DEPARTMENT OF STATE related term(s) Diplomats

Addresses

Dept. of State Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Director Swearing In Ceremony: John Miller, Dept. of State, E358 [4MR]

Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act, H9020-H9025 [30SE]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 1950), H6708 [14JY], H6733, H6766, H6772, H6785, H6788, H6790, H6792, H6794, H6795, H6796, H6797, H6798, H6799, H6800, H6801, H6802, H6803, H6804, H6805, H6806, H6815, H6821, H6822, H6823 [15JY], H6893, H6901 [16JY]

———authorizing (S. 925), S6032 [12MY], S9058 [8JY], S9093, S9105, S9107, S9108, S9125, S9155, S9156, S9157, S9158, S9159 [9JY], S9163, S9164, S9165, S9166, S9170, S9171, S9173, S9181, S9182, S9193, S9194, S9195, S9196, S9200, S9202, S9203, S9204, S9205, S9206, S9207, S9253, S9254, S9255, S9256, S9258, S9259, S9260, S9261, S9262, S9263, S9264, S9265 [10JY], S9307, S9308, S9309 [11JY]

Bulgaria: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (S. Res. 225), S11705, S11706 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), S14365 [10NO], S15845 [24NO], H7226, H7227 [21JY], H7247, H7248, H7274, H7275, H7276, H7278, H7288, H7289, H7293, H7295, H7300, H7301, H7302, H7311, H7313, H7315, H7316, H7330 [22JY], H7353, H7354, H7355 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), consideration (H. Res. 326), H7246 [22JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1585), S12388 [2OC], S13924 [4NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13190, S13211, S13228 [24OC], S13236, S13264, S13265, S13297 [27OC], S13341, S13344, S13345, S13346, S13347, S13350, S13357, S13358, S13360, S13365, S13366, S13367, S13368, S13372, S13410, S13411, S13412, S13413, S13414, S13417, S13418 [28OC], S13431 [29OC], S13639, S13645, S13648, S13649, S13682, S13694, S13695 [30OC], H7227 [21JY], H7330, H7331 [22JY], H7381, H7383, H7394, H7402, H7403, H7407, H7408, H7410, H7412, H7416, H7426, H7428, H7429, H7430, H7432, H7433, H7434, H7435, H7455 [23JY]

National security: support nonproliferation programs (S. Res. 90), S8848 [27JN]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: ratification, S5818, S5877 [7MY]

Analyses

Dept. of State Appropriations (S. 790), S4849-S4856 [3AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2800, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S13651 [30OC], H10367 [5NO]

Articles and editorials

Afghanistan's Future, Lost in the Shuffle, E1417 [8JY]

In Warlord Land, Democracy Tries Baby Steps, S7825 [12JN]

Population-Control Politics, H6721 [15JY]

Silenced Again in Kabal, S12733 [16OC]

World's Other Tyrants, Still at Work, E748 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: require report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 3642), H12309 [21NO]

Appropriations: authorizing (see S. 790), S4824 [3AP] (see S. 925), S5433 [28AP] (see H.R. 1950), H3641 [5MY]

———authorizing (H.R. 1950), consideration (see H. Res. 316), H6706 [14JY]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see S. Res. 90), S3804 [17MR] (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

Army Aviation Heritage Foundation: transfer of certain Dept. of State surplus aircraft (see H.R. 2006), H3761 [7MY]

Bulgaria: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see S. Res. 225), S11479 [15SE] (see H. Res. 355), H7949 [4SE]

Colin Powell Center for American Diplomacy: designate and provide for museum visitor and educational outreach services (see H.R. 1932), H3636 [1MY]

Cuba: enter into negotiations with Cuba to establish cooperation on illicit narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1432), H2311 [25MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1585), S11161 [5SE] (see H.R. 247), H135 [8JA] (see H.R. 2799), H7224 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), consideration (see H. Res. 326), H7224 [21JY]

Executive departments: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 3515), H11391 (see H.R. 3515), H11514 [18NO]

Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 1847), H3451 [29AP]

Fish and fishing: extend reimbursement period under the Fisherman's Protective Act and reauthorize the Yukon River Restoration and Enhancement Fund (see H.R. 2048), H3973 [9MY]

Foreign aid: increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (see S. 1235), S7718 [11JN] (see H.R. 2616), H6261 [26JN]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see S. 1001), S5771 [6MY] (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

Foreign countries: require the inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices of information on the extent of promotion of violence and hatred in foreign school curriculums (see H.R. 1358), H2131 [19MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 1426), S9592 [17JY] (see H.R. 2800), H7224 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), consideration (see H. Res. 327), H7224 [21JY]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 300), H9377 [8OC]

Immigration: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H700 [13FE]

———issue visas to certain scientists, engineers, and technicians who have worked in or provided information on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs (see S. 205), S1479 [23JA]

International relations: enhance U.S. leadership in, and functioning of, international organizations and multilateral institutions (see H.R. 1590), H2819 [3AP]

Iraq: adjudication of certain claims against Iraq (see H.R. 3603), H12307 [21NO]

Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator: establish (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (see S. 1479), S10140 [29JY] (see H.R. 2655), H6263 [26JN]

Languages: require text of passports be written in English and Spanish (see H.R. 1452), H2401 [26MR]

Minorities: increase participation in international service (see H.R. 3152), H8490 [23SE]

Office of Intercountry Adoptions: establish and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see S. 1934), S15646 [23NO]

Poverty: authorize Millennium Challenge assistance to reduce global poverty through increased economic growth by supporting a new compact for global development (see S. 1160), S7381 [4JN]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 284), S1871 [4FE]

Comparisons

Millennium Challenge Corp., establishment legislation, S7729 [11JN]

Letters

Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Act, S8001 [17JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, S7692 [11JN]

Combat piracy of copyrighted materials: Daniel F. Burton, Entrust, Inc., S9110 [9JY]

———Frederic Hirsch, Interactive Digital Software Association, S9110 [9JY]

———Ivan Gavin, EMI Group (business), S9109 [9JY]

———Ken Inouye, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., S9109 [9JY]

———Mitch Glazer, Recording Industry Association of America, S9108 [9JY]

———Mitch Rose, Walt Disney Co., S9109 [9JY]

———Robert Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S9109 [9JY]

———Stephen C. Richards, Network Associates, Inc., S9109 [9JY]

Condemn portrayal of Sikhs in Dept. of State video: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, E1838 [17SE]

———Representatives Burton, Towns and Herger, E1876 [24SE]

Dept. of State appropriations: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S4856 [3AP]

Economic impact of Turkish-Armenian border closure: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, H3996 [13MY]

Expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis: Joseph F. O'Neill, Dept. of State, S12772 [17OC]

International military education and training program funding for Indonesia contingent upon cooperation with U.S. efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S1382 [23JA]

Low-yield nuclear weapons research and development, S6680 [20MY]

Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction: several Russian leaders, H4585 [22MY]

———Valentina N. Pivnenko, Russian Duma, H4586 [22MY]

———Vasily F. Kuznetsov, Russian Duma, H4585 [22MY]

Place Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority under control of the Dept. of State: Paul V. Kelly, Dept. of State, S12341 [2OC]

Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the U.S. and International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the U.S., S16124 [9DE]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: Senators Roberts and Rockefeller, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S5816 [7MY]

Lists

Statements relative to young women and children in complex humanitarian emergencies, S13359 [28OC]

Messages

Additional Protocol to Investment Treaty With Romania: President Bush, S16158 [9DE]

Agreement Amending Treaty With Canada Concerning Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges: President Bush, S177 [9JA]

Constitution and Convention of International Telecommunications Union Amendments: President Bush, S5616 [30AP]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol to Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: President Bush, S14076 [5NO]

Convention on Taxation With Japan: President Bush, S16158 [9DE]

Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime: President Bush, S14969 [17NO]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Mexico: President Bush, S2714 [25FE]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Sri Lanka: President Bush, S13422 [28OC]

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act: President Bush, S12136 [29SE], H9020 [30SE]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Japan: President Bush, S15878 [24NO]

Protocol of 1997 Amending MARPOL Convention: President Bush, S6569 [15MY]

Protocol of Amendment to International Convention on Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures: President Bush, S5616 [30AP]

Protocol to the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation Between the U.S. and Denmark: President Bush, S10987 [2SE]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: President Bush, S5257 [10AP]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 925), S9104 [9JY], S9180 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7265, H7268 [22JY], H7338 [23JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13353 [28OC], S13644 [30OC], H7374, H7393 [23JY], H10364 [5NO]

Questions and answers

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: Senator Levin and William J. Perry, S5823 [7MY]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: U.S. policy, H3554-H3558 [30AP], E1417 [8JY]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 1950), H5271 [12JN], H6725-H6824 [15JY], H6892-H6903 [16JY], H12835 [8DE], E1503 [17JY], E1505, E1506, E1508, E1509, E1510, E1517, E1531, E1532 [18JY], E1541, E1545 [21JY], E1613 [25JY]

———authorizing (H.R. 1950), amendment process, H6420 [9JY]

———authorizing (H.R. 1950), consideration (H. Res. 316), H6715-H6724 [15JY]

———authorizing (H.R. 1950), corrections in engrossment, H6903 [16JY]

———embassies and consulates resources funding, E1508 [18JY]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs, H4171 [15MY], H4585, H4590 [22MY]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence, H6732 [15JY]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H9712 [20OC]

Bulgaria: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., E1898 [25SE]

———anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (H. Res. 355), H9241-H9243 [7OC]

Business and industry: address loss of manufacturing base and technology jobs through increased Buy American Act compliance levels, H6807 [15JY]

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund: funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H7394-H7402 [23JY]

Children and youth: deny visas to extended family members of child abductors, H6728 [15JY], H7295-H7297 [22JY]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship, H6727 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: report on costs for current NATO headquarters location and cost of relocation to another member country, H4508, H4509 [21MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, E2551 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7248-H7319 [22JY], H7337-H7339, H7352-H7369 [23JY], E1572 [23JY], E1608, E1611 [25JY], E2234 [5NO], E2417 [22NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), consideration (H. Res. 326), H7241-H7247 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), unanimous-consent agreement, H7247 [22JY]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps, H6726, H6781-H6785 [15JY]

Diplomats: staffing at diplomatic missions, H6733 [15JY]

Ethnic groups: condemn portrayal of Sikhs in Dept. of State video, E1837 [17SE], E1876 [24SE]

Executive departments: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future (H.R. 3515), E2325 [19NO]

Fish and fishing: extend reimbursement period under the Fisherman's Protective Act and reauthorize the Yukon River Restoration and Enhancement Fund (H.R. 2048), H9700 [20OC]

Foreign aid: increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (H.R. 2616), E1364 [26JN]

———prohibit direct financial assistance to certain countries, H7435-H7440 [23JY]

Foreign countries: require the inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices of information on the extent of promotion of violence and hatred in foreign school curriculums, H6731 [15JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations, H668 [13FE], E2505 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7369-H7444 [23JY], H10364 [5NO], E1591, E1599, E1600 [25JY], E2258 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), consideration (H. Res. 327), H7237-H7241 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), motion to instruct conferees, H10364-H10367 [5NO]

Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, H3552 [30AP]

Foreign trade: allow exporters of commercial communications satellites to transfer marketing information to a member country of NATO, Australia, Japan, or New Zealand, H6794, H6795 [15JY]

Gerdjikov, Ognian: visit of Bulgarian National Assembly Speaker to the U.S. Capitol, H9386 [15OC]

Gingrich, Newt: characterization of certain Dept. of State policies and activities, H7166-H7168 [18JY]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions, H3668 [6MY]

Government regulations: regulation of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H6815-H6818 [15JY], H7313, H7314 [22JY], E1545 [21JY]

Human rights: global issues, E748 [11AP]

Immigration: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 775), H680 [13FE]

———prohibit acceptance of consular-issued identification cards, H5098 [10JN]

Indonesia: make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S. efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, H6814 [15JY], H7412-H7414 [23JY], E1506 [18JY]

International relations: enhance U.S. leadership in, and functioning of, international organizations and multilateral institutions, H6718, H6810 [15JY]

———enhance U.S. leadership in, and functioning of, international organizations and multilateral institutions (H.R. 1590), E676 [3AP]

Iraq: assessment of reconstruction efforts, E1178-E1180 [9JN], E1205 [11JN]

———postwar Iraq peacekeeping funding, H2763 [3AP]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (H.R. 2655), H9228-H9231 [7OC]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H126 [8JA], H1507-H1512 [4MR], H1657 [6MR], H1878 [13MR], H1930 [18MR], H2302-H2307 [25MR], H2697-H2701 [2AP], H2838 [7AP], H3442-H3447 [29AP], H4195-H4201 [15MY], H4355-H4360 [20MY], H4513-H4518 [21MY], H4868-H4874 [3JN], H8068-H8071 [9SE], H8266-H8270 [16SE], H8895-H8898 [24SE]

Lee, Eric: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1485 [15JY]

Macedonia: U.S. recognition, H7411-H7413 [23JY]

Middle East: terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip, E2064 [16OC]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: accelerate eligibility for assistance for certain developing countries, H6785-H6788 [15JY]

———clarify authorities of AID and Dept. of State, H6788 [15JY]

———eligibility for assistance relative to private-sector expenditures on health care, H6785 [15JY]

Morocco: self-determination for Western Sahara, H5270 [12JN]

Office of Children's Issues: support role as U.S. authority under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, H6814 [15JY]

Office of Ombudsman: revision of authorities, H6733 [15JY]

Pakistan: allocation of foreign aid, H6732 [15JY], H8891 [24SE]

Poverty: authorize Millennium Challenge assistance to reduce global poverty through increased economic growth by supporting a new compact for global development, H7370-H7373 [23JY]

Powell, Sec. of State: statement to U.N. on Iraq, H278 [5FE]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: ratification, H3767 [8MY]

Saudi Arabia: U.S. response to alleged support of terrorists, H8063 [9SE]

Territories: revise geographic definition of U.S. to include U.S. territories for purposes of educational travel from a foreign area posting, H6808 [15JY]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit funding relative to the negotiation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas or a Central American Free Trade Agreement unless various conditions are met, H7316-H7319 [22JY], H7337-H7339 [23JY]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H6809 [15JY], E1509 [18JY]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6721, H6722, H6730, H6766-H6772 [15JY], E1505 [18JY], E1613 [25JY]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: East Central European Scholarship Program funding, E1591 [25JY]

Wolf, Representative: report on trip to Iraq and Kuwait, E1178-E1180 [9JN], E1205 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: U.S. policy, S7825 [12JN], S9363 [15JY], S10886 [1AU]

Agreement Amending Treaty Between the U.S. and Canada on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges: ratification, S10869 [31JY]

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: ratification, S10869 [31JY]

Amendments to the Treaty Between the U.S. and Certain Pacific Island States on Fisheries: ratification, S10869 [31JY]

Appropriations: authorizing, S13352-S13356 [28OC]

———authorizing (S. 790), S4843 [3AP]

———authorizing (S. 925), S9086, S9095-S9111 [9JY], S9162-S9184, S9186-S9215 [10JY], S10603 [31JY]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, S12860, S12871, S12879 [20OC]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (S. Res. 90), S8847, S8848 [27JN]

Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action, S7712 [11JN]

Bulgaria: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (S. Res. 225), S11706 [17SE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): appeal to Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary on allocation of budget funds, S13756-S13762 [3NO]

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relative to International Carriage by Air: ratification, S10869, S10870 [31JY]

Cultural Bridges Program: tribute, S10258 [30JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), S10134 [29JY], S10931 [1AU], S10987 [2SE], S11636 [17SE], S14287-S14334 [10NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), unanimous-consent agreement, S14244 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), unanimous-consent request, S14227 [7NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1585), S13756-S13762 [3NO]

Education: U.S. and Islamic youth student exchange program funding, S9208 [10JY]

Embassies: security funding, S9195 [10JY]

Firearms: submit annual report on nations not cooperating with programs to control transfer of small arms and light weapons, S9165 [10JY]

Foreign aid: ensure that women and children have access to basic protection and assistance services in complex humanitarian emergencies, S13358-S13360 [28OC]

———increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (S. 1235), S7725 [11JN]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (S. 1001), S5779 [6MY]

———withhold assistance to countries that owe property taxes to certain U.S. cities, S9195 [10JY]

Foreign countries: require section on anti-Semitism in annual reports on international religious freedom, S9194 [10JY]

———visit to Senate by the foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, S5888 [8MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13189-S13192 [24OC], S13234-S13237, S13256-S13258 [27OC], S13340-S13372 [28OC], S13431-S13435 [29OC], S13637-S13651 [30OC], S13796 [3NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), unanimous-consent agreement, S13419 [28OC], S13484 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), unanimous-consent request, S16083 [9DE]

Foreign policy: collection of court-ordered damages from certain foreign countries responsible for personal injuries caused by torture or hostage taking, S13069 [23OC]

———improve drug enforcement interdiction efforts, S14310 [10NO]

Foreign trade: combat piracy of intellectual property through international narcotics and law enforcement funding, S13649, S13650 [30OC]

Immigration: Entry Exit System funding, S1350-S1352 [22JA]

———issue visas to certain scientists, engineers, and technicians who have worked in or provided information on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs (S. 205), S1481 [23JA], S4222 [20MR]

Indonesia: make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S. efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, S9111 [9JY]

———make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S., efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, S13357, S13368 [28OC]

Iran: democracy efforts, S9105-S9107 [9JY]

Iraq: condition Coalition Provisional Authority funding on ensuring freedom of religion, S12733 [16OC]

———place Coalition Provisional Authority under control of the Dept. of State, S12339-S12346 [2OC]

———prohibit arbitrary deadlines for the dissolution of the Coalition Provisional Authority or for the transfer of its authority to an Iraqi governing authority, S12581, S12582 [15OC]

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: ratification, S4730 [2AP]

Law enforcement: combat piracy of copyrighted materials, S9108-S9111 [9JY]

Middle East: terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip, S12600 [15OC]

NATO: membership status of countries that fail to adhere to certain principles of democracy, individual liberty, and rule of law, S5818-S5824 [7MY], S5882 [8MY]

Office of Intercountry Adoptions: establish and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (S. 1934), S15647-S15652 [23NO]

Poverty: authorize Millennium Challenge assistance to reduce global poverty through increased economic growth by supporting a new compact for global development, S9089-S9092 [9JY], S9162, S9212 [10JY], S13352-S13356 [28OC]

———prohibit Millennium Challenge assistance funds from being used on projects that could displace U.S. jobs or production, or pose an environmental or health hazard, S9195, S9196 [10JY]

Powell, Sec. of State: statement to U.N. on Iraq, S2034 [6FE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5254 [10AP], S5390 [11AP], S7065 [22MY], S8845 [27JN], S10169 [29JY], S10844-S10846 [31JY], S10905, S10931 [1AU], S12474 [3OC], S16151 [9DE]

Protocol Amending the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relative to International Carriage by Air: ratification, S10869, S10870 [31JY]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: ratification, S5801, S5805-S5828, S5842 [7MY], S5881-S5888 [8MY], S6024 [12MY], S6250 [14MY]

———ratification, unanimous-consent agreement, S5741 [5MY]

Refugees: require report on U.S. admission, S13345 [28OC]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (S. 284), S1885 [4FE]

Terrorism: allow access and handling by State and local government personnel of classified information to facilitate preparation and response to terrorist attacks, S9831, S9832 [24JY]

———provide access to Federal crime victims fund for families of Marine Corps members killed in 1983 bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, S9107 [9JY]

———scaling back of antiterrorism training programs at Louisiana State University and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, S4808, S4809 [3AP]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S177 [9JA], S2227 [11FE], S2714 [25FE], S5257 [10AP], S5616 [30AP], S6569 [15MY], S10987 [2SE], S13422 [28OC], S14076 [5NO], S14969 [17NO], S15878 [24NO], S16158 [9DE]

Yemen: report on detention and escape of suspects in the attack on the U.S.S. Cole, S9531 [17JY]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S5058 [9AP], S5340-S5342 [11AP], S6851, S6852 [21MY], S8723, S8724 [26JN], S10616, S10617 [31JY], S10905 [1AU], S16221 [15DE]

Trip to Republic of Korea and Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Representative Curt Weldon, H4970 [4JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1950, Dept. of State Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 316) (H. Rept. 108-206), H6706 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2799, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 326) (H. Rept. 108-226), H7224 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2800, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 327) (H. Rept. 108-227), H7224 [21JY]

Dept. of State and Peace Corps Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 925) (S. Rept. 108-39), S5433 [28AP]

Dept. of State Appropriations: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 108-105), H6271 [7JY]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 108-105), H6705 [14JY]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 108-105), H4254 [19MY], H5364 [12JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2799) (H. Rept. 108-221), H7224 [21JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1585) (S. Rept. 108-144), S11161 [5SE]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-3), S3729 [13MR]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-4), S3729 [13MR]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With the United Kingdom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-2), S3729 [13MR]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 108-222), H7224 [21JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1426) (S. Rept. 108-106), S9591 [17JY]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1976 [5FE], S3729 [13MR], S5058 [9AP], S6852 [21MY], S8724 [26JN], S9904 [24JY], S15187 [19NO]

International Fisheries Reauthorization Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2048) (H. Rept. 108-300), H9281 [7OC]

Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 205), S1811 [30JA]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2655) (H. Rept. 108-260), H7947 [4SE]

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-5), S4628 [1AP]

Millennium Challenge Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1160) (S. Rept. 108-55), S7187 [2JN]

Nomination of Dennis L. Schornack to the International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Eric M. Javits To Be U.S. Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5058 [9AP]

Nomination of Eric S. Edelman To Be Ambassador to Turkey: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of George A. Krol To Be Ambassador to Belarus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of Gregory W. Engle To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Greta N. Morris To Be Ambassador to the Marshall Islands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of Harry K. Thomas, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Bangladesh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6852 [21MY]

Nomination of Heather M. Hodges To Be Ambassador to Moldova: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Helen R. Meagher La Lime To Be Ambassador to Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of James B. Foley To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6852 [21MY]

Nomination of Jeffrey J. Lunstead To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6851 [21MY]

Nomination of John E. Herbst To Be Ambassador to Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of John F. Maisto To Be U.S. Representative to the OAS: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of Joseph E. LeBaron To Be Ambassador to Mauritania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Lino Gutierrez To Be Ambassador to Argentina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5058 [9AP]

Nomination of Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler To Be Under Sec. of State for Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S14270 [7NO]

Nomination of Marsha E. Barnes To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8723 [26JN]

Nomination of Pamela J.H. Slutz To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Ralph Frank To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Randall L. Tobias To Be Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities To Combat HIV/AIDS Globally Coordinator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12375 [2OC]

Nomination of Reno L. Harnish To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Richard W. Erdman To Be Ambassador to Algeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6852 [21MY]

Nomination of Robert B. Charles To Be Assistant Sec. of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12376 [2OC]

Nomination of Robert W. Fitts To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of Roger F. Noriega To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of Roland W. Bullen To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5058 [9AP]

Nomination of Stephen D. Mull To Be Ambassador to Lithuania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Stephen M. Young To Be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Steven A. Browning To Be Ambassador to Malawi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6852 [21MY]

Nomination of Tracey A. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of W. Robert Pearson To Be Foreign Service Director General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12375 [2OC]

Nomination of Wayne E. Neill To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of William B. Wood To Be Ambassador to Colombia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of William M. Bellamy To Be Ambassador to Kenya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-6), S5538 [30AP]

Support Nonproliferation Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 90), S8862 [27JN]

Resolutions of ratification

Agreement Amending Treaty Between the U.S. and Canada on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges, S10140 [29JY], S10869 [31JY]

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population, S10139 [29JY], S10869 [31JY]

Amendments to the Treaty Between the U.S. and Certain Pacific Island States on Fisheries, S10140 [29JY], S10870 [31JY]

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relative to International Carriage by Air, S10140 [29JY], S10870 [31JY]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Australia, S3729, S3763 [13MR]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Mexico, S3729, S3763 [13MR]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With the United Kingdom, S3729, S3763 [13MR]

Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management, S4628 [1AP], S4730 [2AP]

Protocol Amending the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relative to International Carriage by Air, S10140 [29JY], S10870 [31JY]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, S5538-S5541 [30AP], S5885-S5888 [8MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: authorizing (S. 925), S9180 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7263, H7268 [22JY], H7338 [23JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13352 [28OC], H7409, H7417, H7426, H7428, H7430, H7432 [23JY]

Statements

Nonproliferation and Cooperative Threat Reduction: Executive Office of the President, H4591 [22MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1426, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S13371 [28OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7359-H7368 [23JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 316, consideration of H.R. 1950, Dept. of State appropriations, H6715 [15JY]

H. Res. 326, consideration of H.R. 2799, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H7241 [22JY]

H. Res. 327, consideration of H.R. 2800, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7237 [22JY]

H. Res. 355, anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the U.S., H9241 [7OC]

H.R. 1950, Dept. of State appropriations, H6733-H6765 [15JY]

H.R. 2048, International Fisheries Reauthorization Act, H9700 [20OC]

H.R. 2655, Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program extension, H9228 [7OC]

H.R. 2800, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S13807-S13829 [3NO]

S. 205, Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act, S1482 [23JA], S4222 [20MR]

S. 284, tax treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service, S1886 [4FE]

S. 790, Dept. of State appropriations, S4843-S4849 [3AP]

S. 1001, Women and Children in Conflict Protection Act, S5780-S5784 [6MY]

S. 1235, Winning the Peace Act, S7725 [11JN]

S. 1934, Intercountry Adoption Reform (ICARE) Act, S15648-S15651 [23NO]

S. Res. 90, support nonproliferation programs, S3809 [17MR], S8848 [27JN]

S. Res. 225, anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the U.S., S11483 [15SE], S11706 [17SE]

Tributes

Miller, John, E357 [4MR]