[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6492-6495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:


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       By Mr. BIDEN for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *Mark Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Political-Military Affairs).
       *Patricia M. Haslach, of Oregon, 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 Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Economic 
     Cooperation (APEC) Forum.
       *Joxel Garcia, of Connecticut, to be Representative of the 
     United States on the Executive Board of the World Health 
     Organization.
       *Samuel W. Speck, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner on the part 
     of the United States on the International Joint Commission, 
     United States and Canada.
       *Scot A. Marciel, of California, for the rank of Ambassador 
     during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
     State for East Asian and Association of Southeast Asian 
     Nations (ASEAN) Affairs.
       *Yousif Boutrous Ghafari, of Michigan, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Slovenia.
       Nominee: Yousif B. Ghafari.
       Post: Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self: 2007--2,300.00, Team Sununu; 6,800.00, Robert A. 
     Ficano Committee; 300.00, John B. O'Reilly Jr. Committee; 
     200.00, Committee to Elect Notte; 150.00, Committee to Elect 
     Alan Lambert; 4,600.00, Mitt Romney for President; 80.00, 
     Friends of Nancy A. Hubbard; 125.00, Diamond PAC/Jewel Ware; 
     250.00, Committee to Elect Mark Steenbergh; 65.00, Gary 
     Woronchak for County Commissioner; 125.00, Laura Cox for 
     Wayne County Commissioner; 100.00, Friends of Suzanne 
     Sareini; 250.00, Health PAC; 2,500.00, Friends of Wayne State 
     PAC; 150.00, Friends of Maureen Brosnan; 6,900.00, Mitt 
     Romney for President; 1,000.00, McConnell Senate Committee; 
     4,600.00, Friends of Carl Levin; 150.00, Friends of Kevin 
     McNamara; 250.00, Committee to Re-elect Donald Fracassi; 
     1,000.00, Friends of Michael Bouchard.
       2006--1,000.00, Mike DeWine for US Senate; 100.00, Gary 
     Woronchak for County Comm.; 200.00, Citizens for Jewel Ware; 
     125.00, Laura Cox for Wayne County Comm.; 1,000.00, Dave Camp 
     for Congress; 250.00, Candice Miller for Congress; 500.00, 
     Health PAC; 1,000.00, IMP-PAC; 200.00, Citizens for Sam 
     Salamey; 150.00, The Committee to Re-elect Edward A. Boike, 
     Jr.; 2,500.00, Friends of Wayne State PAC; 500.00, Kilpatrick 
     for US Congress; 6,800.00, DeVos for Governor; 5,000.00, 
     Robert A. Ficano PAC; 750.00, Michael A. Guido Committee; 
     2,100.00, C. Wakim for Congress; 100.00, Gary Woronchak for 
     County Comm.; 1,000.00, Team Sununu; 250.00, Friends of Kevin 
     McNamara; 1,000.00, Knollenberg for Congress; 5,000.00, 
     Michigan Republican Party; 100.00, Charles Chambers for OCC 
     Board of Trustees; 2,000.00, Santorum 2006; 2,100.00, Jeff 
     Lamberti for Congress.
       2005--6,800.00, DeVos for Governor; 1,000.00, Friends of 
     Michael Bouchard; 150.00, Committee to Elect Alan Lambert; 
     200.00, Friends of Mark Steenbergh; 1,040.00, Michael A. 
     Guido Committee; 750.00, Freman Hendrix for Mayor Committee; 
     100.00, The Committee to Elect Arthur F. Wright; 150.00, 
     Committee to Elect Gregory Pitonialk; 7,300.00, Robert A. 
     Ficano Committee; 70.00, Friends of Nancy A. Hubbard; 70.00, 
     Friends of Suzanne Sareini; 250.00, Friends of Brenda 
     Lawrence; 100.00, Sue Hall for Mayor; 300.00 Committee to 
     Elect Joyce Hayes Giles; 150.00, Committee to re-Elect Edward 
     A. Boike, Jr.; 100.00, Laura Cox for Wayne County Commiss.; 
     50,250.00, Republican National Committee; 25,000.00, Joint 
     Candidate Committee; 1,000.00, Michigan Republican Party; 
     200.00, Committee to re-Elect Donald F. Fracassi; 100.00, 
     Committee to Elect Notte; 8,400.00, Bouchard for US Senate. -
       2004--25,000.00, Michigan Republican Party; 1,000.00, Marc 
     Barron for District Judge; 1,500.00, Robert A. Ficano 
     Committee; 2,500.00, Friends of L. Brooks Patterson; 
     1,500.00, Knollenberg for Congress Committee; 75.00, 
     Committee to Re-elect Edward A. Boike, Jr.; 150.00, Spring 
     event 2004; 1,000.00, Committee to Elect Myrah Kirkwood; 
     140.00, Friends of Nancy A. Hubbard; 250.00, Citizens to 
     Elect Cheryl Matthews; 150.00, Gorcyca for Justice Fund; 
     40,000.00, Republican National Committee; 10,000.00, 
     Republican National Committee; (8,000.00), Republican 
     National Committee; 250.00, Friends for Bill Vollenweider; 
     140.00, Committee to Elect Alan Lambert; 1,000.00, Committee 
     to Elect David Farhat; 1,000.00, Nancy Danhof for State 
     Board; 500.00, Stephen Markman for Justice; 26,000.00, Joint 
     Candidate Committee; 27,000.00, Joint State Victory 
     Committee; 1,000.00, Terri Lynn Land for Secretary of State; 
     250.00, McCotter Congressional Committee; 200.00, Committee 
     to Elect Notte; 500.00, Committee to re-elect Judge Wm. 
     Whitbeck; 250.00, Melanie Foster for MSU Trustee; 500.00, 
     Senate Republican Campaign Com; 5,000.00, IRL PAC; 125.00, 
     Fall Event 2004; 2,500.00, Cox 5200 Club; 250.00, Rogers for 
     Congress.
       2003--200.00, Committee to Elect Notte; 150.00, Gorcyca for 
     Prosecutor; 150.00, Spring Event 2003; 475.00, Michael A. 
     Gudio Committee; 125.00, Sue Hall for Mayor Committee; 
     100.00, Committee to Elect Gil Hill; 140.00, Friends of Nancy 
     A. Hubbard; 1,500.00, John D. Dingell for Congress; 100.00, 
     Friends of Suzanne Sareini; 2,000.00, Bush-Cheney '04, Inc.; 
     1,000.00, Rogers for Congress; 2,000.00, Ros-Lehtinen for 
     Congress; 500.00, Robert A. Ficano Committee; 200.00, Bankes 
     for Livonia Mayor; 250.00, McCotter Congressional Committee; 
     25,000.00, Republican National Committee; 250.00, Committee 
     to Keep Michael Duggan; 2,000.00, Engel for Congress.
       Ghafari Family Members Political Contributions: Aida 
     Ghafari, 2,300.00, 9/25/07, Mitt Romney; 1,000.00, 3/30/06, 
     Michael J. Bouchard; Almaza Ghafari, 1,000.00, 9/11/07, Mitt 
     Romney; 2,000.00, 6/30/03, George Bush; Georges Ghafari, 
     2,000.00, 3/31/06, Michael J. Bouchard; Louis Ghafari, 
     500.00, 6/27/06, Eliot Engel; 1,000.00, 3/21/06, Michael J. 
     Bouchard; Sejaan Ghafari, 500.00, 6/27/06, Eliot Engel; 
     1,000.00, 4/7/06, Michael J. Bouchard; Vera Kalnins, 
     2,000.00, 12/4/03, George W. Bush.
                                  ____

       *Kurt Douglas Volker, of Pennsylvania, a Career Foreign 
     Service Officer of Class One, to be United States Permanent 
     Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
       Nominee: Kurt D. Volker.
       Post: US-NATO.
       Nominated: Ambassador.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse: Karen Volker, none.
       3. Children and Spouses: Sonja Volker, none; Katja Volker, 
     none.
       4. Parents: Thelma Jane, $25, 8/01/2004, RNC; Volker, $16, 
     9/18/2004, RNC.
       5. Grandparents.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Mark and Volker, $250, 9/29/2006, 
     RNC; $250, 8/02/2004, Bush/Cheney; $250, 9/10/2004, RNC; and 
     Craig and Volker, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A.
                                  ____

       *D. Kathleen Stephens, of Montana, 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.
       Nominee: Doris Kathleen Stephens.
       Post: Seoul, Korea.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse: N/A.
       3. Children and Spouses: James Whong, none.
       4. Parents: Doris R. Stephens, none; Kenneth L. Stephens 
     (deceased).
       5. Grandparents: Henry and Mabel Richburg; Harvey and Annie 
     Pearl Stephens, all deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Kenneth Stephens, none; Jeffrey W. 
     Stephens, none; Margaret Stephens, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A.
                                  ____

       *Robert J. Callahan, 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 Nicaragua.
       Nominee: Robert J. Callahan.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee.
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and Spouses: Andrew M. Callahan, none; Emmett 
     B. Callahan, none.
       4. Parents, deceased.
       5. Grandparents, deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Thomas D. Callahan (spouse 
     deceased), none; James M. Callahan, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: John and Patricia Schultz, none; 
     Robert and Kathleen Martin, none; John and Maureen Moore, 
     none; James and Nancy Lamb, none.
                                  ____

       *Heather M. Hodges, of Ohio, 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 Ecuador.

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       Nominee: Heather M. Hodges.
       Post: Ambassador to Ecuador.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse: N/A.
       3. Children and Spouses: N/A.
       4. Parents: Aiden & Frances Hodges--Deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Joseph & Effy Hodges--Deceased; Herman & 
     Susana Ruppelt--Deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Allan J. Hodges, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A.
                                  ____

       *Barbara J. Stephenson, of Florida, 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 Panama.
       Nominee: Barbara Stephenson.
       Post: Ambassador to Panama.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self: Barbara Stephenson, none.
       2. Spouse: Matthew Furbush, none.
       3. Children: Claire Furbush, none; Matthew Brewster 
     Furbush, none.
       4. Parents: Father, Robert Vernon Stephenson--deceased; 
     Mother, Jacqueline Jean Stephenson, none.
       5. Grandparents: All deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Gary Lamar Stephenson, divorced, 
     none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A.
                                  ____

       *William Edward Todd, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Brunei 
     Darussalam.
       Nominee: William Todd.
       Post: Chief of Mission Brunei.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Wife; Patricia Buckingham, none.
       3. Children: William Todd II, none; Christopher Todd, none, 
     John Todd, none, Caitlyn Todd, none.
       4. Parents: John Todd, none; Marie Todd, none.
       5. Grandparents: Deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: John and Margaret Todd, $1000, 
     2004, Republican Party; Douglas and Leigh Anne Todd, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Jean Todd, none.
                                  ____

       *Hugo Llorens, of Florida, 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 Honduras.
       Nominee: Hugo Llorens.
       Post: Honduras.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and Spouses: Son, Andrew Lee Llorens, none; 
     Son, Dirk Alan Llorens, none.
       4. Parents: Father, Fulvio Llorens, none; Mother, Hildelisa 
     Llorens, none.
       5. Grandparents: Efebo Llorens, (deceased); Francisca 
     Garcia Llorens, (deceased); Amelio Acosta, (deceased); 
     Obdulia Rodriguez Acosta, (deceased).
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Jorge Llorens, none; Kim Llorens 
     (spouse), none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Elda Llorens (unmarried), none.
                                  ____

       *Nancy E. McEldowney, of Florida, 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 Bulgaria.
       Nominee: Nancy Eileen McEldowney.
       Post: Sofia, Bulgaria.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and Spouses: Jessica Kim Hayes, none; Alyssa 
     Mai Hayes, none.
       4. Parents: Patricia Schamber, none; Clarence McEldowney, 
     deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Anita Salyer, deceased; Clarence Salyer, 
     deceased; Ruth McEldowney, deceased; Alva McEldowney, 
     deceased.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Michael McEldowney, none; 
     Charlotte Phillips, none; John McEldowney, none; Catherine 
     Miller, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Ann McEldowney, none; Richard 
     Hertle, none; Jane McEldowney, none; William Cannon, none.
                                  ____

       *Stephen George McFarland, of Texas, 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 Guatemala.
       Nominee: Stephen George McFarland.
       Post: COM Guatemala.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and Spouses: Christopher E. McFarland, none; 
     Alexander G. McFarland, none; Andrew S. McFarland, none; 
     Kevin S. McFarland, none.
       4. Parents: George A. McFarland, $100, fall 2003, Cong. Sam 
     Johnson; $100, fall 2004, Sen. John Kerry; Peggy N. Nash, 
     $150, fall 2006, Van Johnson.
       5. Grandparents: deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: John F. McFarland, none; Yvonne 
     McFarland, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Anne M. Meyer, none; John Meyer, 
     none; Maria McFarland, none; Christopher A. Smith, none.--
                                  ____

       *Peter E. Cianchette, of Maine, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Costa Rica.
       Nominee: Peter E. Cianchette.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
       1. Self, 500.00, 6/11/2007, Collins for Senator; 250.00, 
     11/6/2006, Snowe for Senate; 250.00, 7/18/2006, Maine 
     Republican Party; 250.00, 6/30/2006, Curley for Congress; 
     75.00, 4/10/2006, Maine Republican Party; 25.00, 5/5/2006, 
     Maine Republican Party; 500.00, 8/6/2004, Bush-Cheney '04; 
     100.00, 4/1/2004, Summers for Congress; 100.00, 4/6/2004, 
     Brian Hamel for Congress; 80.00, 5/19/2004; Maine Republican 
     Party; 100.00, 7/3/2003, Maine Republican Party.
       2. Spouse: 250.00, 8/26/2006, Craig for Congress.
       3. Children and spouses: Evan Cianchette, none; Maria 
     Cianchette, none.
       4. Parents: Ival Cianchette, 1000.00, 3/31/2007, Associated 
     General Co Contractors of America PAC (AGC PAC); 1000.00, 05/
     31/2007, Collins for Senator; 1000.00, 2/28/2006, AGC PAC; 
     1000.00, 5/26/2005, Snowe for Senate; 1000.00, 9/1/2005, 
     Snowe for Senate; 1000.00, 3/29/2005, AGC PAC; 1000.00, 3/15/
     2004, AGC PAC; 200.00, 8/10/2004, Summers for Congress; 
     800.00, 9/28/2004, Summers for Congress; 200.00, 10/23/2004, 
     Summers for Congress; 250.00, 8/24/2004, Maine Republican 
     Party; 500.00, 2/18/2004, Summers for Congress; 500.00, 6/29/
     2004, Summers for Congress; 1500.00, 11/17/2003, Bush-Cheney 
     '04; 1000.00, 9/22/2003, AGC PAC; Priscilla Cianchette, 
     1500.00, 11/17/2003, Bush-Cheney '04.
       5. Grandparents: Ralph Cianchette, deceased; Edna 
     Cianchette, deceased, Earle Winslow, deceased, Mary Winslow, 
     deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Thomas Cianchette, none; Bonita 
     Cianchette, none; Earle Cianchette, 250.00, 8/3/2007, Maine 
     Republican Party; Mary Ellen Cianchette, none; Mark 
     Cianchette, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Susan Koch, 250.00, 8/1/2007, Maine 
     Republican Party; Joseph Koch, deceased, none.
                                  ____

       * Frank Charles Urbancic, Jr., of Indiana, 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 Cyprus.
       Nominee: Frank C. Urbancic Jr.
       Post: Cyprus
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee:
       1. Frank C. Urbancic, Jr., none.
       2. Michelle M. Urbancic, none.
       3. Frank C. Urbancic III, none; Arlette Nadine Urbancic, 
     none.
       4. Norma Jean Urbancic, none; Frank C. Urbancic Sr., none.

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       5. Grandparents: deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: none; John Vincent Urbancic, none; 
     Louis H. Urbancic, Marjorie Urbancic, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Sherryl Cromer, none.
                                  ____

       * Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Finland.
       Nominee: Barbara McConnell Barrett.
       Post: Ambassador to Finland.
       (The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.)
       Contributions, Donee, Date, Amount:
       1. Self: John Shadegg's Friends, 12/18/2007, $4600; 8/24/
     2006, $4200; Huffman for Congress, 7/27/2006, $2100; Jon Kyl 
     for U.S. Senate, 6/2/2006, $1350; 6/2/2006, $2100; 4/22/2005, 
     $750; Ros-Lehtinen for Congress, 11/5/2007, $1000; 5/4/2006, 
     $1000; Kolbe for Congress, 7/18/2005, $2000; 4/23/2006, $575; 
     Jeff Flake for Congress, 3/16/2007, $2300; 3/16/2007, $2300; 
     3/15/2005, $4200; Heather Wilson for Congress, 8/15/2007, 
     $200; 8/15/2007, $2300; 3/14/2007, $2100, 2/1/2005, $4000; 
     2004 Joint Candidate Committee, 10/8/2004, $20,000; Pete 
     Coors for U.S. Senate, 10/7/2004, $2000; The Wish List, 5/12/
     2006, $1000; 8/1/2005, $1000; 7/26/2004, $1000; John Shadegg 
     for Congress, 5/19/2004, $500; Hatch Election Committee, 5/
     15/2006, $2100; Bush, George W. (Bush-Cheney '04 Compliance 
     Committee), 10/20/2004, $2000; Romney for President, 7/30/
     2007, $2300, 1/10/2008, $2300; Mitch McConnell Senate 
     Committee '08, 9/05/2007, $2300; J.D. Hayworth for Congress, 
     10/17/2006, $2100; Jill Vogel for Senate, 8/7/2007, $25.
       2. Spouse: Craig Radford Barrett, John Shadegg's Friends, 
     12/18/2007, $4600, 8/24/2006, $3200, 12/7/2005, $1000, 4/26/
     2004, $500; Huffman for Congress, 7/27/2006, $2100; Ros-
     Lehtinen for Congress, 5/4/2006, $1000; Jeff Flake for 
     Congress, 3/16/2007, $4600, 3/15/2005, $4200, 3/3/2004, 
     $2000; Heather Wilson for Congress, 8/15/2007, $200, 8/15/
     2007, $2300, 3/14/2007, $2100, 2/14/2005, $2000, 2/14/2005, 
     $2000; 2004 Joint Candidate Committee, 10/8/2004, $4,000; 
     Maria Cantwell, 3/3/2004, $1000; People for Pete Domenici, 5/
     25/2007, $1000, 6/3/2005, $1000; Hatch Election Committee, 5/
     15/2006, $4200, 5/15/2006, $2100; Mitch McConnell Senate 
     Committee `08, 9/05/2007, $2300; Jon Kyl for US Senate, 9/26/
     2006, $1700; 6/5/2006, $350; 6/5/2006, $400; 1/9/2006, $1000; 
     4/28/2005, $750; David Dreier for Congress Committee, 8/8/
     2005, $1000; 2/6/2004, $2000; Friends of George Allen, 7/12/
     2006, $1000; 7/21/2005, $1000; Bush-Cheney '04 Compliance 
     Committee, 10/20/2004, $2000; Friends of Gordon Smith, 11/9/
     2005, $1000; Nethercutt for Congress, 10/15/2004, $2000; 
     Santorum 2006, 8/31/2004, $2000; Lisa Murkowski for Senate, 
     9/27/2004, $2000; Citizens for Hope, Responsibility, 
     Independence and Service (ChrisPac), 4/20/2005, $2500; Romney 
     for President, 1/10/2008, $2300; Intel Corporation Political 
     Action Committee, 1/15/2004, $208.00; 1/30/2004, $208.00; 2/
     13/2004, $208.00; 2/27/2004, $208.00; 3/15/2004, $208.00; 3/
     31/2004, $208.00; 4/15/2004, $208.00; 4/30/2004, $208.00; 5/
     14/2004, $208.00; 5/28/2004, $208.00; 6/15/2004, $208.00; 6/
     30/2004, $208.00; 7/15/2004, $208.00; 7/30/2004, $208.00; 8/
     13/2004, $208.00; 8/27/2004, $208.00; 9/15/2004, $208.00; 9/
     30/2004, $208.00; 10/15/2004, $208.00; 10/29/2004, $208.00; 
     11/15/2004, $208.00; 11/30/2004, $208.00; 12/15/2004, 
     $208.00; 12/31/2004, $208.00; 1/14/2005, $208.00; 1/31/2005, 
     $208.00; 2/15/2005, $208.00; 2/28/2005, $208.00; 3/15/2005, 
     $208.00; 3/31/2005, $208.00; 4/15/2005, $208.00; 4/29/2005, 
     $208.00; 5/13/2005, $208.00; 5/31/2005, $208.00; 6/15/2005, 
     $208.00; 6/30/2005, $208.00; 7/15/2005, $208.00; 7/29/2005, 
     $208.00; 8/15/2005, $208.00; 8/31/2005, $208.00; 9/15/2005, 
     $208.00; 9/30/2005, $208.00; 10/14/2005, $208.00; 10/31/2005, 
     $208.00; 11/15/2005, $208.00; 11/30/2005, $208.00; 12/15/
     2005, $208.00; 12/30/2005, $208.00; 1/13/2006, $208.00; 1/31/
     2006, $208.00; 2/15/2006, $208.00; 2/28/2006, $208.00; 3/15/
     2006, $208.00; 3/31/2006, $208.00; 4/14/2006, $208.00; 4/28/
     2006, $208.00; 5/15/2006, $208.00; 5/31/2006, $208.00; 6/15/
     2006, $208.00; 6/30/2006, $208.00; 7/14/2006, $208.00; 7/31/
     2006, $208.00; 8/15/2006, $208.00; 8/31/2006, $208.00; 9/15/
     2006, $208.00; 9/29/2006, $208.00; 10/13/2006, $208.00; 10/
     31/2006, $208.00, 11/15/2006, $208.00, 11/30/2006, $208.00, 
     12/15/2006, $208.00, 12/29/2006, $208.00, 1/15/2007, $208.00, 
     1/31/2007, $208.00, 2/15/2007, $208.00, 2/28/2007, $208.00, 
     3/15/2007, $208.00, 3/30/2007, $208.00, 4/13/2007, $208.00, 
     4/30/2007, $208.00, 5/15/2007, $208.00, 5/31/2007, $208.00, 
     6/15/2007, $208.00, 6/29/2007, $208.00, 7/13/2007, $208.00, 
     7/31/2007, $208.00, 8/15/2007, $208.00, 8/31/2007, $208.00, 
     9/14/2007, $208.00, 9/28/2007, $208.00, 10/15/2007, $208.00, 
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     12/14/2007, $208.00, 12/28/2007, $208.00.
       3. Children and spouses: No children.
       4. Parents: Robert Harvey McConnell, (deceased); Betty Lou 
     Dornheim McConnell, Heather Wilson for Congress, 10/28/2007, 
     $25, 9/8/2007, $25, 7/9/2007, $20, 2/11/2007, $25, 3/24/2006, 
     $25; Republican National Committee 12/10/2007, $25, 5/22/
     2007, $30, 4/11/2007, $25; National Republican Women 3/8/
     2007, $30, Pennsylvania GOP, 8/15/2007, $25; Republican 
     Women, 10/31/2006, $25.
       5. Grandparents: William Dornheim, deceased; Solamea Ambil 
     Dornheim, deceased; William Day McConnell, deceased; Della 
     McFeaters McConnell, deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Robert Harvey McConnell Jr., 
     deceased; William Ansley McConnell and Leslie Hipp McConnell, 
     Pat Toomey 1/13/2004, $100; John David McConnell and Lori 
     McConnell McConnell, Heather Wilson,12/20/2007, $500.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Jill Kathlene Kazmierczak: none; 
     Patricia Lynn Minter and Richard G. Minter, none.

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the 
Record on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the 
expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that this nomination 
lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Foreign Service nominations beginning with Andrew Townsend 
     Wiener and ending with Troy A. Lindquist, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on March 5, 2008.

  *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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