[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8415]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mrs. MURRAY. I ask unanimous consent the Senate immediately proceed 
to executive session to consider the following nominations on today's 
Executive Calendar, Calendar Nos. 619, 620 and 657.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 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 nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:

                              Nominations


                      federal maritime commission

       A. Paul Anderson, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2007.
       Joseph E. Brennan, of Maine, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2008.


                          department of state

       Paul V. Applegarth, of Connecticut, to be Chief Executive 
     Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation.

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