[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24321]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive Nominations Confirmed by the Senate Wednesday, September 
12, 2007:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       MARGARET SPELLINGS, OF TEXAS, TO BE DESIGNATED A 
     REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE THIRTY-
     FOURTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED 
     NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION.
       NANCY GOODMAN BRINKER, OF FLORIDA, TO BE CHIEF OF PROTOCOL, 
     AND TO HAVE THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR DURING HER TENURE OF 
     SERVICE.
       HARRY K. THOMAS, JR., OF NEW YORK, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE 
     DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.
       PAULA J. DOBRIANSKY, OF VIRGINIA, FOR THE RANK OF 
     AMBASSADOR DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR 
     NORTHERN IRELAND.
       NED L. SIEGEL, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE 
     COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.