FOREIGN SERVICE

Addresses

America's Voice for Security, Prosperity, and Humanitarian Values: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S7524-S7526 [26JY], E1653 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

AID: enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (see S. 3643), S10004 [27SE]

Dept. of State: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6456), H6405 [10JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 3288), S6971 [21JY]

Diplomats: prescribe certain qualifications to be eligible to serve as an ambassador (see H.R. 6742), H7786 [31JY]

Federal employees: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see S. 3426), S8035 [1AU]

Motions

Federal employees: permit members rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories (H.R. 3658), H3086 [6MY]

Remarks in House

China, People's Republic of: establish a permanent U.S. diplomatic presence in Lhasa, Tibet, H2556 [23AP]

Dept. of State: extend certain authorities (H.R. 6456), H7336 [30JY]

Federal employees: permit members rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories, H7336 [30JY]

———permit members rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories (H.R. 3658), H3024-H3026 [5MY]

Remarks in Senate

AID: enhance capacity to undertake global development activities (S. 3643), S10006 [27SE]

Dept. of State: extend certain authorities (H.R. 6456), S8141 [8SE]

Foreign policy: increase investment in capacity and capability of diplomatic and development agencies, S7524 [26JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2192 [13MR], S5024 [4JN], S10493-S10501 [2OC], S10818 [8DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3288) (S. Rept. 110-425), S6971 [21JY]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2132 [13MR], S3257 [22AP], S4486 [20MY], S6019 [24JN]

Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3426), S9280 [23SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3658, permit Foreign Service members rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories, H3024 [5MY]

H.R. 6456, Dept. of State authorities extension, H7336 [30JY]

S. 3643, Increasing America's Global Development Capacity Act, S10007 [27SE]