[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar Nos. 39 and 
40; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be 
laid on the table; that any statements thereon be printed in the 
Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action, and the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations, considered and confirmed are as follows:


                          department of state

       Stanley Davis Phillips, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Estonia.
       William B. Wood, of New York, 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 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we just approved the new Ambassador to 
Afghanistan. I do recall yesterday we approved the new Ambassador to 
Iraq. That is pretty good work of the Senate. These are two very 
important diplomats. They have their work cut out for them. I 
congratulate both of them.

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