[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15794-15795]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 NOMINATION OF BARBARA A. LEAF, 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 UNITED ARAB 
                                EMIRATES

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  NOMINATION OF THEODORE G. OSIUS III, 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 SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

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  NOMINATION OF ERICA J. BARKS RUGGLES, 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 RWANDA

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   NOMINATION OF KAREN CLARK STANTON, 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 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
proceed to the consideration of the following nominations, which the 
clerk will report.
  The assistant bill clerk read the nominations of Barbara A. Leaf, 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 United Arab Emirates; Theodore 
G. Osius III, of Maryland, 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 Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam; Erica J. Barks Ruggles, of Minnesota, 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 Rwanda; and Karen Clark Stanton, of 
Michigan, 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 Democratic Republic of Timor-
Leste.

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  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I yield back all time on these nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back.


                        Vote On Leaf Nomination

  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Barbara A. Leaf, 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 United Arab 
Emirates?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                        Vote On Osius Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Theodore G. Osius III, of Maryland, 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote On Ruggles Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Erica J. Barks Ruggles, of Minnesota, 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 Rwanda?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                       Vote On Stanton Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and 
consent to the nomination of Karen Clark Stanton, of Michigan, 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 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste?
  The nomination was confirmed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to 
reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, and the 
President will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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