley, of New York
     Todd A. Campbell, of Illinois
     Cheryl Barnes Carson, of Virginia
     Christopher James Chaisson, of Virginia
     Min Chang, of California
     Alice Ruth Chu, of Virginia
     Theodore H. Clark, of Virginia
     Elise C. Cocke, of the District of Columbia
     John D. Culp, of Virginia
     Kim D'Auria-Vazira, of California
     Mark G. Davenport, of Virginia
     Erfana S. Dar, of Washington
     Timmy T. Davis, of Mississippi
     Gregory W. Deputy, of Virginia
     David Dolaher, of Virginia
     Andrea Susana Martinez Donnally, of Texas
     Jed Taro Dornburg, of the District of Columbia
     Julie A. Eadeh, of Michigan
     Michael G. Edwards, of Washington
     Richard J. Faillace, of New Jersey
     Maha Gamal Farid, of the District of Columbia
     Sita M. Farrell, of Virginia
     Yuriy R. Fedkiw, of Ohio
     Julia C. Fendrick, of Maryland
     Mary Ann Freeman, of California
     Enrique Rodrigo Gallego, of Illinois
     Julie C. Gibson, of Virginia
     Alexander Paul Gogulski, of Virginia
     Matthew B. Golden, of California
     Lynnette Lynn Gordon, of Texas
     John Harrison Gregg, of Alabama
     Linda A. Gregus, of Virginia
     John Arthur Haid, of Virginia
     Matthew S. Hand, of Virginia
     Alexander Keith Hardin, of Ohio
     Gayle R. Harnest, of Virginia
     Anbereen Hasan, of Virginia
     Priscilla Ann Hernandez, of Texas
     Tracy E. Hill, of the District of Columbia
     Julius E. Hoffman Jr., of the District of Columbia
     Michael John Hougaard, of Virginia
     Kevin E. Hulbert, of the District of Columbia
     Aaron L. Hummeldorf, of Virginia
     Jerry Ismail, of New York
     Robert A. Ivey, of Virginia
     Joseph Samuel Jacanin, of Virginia
     Dayle Rebecca Johns, of Texas
     Matthew P. Johnson, of Virginia
     Todd M. Katschke, of the District of Columbia
     Pamela R. Kazi, of Minnesota
     Charles J. Kelly, of Virginia
     Stephen Gyula Kovacsics, of Florida
     Eric J. Kramp, of Florida
     Coby Dawne Lastuka, of Washington
     Thaddeus C. Law, of Virginia
     Jeffrey Michael Loree, of the District of Columbia
     Adham Zibas Loutfi, of California
     Katherine M.F. Lowndes, of Virginia
     Rose A. Manor, of Virginia
     John A. Marcinek, of Virginia
     Michael H. Margolies, of Louisiana
     Ann L. Mason, of Michigan
     Josiah D. Mayne, of Virginia
     John William McClure, of Virginia
     James P. McDonald, of Massachusetts
     Bernadette M. Meehan, of New York
     Laura P. Merkle, of Virginia
     Gregory C. Morris, of Virginia
     James M. Morris, of Massachusetts
     Heather Mulvenna, of Virginia
     Junaid Munir, of Michigan

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     Fahez A. Nadi, of New York
     David C. Ng, of Arizona
     Sadia Niazi, of Virginia
     Marlene E. Olsen, of Florida
     Trevor R. Olson, of Idaho
     Adam Packer, of the District of Columbia
     Christine D. Parker, of Illinois
     Vanessa M. Paulos, of Texas
     Dexter C. Payne, of Virginia
     Elizabeth Lynne Perry, of Massachusetts
     Michael E. Pignatello, of Nevada
     Matthew P. Politte, of Virginia
     Mauricio H. Puerto, of Virginia
     Helaena W. Rathore, of Tennessee
     Nazima H. Razick, of Virginia
     Kelsey Thomas Rideout, of Virginia
     Ryan J. Roberts, of Texas
     Jeff Rotering, of Kansas
     Lenore Marie Santone, of Virginia
     Julie Michelle Schohn, of North Carolina
     Mahvash Siddiqui, of California
     Daniel E. Slaven, of Texas
     Patrick T. Slowinski, of Utah
     Alyssa Smith, of the District of Columbia
     William H. Steele Jr., of Florida
     William B. Stevens, of Virginia
     Brian K. Stimmler, of New Jersey
     Amy L. Storrow, of Texas
     Rachel Elizabeth Subler, of Virginia
     Karan Elizabeth Swaner, of Virginia
     B. Richard Switzer, of Virginia
     Dmitri Tarakhovsky, of Michigan
     Shawn Harris Tribe, of California
     Karen K. Tsai, of New York
     Frank F. Tu, of California
     Dillon R. Twombly, of Virginia
     Kevin D. Vail, of Virginia
     Kevin A. Vaillancourt, of Virginia
     Perry M. Venturini, of Virginia
     Scott Lee Whitmore, of Massachusetts
     Brendan R. Whitworth, of Virginia
     Patrick C. Williams III, of West Virginia
     Mamie Willis, of Virginia
     Woods, Jody L., of Virginia
     Elizabeth L. Woudenberg, of Maryland
     Carson H. Wu, of Michigan
     Baimba M. Yilla, of Virginia
     Michael H. Young, of California
     Alexander Yuan, of New York
     Jim Zix, of Oregon

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The President will be notified of the Senate's 
action.

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