[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17149]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 389, 392, 405, 
411, 421 and all nominations at the Secretary's desk in the Coast 
Guard; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no 
intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to 
any nominations; that any related statements be printed in the Record; 
that President Obama be immediately notified of the Senate's action and 
the Senate then resume legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Shaheen). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                Defense nuclear facilities safety board

       Kenneth L. Mossman, of Arizona, to be a Member of the 
     Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring 
     October 18, 2016.


                         Department of Defense

       Michael D. Lumpkin, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.


                          Department of State

       Gregory B. Starr, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (Diplomatic Security).
       James Walter Brewster, Jr., of Illinois, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Dominican Republic.
       Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, a Career 
     Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career-
     Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
     of the United States of America to the Republic of the 
     Philippines.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                           in the coast guard

       PN966 COAST GUARD nominations (26) beginning Kenneth J. 
     Anderson, and ending Forest A. Willis, Jr., which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of November 7, 2013.
       PN967 COAST GUARD nominations (76) beginning Wayne R. 
     Arguin, and ending Michael B. Zamperini, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of November 7, 2013.
       PN968 COAST GUARD nominations (150) beginning Steven C. 
     Acosta, and ending Marc A. Zlomek, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of November 7, 2013.

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