[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3274]
[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 the following nominations: 
Calendar Nos. 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39; that the nominations be confirmed 
en bloc, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table en bloc; that there be no intervening action or debate; that no 
further motions be in order to any of these nominations; that any 
statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that 
the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; and that 
the Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                          department of state

       Daniel L. Shields III, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to Brunei Darussalam.
       Pamela L. Spratlen, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Kyrgyz Republic.
       Sue Kathrine Brown, 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 Montenegro.
       David Lee Carden, of New York, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Association of Southeast 
     Asian Nations, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary.


           united states agency for international development

       Eric G. Postel, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.

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