[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7458-7459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL V. HAYDEN, UNITED STATES AIR 
   FORCE, TO BE GENERAL AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, a unanimous consent has been agreed to by 
both sides for the Senate to immediately proceed to executive session 
to consider the following nominations on today's Executive Calendar: PN 
421,

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LTG Michael V. Hayden, to be General, reported by the Armed Services 
Committee today; and No. 70, which is the confirmation of General 
Hayden to be the Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
  I further ask unanimous consent the nominations be confirmed en bloc, 
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 are as follows:


                               air force

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                             To be general

     Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden.


                   executive office of the president

       Lieutenant General Michael V. Hayden, United States Air 
     Force, to be Principal Deputy Director of National 
     Intelligence. (New Position.)

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