[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of the following nominations: PN 1790, PN 1825, PN 1991, 
PN 1992, career senior Foreign Service list PN 1952.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to their 
consideration, the nominations be confirmed, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's actions, and the Senate resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                          department of state

       Christopher J. LaFleur, of New York, 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 Malaysia.
       B. Lynn Pascoe, 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 Republic of Indonesia.
       Ryan C. Crocker, of Washington, 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 Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
       Marcie B. 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 the Republic of Albania.
       The following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign 
     Service, Class of Career Minister, for the personal rank of 
     Career Ambassador in recognition of especially distinguished 
     service of a sustained period:

                        To be career ambassador

     Ryan C. Crocker, of Washington
     Marc Isaiah Grossman, of Virginia
     A. Elizabeth Jones, of Maryland
     Alan Philip Larson, of Iowa
     Johnny Young, of Maryland


Nominations Placed on the Calendar--PN-1881, PN-1880, PN-1840, PN-1829, 
                                PN-1830

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I further ask consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from consideration of the following 
nominations, and that the nominations be placed on the calendar: PN-
1881, PN-1880, PN-1840, PN-1829, PN-1830.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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