[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13539-13540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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   NOMINATION OF CYNTHIA H. AKUETTEH, 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 GABONESE REPUBLIC, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL 
  COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE 
  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND 
                                PRINCIPE

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NOMINATION OF ERIKA LIZABETH MORITSUGU TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
                     HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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    NOMINATION OF RICHARD A. KENNEDY TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 
      DIRECTORS OF THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations, 
which the clerk will report.
  The assistant bill clerk read the nominations of Cynthia H. Akuetteh, 
of the District of Columbia, 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 Gabonese 
Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United State of 
America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe; Erika 
Lizabeth Moritsugu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Richard A. Kennedy, of 
Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 
2016.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that all 
available debate time with respect to the nominations in this series be 
yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Vote on Akuetteh Nomination

  Hearing no further debate, the question is, Will the Senate advise 
and consent to the nomination of Cynthia H. Akuetteh, of the District 
of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and

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Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Gabonese 
Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Moritsugu Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, 
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Erika Lizabeth 
Moritsugu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote on Kennedy Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is, 
Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Richard A. 
Kennedy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 
30, 2016?
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to 
reconsider are made and laid upon the table and the President will be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action.

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