[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 4458-4459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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NOMINATION OF ARUN MADHAVAN KUMAR TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 
   AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL 
                                SERVICE

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   NOMINATION OF TIMOTHY M. BROAS TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND 
 PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF THE 
                              NETHERLANDS

  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 legislative clerk read the nominations of Arun Madhavan 
Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service; 
and Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the 
Netherlands.


                        Vote On Kumar Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the Kumar 
nomination.

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  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask that all time be yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign 
Commercial Service?
  The nomination was confirmed.


                        Vote On Broas Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 
minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the Broas 
nomination.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I yield back that time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, all time is yielded back.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the 
Netherlands?
  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.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will resume legislative session.

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