[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15292-15293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




NOMINATION OF THOMAS FRIEDEN TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES 
        ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The bill clerk read the nomination of Thomas Frieden, of New York, to 
be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the 
World Health Organization.


                       Vote on Lippert Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Mark William Lippert, of Ohio, to be 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to the Republic of Korea?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Scheinman Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Adam M. Scheinman, of Virginia, a Career 
Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Special Representative of 
the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of 
Ambassador?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on O'Malley Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Kevin F. O'Malley, of Missouri, to be 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to Ireland?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote on Crocker Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International 
Organization Affairs)?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                  Vote on Sherwood-Randall Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, of California, 
to be Deputy Secretary of Energy?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Holleyman Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Robert W. Holleyman II, of Louisiana, to 
be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Rosenbach Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Eric Rosenbach, of Pennsylvania, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote on Sheets Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of D. Nathan Sheets, of Maryland, to be an 
Under Secretary of the Treasury?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote on Fulghum Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Charles H. Fulghum, of North Carolina, to 
be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                      Vote on Lenhardt Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Alfonso E. Lenhardt, of New York, to be 
Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development?

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  The nomination was confirmed.


                       VOTE ON FRIEDEN NOMINATION

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Thomas Frieden, of New York, to be 
Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World 
Health Organization?
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to 
reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table. The President 
will be notified of the action of the Senate.


                   NOMINATION OF LIZ SHERWOOD-RANDALL

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I wish to recognize Dr. Elizabeth 
Sherwood-Randall, whose nomination to be Deputy Secretary at the 
Department of Energy was confirmed today.
  Throughout her career, Dr. Sherwood-Randall has been an exemplary 
public servant and academic. She has mastered the domain of nuclear 
issues, arms control, European affairs and has served her country at 
the highest of levels. I am confident she will continue her impressive 
record of service and will be an excellent Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  At the outset of her career she was a foreign policy advisor to then-
Senator Joe Biden.
  In the Clinton administration she served as Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia.
  In the Obama administration she was Special Assistant to the 
President and Senior Director for European Affairs at the National 
Security Council and later White House Coordinator for Defense Policy, 
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Arms Control.
  When not serving in government, she held a variety of academic roles 
affiliated with Harvard and Stanford Universities and the Council on 
Foreign Relations.
  The mission of the Energy Department is ``to ensure America's 
security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and 
nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology 
solutions.''
  As the chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Energy and Water 
Development, I know the complexities of the issues facing the new 
Deputy Secretary. I also know that it will be invaluable to the Energy 
Department to have a well-rounded leadership team.
  The current Secretary of Energy is well-steeped in energy issues. Dr. 
Sherwood-Randall brings expertise in the national security realm, which 
is becoming more and more important and related to energy issues. This 
leadership model has been proven to work and I trust this combination 
of skills will result in smart energy policy and strong management.
  For example, a key part of the Department's mission--and one which is 
a high priority for me--is the responsibility to secure and dispose of 
nuclear and radiological material. For this, I am encouraged by Dr. 
Sherwood-Randall's long history of experience working on non-
proliferation issues.
  It remains a priority of mine to enact a national policy to store our 
nuclear waste. Nuclear waste is piling up all around the country and we 
are losing millions of dollars every year in the absence of a coherent 
policy. This is why I have introduced, and will continue to push, 
legislation which establishes an interim national policy to safely 
store our nuclear waste.
  It should be obvious that this is precisely the type of issue that 
Dr. Sherwood-Randall will be adept at navigating, and I look forward to 
working with her on this and many other issues.
  In sum, the nominee before us today is a skilled policy advisor, an 
accomplished academic and a dedicated American public servant.
  It is with great pleasure that I support her nomination today and I 
thank my colleagues for their vote to confirm her.

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