COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (Senate)

Bills and resolutions

Committees of the Senate: authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 73), S2965 [10MR]

———increase inquiries and investigations special reserve funding (see S. Res. 152), S5615 [19MY]

———majority party appointments (see S. Res. 18), S719 [21JA]

———minority party appointments (see S. Res. 19), S719 [21JA] (see S. Res. 218), S7779 [21JY]

Expenditures: authorizing (see S. Res. 30), S1677 [5FE]

Letters

Committees of the Senate funding: Senators Reid and McConnell, S590 [15JA]

Participation of Jay P. Lefkowitz in Six Party Talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to discuss human rights violations: Jay P. Lefkowitz, S3769 [25MR]

———Senator Brownback, S3769 [25MR], S4486 [21AP]

Questions and answers

Committee on Armed Services hearing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Six Party Talks on human rights violations: Senator Brownback and Christopher R. Hill, S3769 [25MR]

Remarks in Senate

Committees of the Senate: authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 73), S2954 [10MR]

———funding, S590 [15JA]

———increase inquiries and investigations special reserve funding (S. Res. 152), S5581 [19MY]

———majority party appointments, S878 [27JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S729 [21JA]

———membership ratios, S590 [15JA]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 19), S729 [21JA]

———minority party appointments (S. Res. 218), S7807 [21JY]

Foreign Service: nominations, S11430 [17NO], S12708 [8DE]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S4061, S4062 [31MR], S5127 [5MY], S5614 [19MY], S6649 [16JN], S7258-S7261 [8JY], S7776-S7779 [21JY], S8193-S8196 [28JY], S8760-S8764 [4AU], S9553, S9554 [17SE], S11356 [10NO], S11428-S11430 [17NO], S12706-S12708 [8DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress (S. Rept. 111-12), S4061 [31MR]

African Development Fund Replenishment Act (S. 955) (S. Rept. 111-51), S7639 [16JY]

Commend Countries That Passed Laws for Restitution of, or Compensation for, Property Illegally Confiscated by Nazi or Communist Regimes, and Encourage Other Countries To Pass Such Laws (S. Res. 153), S6649 [16JN]

Committees of the Senate Expenditures: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 73) (S. Rept. 111-14), S4668 [23AP]

Condemn All Forms of Anti-Semitism and Reaffirm Support for the Mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (S. Con. Res. 11), S4309 [2AP]

Condemn Assault of Women and Killing of Political Protesters in Guinea, Support Inquiry and Prosecution, and Consider Punitive Measures Against Officials Found To Be Complicit (S. Res. 345), S11492 [18NO]

Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act (S. 962) (S. Rept. 111-33), S6938 [23JN]

Ensure a Fair and Democratic Election Process for Parliamentary Elections in Moldova (S. Res. 56), S4061 [31MR]

Expenditures (S. Res. 30), S1677 [5FE]

Express that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law of Afghanistan Violates the Fundamental Human Rights of Women and Should Be Repealed (S. Con. Res. 19), S5435 [13MY]

Foreign Service Nominations, S5127 [5MY], S6649 [16JN], S7779 [21JY], S11430 [17NO]

Freedom of the Press Act (S. 1739), S13458 [18DE]

Global Food Security Act (S. 384) (S. Rept. 111-19), S5435 [13MY]

Importance of Public Diplomacy (S. Res. 49), S5281 [7MY]

Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (S. 1067) (S. Rept. 111-108), S13251 [15DE]

NATO Anniversary (S. Res. 20), S4061 [31MR]

Nomination of Aaron S. Williams To Be Peace Corps Director, S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Alan D. Solomont To Be Ambassador to Andorra, S9553 [17SE]

Nomination of Alberto M. Fernandez To Be Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, S12707 [8DE]

Nomination of Alfonso E. Lenhardt To Be Ambassador to Tanzania, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Andrew J. Shapiro To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Political-Military Affairs, S6649 [16JN]

Nomination of Anne E. Derse To Be Ambassador to Lithuania, S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Anne Slaughter Andrew To Be Ambassador to Costa Rica, S12707 [8DE]

Nomination of Arturo A. Valenzula To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Barry B. White To Be Ambassador to Norway, S9554 [17SE]

Nomination of Betty E. King To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Geneva Office, S12708 [8DE]

Nomination of Bonnie J. Jenkins To Be Dept. of State Threat Reduction Programs Coordinator, S6649 [16JN]

Nomination of Bruce J. Oreck To Be Ambassador to Finland, S8761 [4AU]

Nomination of Capricia P. Marshall To Be Chief of Protocol, S7258 [8JY]

Nomination of Carlos Pascual To Be Ambassador to Mexico, S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Carmen Lomellin To Be OAS U.S. Representative, S11429 [17NO]

Nomination of Charles A. Ray To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Charles H. Rivkin To Be Ambassador to France and Monaco, S7259 [8JY]

Nomination of Christopher R. Hill To Be Ambassador to Iraq, S4062 [31MR]

Nomination of Christopher W. Dell To Be Ambassador to Kosovo, S7258 [8JY]

Nomination of Cynthia Stroum To Be Ambassador to Luxembourg, S11429 [17NO]

Nomination of Daniel Benjamin To Be Dept. of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism, S5614 [19MY]

Nomination of Daniel W. Yohannes To Be Millennium Challenge Corp., Chief Executive Officer, S11428 [17NO]

Nomination of David C. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Canada, S9553 [17SE]

Nomination of David D. Nelson To Be Ambassador to Uruguay, S12707 [8DE]

Nomination of David H. Thorne To Be Ambassador to Italy and San Marino, S7779 [21JY]

Nomination of David Huebner To Be Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, S11429 [17NO]

Nomination of David Killion To Be U.S. Representative to UNESCO, S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Donald H. Gips To Be Ambassador to South Africa, S8196 [28JY]

Nomination of Donald S. Beyer, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Douglas W. Kmiec To Be Ambassador to Malta, S8762 [4AU]

Nomination of Earl M. Irving To Be Ambassador to Swaziland, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Human Rights Council, S12708 [8DE]

Nomination of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis To Be Ambassador to Hungary, S12706 [8DE]

Nomination of Eric P. Goosby To Be U.S. Government Activities To Combat HIV/AIDS Globally Coordinator, S6649 [16JN]

Nomination of Eric P. Schwartz To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, S6649 [16JN]

Nomination of Ertharin Cousin To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture, S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Esther Brimmer To Be Assistant Sec. of State for International Organizations, S4061 [31MR]

Nomination of Fay Hartog-Levin To Be Ambassador to the Netherlands, S8195 [28JY]

Nomination of Frederick D. Barton To Be U.N. Economic and Social Council U.S. Representative, S11428 [17NO]

Nomination of Frederick D. Barton To Be U.N. General Assembly Alternate U.S. Representative, S11428 [17NO]

Nomination of Gayleatha B. Brown To Be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Glyn T. Davies To Be U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Glyn T. Davies To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Vienna Office, S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Gordon Gray III To Be Ambassador to Tunisia, S7260 [8JY]

Nomination of Gustavo Arnavat To Be Inter-American Development Bank U.S. Executive Director, S11428 [17NO]

Nomination of Harold H. Koh To Be Dept. of State Legal Adviser, S5435 [13MY]

Nomination of Howard W. Gutman To Be Ambassador to Belgium, S7778 [21JY]

Nomination of Ivo H. Daalder To Be NATO Council U.S. Permanent Representative, S5127 [5MY]

Nomination of James B. Foley To Be Ambassador to Croatia, S8760 [4AU]

Nomination of James B. Smith To Be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, S8194 [28JY]

Nomination of James B. Warlick, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria, S12706 [8DE]

Nomination of James Knight To Be Ambassador to Benin, S8761 [4AU]

Nomination of James L. Hudson To Be European Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Director, S11428 [17NO]

Nomination of Jeffrey D. Feltman To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S5614 [19MY]

Nomination of Jerry P. Lanier To Be Ambassador to Uganda, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Jide J. Zeitlin To Be Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. General Assembly, S12708 [8DE]

Nomination of Jide J. Zeitlin To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. for Management and Reform, S12708 [8DE]

Nomination of John F. Tefft To Be Ambassador to Ukraine, S11429 [17NO]

Nomination of John R. Bass To Be Ambassador to Georgia, S8760 [4AU]

Nomination of John R. Nay To Be Ambassador to Suriname, S7778 [21JY]

Nomination of John V. Roos To Be Ambassador to Japan, S8760 [4AU]

Nomination of Johnnie Carson To Be Assistant Sec. of State for African Affairs, S5127 [5MY]

Nomination of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., To Be Ambassador to China, S8762 [4AU]

Nomination of Jonathan S. Addleton To Be Ambassador to Mongolia, S8762 [4AU]

Nomination of Jose W. Fernandez To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, S11428 [17NO]

Nomination of Judith A. McHale To Be Under Sec. of State for Public Diplomacy, S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Judith G. Garber To Be Ambassador to Latvia, S8761 [4AU]

Nomination of Karen Kornbluh To Be U.S. Representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, S8761 [4AU]

Nomination of Karl W. Eikenberry To Be Ambassador to Afghanistan, S4061 [31MR]

Nomination of Kenneth E. Gross, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Tajikistan, S8760 [4AU]

Nomination of Kenneth H. Merten To Be Ambassador to Haiti, S7777 [21JY]

Nomination of Kerri-Ann Jones To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Kurt M. Campbell To Be Assistant Sec. of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, S6649 [16JN]

Nomination of Laura E. Kennedy To Be U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, S12708 [8DE]

Nomination of Laurie S. Fulton To Be Ambassador to Denmark, S7260 [8JY]

Nomination of Lee A. Feinstein To Be Ambassador to Poland, S9554 [17SE]

Nomination of Leslie V. Rowe To Be Ambassador to Mozambique, S12707 [8DE]

Nomination of Louis B. Susman To Be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, S7259 [8JY]

Nomination of Luis C. de Baca To Be Dept. of State Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking Director, S5127 [5MY]

Nomination of Maria Otero To Be Under Sec. of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, S7258 [8JY]

Nomination of Mark H. Gitenstein To Be Ambassador to Romania, S7260 [8JY]

Nomination of Martha Larzelere Campbell To Be Ambassador to the Marshall Islands, S8760 [4AU]

Nomination of Mary Burce Warlick To Be Ambassador to Serbia, S12706 [8DE]

Nomination of Mary Jo Wills To Be Ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles, S12707 [8DE]

Nomination of Matthew W. Barzun To Be Ambassador to Sweden, S8762 [4AU]

Nomination of Melanne Verveer To Be Ambassador at Large for Women's Global Issues, S4062 [31MR]

Nomination of Michael A. Battle, Sr., To Be U.S. Representative to the African Union, S8760 [4AU]

Nomination of Michael C. Polt To Be Ambassador to Estonia, S11429 [17NO]

Nomination of Michael H. Posner To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, S9554 [17SE]

Nomination of Miguel H. Diaz To Be Ambassador to the Holy See, S8194 [28JY]

Nomination of Nancy J. Powell To Be Foreign Service Director General, S7258 [8JY]

Nomination of Nicole A. Avant To Be Ambassador to the Bahamas, S7778 [21JY]

Nomination of Pamela J. Howell Slutz To Be Ambassador to Burundi, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Patricia A. Butenis To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Patricia Newton Moller To Be Ambassador to Guinea, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Peter A. Prahar To Be Ambassador to Micronesia, S11429 [17NO]

Nomination of Philip D. Murphy To Be Ambassador to Germany, S8764 [4AU]

Nomination of Philip H. Gordon To Be Assistant Sec. of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, S4061 [31MR]

Nomination of Philip J. Crowley To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Public Affairs, S5614 [19MY]

Nomination of Philip L. Verveer To Be Deputy Assistant Sec. of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, S7258 [8JY]

Nomination of Rajiv J. Shah To Be AID Administrator, S12706 [8DE]

Nomination of Representative Tauscher To Be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S6649 [16JN]

Nomination of Richard J. Schmierer To Be Ambassador to Oman, S7260 [8JY]

Nomination of Richard R. Verma To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Legislative Affairs, S4061 [31MR]

Nomination of Robert D. Hormats To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs, S9554 [17SE]

Nomination of Robert D. Hormats To Be U.S. Alternate Governor for Several International Financial Institutions, S9554 [17SE]

Nomination of Robert O. Blake, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of State for South Asian Affairs, S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Robert R. King To Be Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, S11428 [17NO]

Nomination of Rose E. Gottemoeller To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Verification and Compliance, S4061 [31MR]

Nomination of Samuel L. Kaplan To Be Ambassador to Morocco, S8194 [28JY]

Nomination of Sec. of the Treasury Geithner to International Monetary Organizations, S4061 [31MR]

Nomination of Stephen J. Rapp To Be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, S8195 [28JY]

Nomination of Susan E. Rice To Be U.N. Ambassador and U.N. Security Council Representative, S719 [21JA]

Nomination of Susan E. Rice To Be U.N. General Assembly Representative, S719 [21JA]

Nomination of Susan Flood Burk To Be Special Representative of the President, S5435 [13MY]

Nomination of Teddy B. Taylor To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guniea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, S8760 [4AU]

Nomination of Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Brazil, S8193 [28JY]

Nomination of Timothy J. Roemer To Be Ambassador to India, S7260 [8JY]

Nomination of Vilma S. Martinez To Be Ambassador to Argentina, S7779 [21JY]

Nomination of Vinai K. Thummalapally To Be Ambassador to Belize, S7778 [21JY]

Nomination of William C. Eacho III To Be Ambassador to Austria, S8763 [4AU]

Nomination of William E. Kennard To Be European Union U.S. Representative, S11428 [17NO]

OPIC Programs Reauthorization (S. 705) (S. Rept. 111-107), S13251 [15DE]

Poland and U.S. Relations Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 9), S4061 [31MR]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With France (Exec. Rept. 111-4), S12069 [1DE]

Recognize Democratic Accomplishments of Albania and Express Hope That Parliamentary Elections Maintain and Improve the Transparency and Fairness of Democracy (S. Res. 182), S6649 [16JN]

START I Treaty Inspections and Monitoring Protocol Continuation Act (S. 2727) (S. Rept. 111-100), S11883 [20NO]

Support Civilians in Yemen Impacted by Instability and Terrorist Operations and Promote Reforms To Promote Economic Development and Assist Displaced Persons (S. Res. 341), S11492 [18NO]

Support Fifth Summit of the Americas (S. Res. 90), S4061 [31MR]

Support Goals and Ideals of World Water Day (S. Res. 81), S8192 [28JY]

Support Goals and Objectives of Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets (S. Con. Res. 23), S6649 [16JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act Reauthorization and Renaming as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (S. 345) (S. Rept. 111-49), S7639 [16JY]

U.S. Science Envoys Appointment (S. 838), S5281 [7MY]

Urge Canada To End Commercial Hunt for Seals (S. Res. 84), S5281 [7MY]

Urge Iran To Intensify Cooperation Relative to Investigation of Robert Levinson's Disappearance, Commend Switzerland for Ongoing Assistance, and Express Sympathy to Family (H. Con. Res. 36), S11492 [18NO]

World Bank International Development Association Replenishment Act (S. 954) (S. Rept. 111-50), S7639 [16JY]

Rules

Membership and jurisdiction, S9976 [30SE]

Procedure, S2127-S2130 [11FE]

Statements

Meeting With King Mohammed VI of Morocco: Edward M. Kennedy, S10202 [7OC]

Referendum on Self-Determination for Western Sahara: Edward M. Kennedy, S10200 [7OC]

Support of Amendment Promoting Implementation of Peace Plan in the Western Sahara: Edward M. Kennedy, S10201 [7OC]

Testimonies

Negotiation of Nuclear and Human Rights Issues With the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Christopher R. Hill, S4432 [20AP], S4486 [21AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 18, majority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S726, S729 [21JA]

S. Res. 19, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S726, S730 [21JA]

S. Res. 30, expenditures, S1688 [5FE]

S. Res. 73, committees of the Senate expenditures, S2954-S2960, S2980-S2985 [10MR]

S. Res. 152, increase committees of the Senate inquiries and investigations special reserve funding, S5582, S5621 [19MY]

S. Res. 218, minority party appointments to committees of the Senate, S7793, S7807 [21JY]