[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2831]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              APPOINTMENTS

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair announces, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 105, adopted April 13, 
1989, as amended by S. Res. 149, adopted October 5, 1993, as amended by 
Public Law 105-275, further amended by S. Res. 75, adopted March 25, 
1999, amended by S. Res. 383, adopted October 27, 2000, and amended by 
S. Res. 355, adopted November 13, 2002, and further amended by S. Res. 
480, adopted November 20, 2004, the appointment of the following 
Senators to serve as members of the Senate National Security Working 
Group for the 109th Congress: Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, President 
Pro Tempore; Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Majority Co-Chairman; 
Senator John Kyl of Arizona, Majority Co-Chairman; Senator Richard 
Lugar of Indiana; Senator John Warner of Virginia; Senator Jeff 
Sessions of Alabama; Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, Majority Co-
Chairman; Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon; and Senator Lincoln Chafee of 
Rhode Island.
  The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Section 154 
of Public Law 108-199, appoints the following Senator as Chairman of 
the Senate Delegation to the U.S.-Russia Interparliamentary Group 
conference during the 109th Congress: the Honorable Trent Lott of 
Mississippi.
  The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
276d-276g, as amended, appoints the following Senator as Chairman of 
the Senate Delegation to the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group 
conference during the 109th Congress: the Honorable Michael D. Crapo of 
Idaho.
  The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, in accordance with 22 
U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as amended, appoints the following Senator as 
Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 
during the 109th Congress: the Honorable Gordon H. Smith of Oregon.

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