[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 8717-8718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on today's Executive Calendar: Calendar Nos. 659, 660, 661, 
662, 664, 665, 667, 669, 672, 673, 674, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 
683, and 686.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed en 
bloc, the motion 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 en bloc are as follows:


                          Department of State

       Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, 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 State of Eritrea.
       Aubrey Hooks, 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 Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.
       Craig A. Kelly, 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 Republic of Chile.
       Thomas Bolling Robertson, of Virginia, 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 Slovenia.
       Marc McGowan Wall, 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 Republic of Chad.
       John Campbell, 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 Federal Republic of Nigeria.
       Michael Christian Polt, of Tennessee, 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 Serbia and Montenegro.
       John M. Ordway, 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 Republic of Kazakhstan.
       Thomas Neil Hull III, of New Hampshire, 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 Sierra Leone.
       Roger A. Meece, of Washington, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.
       Lauren Moriarty, of Hawaii, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
     Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States 
     Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
     Forum.
       Michele J. Sison, of Maryland, 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 United Arab Emirates.
       Thomas Charles Krajeski, of Virginia, 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 Yemen.
       Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, 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 Korea.
       Michael W. Marine, of Vermont, 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
       Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, 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 Lebanon.
       Patricia M. Haslach, of Oregon, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic.
       Richard LeBaron, 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 State of Kuwait.
       David Michael Satterfield, of Virginia, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to 
     be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

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     of the United States of America to the Hashemite Kingdom of 
     Jordan.

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