DIPLOMATS see also Department of State; Embassies

Articles and editorials

Hillary Email Double Standard, S7891 [10NO]

Plan To End Syrian Crisis, H7195 [27OC]

Robert E. White, 1926-2015, S819 [5FE]

Robert E. White, Who Criticized Policy on El Salvador as U.S. Ambassador, Dies At 88, S819 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (see H.J. Res. 57), H4431 [16JN] (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3914 [4JN]

Belarus: establish full diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 563), H9270 [10DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (see H. Res. 477), H6974 [9OC]

Caribbean nations: establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Caribbean countries with which the U.S. has diplomatic relations, but no permanent diplomatic presence (see H.R. 1579), H1899 [24MR]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see S. 1635), S4298 [18JN]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 590), H660 [28JA]

——— establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 1593), H1900 [24MR]

——— expedite review of aliens applying for U.S. admission to participate in a graduate medical education or training program and provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training regarding such aliens (see H.R. 1921), H2354 [21AP]

——— improve Inspector General oversight through notification of allegations of misconduct by employees, assurance of independence of information technology systems, and reporting on foreign post inspections (see S. 1527), S3860 [8JN]

——— provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates in the countries in which such officers are serving (see H.R. 1920), H2354 [21AP]

——— use ‘‘best value’’ contracting when hiring local security firms to protect diplomats in high-risk areas (see H.R. 2533), H3560 [21MY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 1725), S4952 [9JY] (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2772), H4381 [15JN]

Federal employees: ensure personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for certain purposes (see H.R. 3915), H7624 [3NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent foreign diplomats from being eligible to receive health insurance premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions (see H.R. 1368), H1661 [16MR]

U.S. Foreign Service Day: observance (see H. Res. 89), H812 [4FE]

Chronologies

Look Back at the First Year of the U.S.-Cuba Relationship: Engage Cuba Coalition, S8748 [17DE]

Excerpts

‘‘Adversity Is My Angel,’’ Raul H. Castro, H2482 [28AP]

Lists

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7955 [10NO]

Motions

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): dissolve, dismantle, and release all unclassified transcripts of interviews and depositions, H6857 [7OC]

Notices

Intention to object to Foreign Service nominations: Senator Grassley, S6422 [5AU]

Intention to object to nomination of Azita Raji to be Ambassador to Sweden: Senator Cotton, S7127 [5OC]

Intention to object to nomination of Cassandra Q. Butts to be Ambassador to the Bahamas: Senator Cotton, S7127 [5OC]

Intention to object to nomination of Samuel D. Heins to be Ambassador to Norway: Senator Cotton, S7127 [5OC]

Proposals

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select) dissolution and dismantlement and release of all unclassified transcripts of interviews and depositions, H6844, H6856 [7OC]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: remove members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel (H. Con. Res. 55), H3906–H3909 [4JN], H4389 [16JN], H4455–H4471 [17JN], H4598 [24JN], E945 [23JN], E962 [24JN]

Belarus: establish full diplomatic relations with the U.S. (H. Res. 563), H9215 [10DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: designate Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate successes and shortcomings of the Dayton Peace Accords implementation (H. Res. 477), E1468 [9OC]

Caribbean nations: establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Caribbean countries with which the U.S. has diplomatic relations, but no permanent diplomatic presence (H.R. 1579), E391 [24MR]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): investigation of Hillary Rodham Clinton relative to attack on U.S. consulate and use of personal e-mail account while serving as Sec. of State, H7081 [21OC], H7142, H7145, H7159, H7168, H7171 [23OC]

Cuba: proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, H51 [7JA], H141 [8JA], H184 [9JA], H207, H208, H214–H220 [12JA], H227, H237 [13JA], H3657 [2JN], E31 [8JA], E51, E52 [12JA], E268 [27FE]

——— re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, H5156 [14JY], H9684, H9685 [17DE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2772), E1166 [29JY]

Hybl, William J.: Japan Imperial Decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays With Neck Ribbon recipient, E904 [16JN]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H3306 [18MY], H3547–H3550 [21MY], H6728, H6729 [30SE], H6751, H6752, H6782 [1OC]

Middle East: tribute to organizers of, and Foreign Service representatives met on, congressional delegation trip to Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan, E242 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Adams, Charles C., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Finland, S4584 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Finland, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Alsup, Carolyn P.: nomination to be Ambassador to Gambia, S7244 [8OC]

Bodde, Peter W.: nomination to be Ambassador to Libya, S8135 [19NO]

Burundi: encourage international involvement in achieving a political settlement to curb violence, appoint a U.S. Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes, and withhold military training or assistance until situation is stable, S4132 [15JN], S8202 [1DE]

Butts, Cassandra Q.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Bahamas, S8871 [18DE]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to the Bahamas, unanimous-consent request, S8338 [3DE]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): testimony of Hillary Rodham Clinton and call for dissolution of select committee, S7367 [21OC]

Cuba: proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, S171 [13JA], S251 [20JA]

——— re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, S7178–S7181 [7OC], S8747–S8750 [17DE]

Davies, Glyn Townsend: nomination to be Ambassador to Thailand, S6354 [5AU]

Delawie, Gregory T.: nomination to be Ambassador to Kosovo, S4584 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Kosovo, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Dept. of State: delays in response to Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) requests relative to investigations and inquiries, S7890 [10NO]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (S. 302), S654 [29JA]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Dogu, Laura Farnsworth: nomination to be Ambassador to Nicaragua, S6354 [5AU]

Doherty, Kathleen A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Cyprus, S6354 [5AU]

Estrada, John L.: nomination to be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, S8871 [18DE]

Folmsbee, Paul A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Mali, S3316, S3317 [23MY]

Foreign Service: nominations, S2040 [26MR], S3237 [21MY], S4021 [10JN], S6135 [29JY], S7102 [1OC], S8494 [8DE]

Furuta-Toy, Julie: nomination to be Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, S7439 [22OC]

Galt, Jennifer Zimdahl: nomination to be Ambassador to Mongolia, S6354 [5AU]

Gilmour, David R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Togo, S7244 [8OC]

Gwaltney, Sheila S.: nomination to be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, S6354 [5AU]

Hale, David: nomination to be Ambassador to Pakistan, S6354 [5AU]

Haney, Stafford F..: nomination to be Ambassador to Costa Rica, S3316, S3317 [23MY]

Hankins, Dennis B. nomination to be Ambassador to Guinea, S7439 [22OC]

Hawkins, Jeffrey J., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Central African Republic, S6995 [29SE], S7244 [8OC]

Heidt, William A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Cambodia, S6354 [5AU]

Heins, Samuel D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Norway, S8871 [18DE]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Norway, unanimous-consent request, S8337, S8338 [3DE]

Holloway, Perry L.: nomination to be Ambassador to Guyana, S6354 [5AU]

Jackson, Robert P.: nomination to be Ambassador to Ghana, S7439 [22OC]

Jacobson, Roberta S.: nomination to be Ambassador to Mexico, S6995 [29SE], S8656 [15DE]

Jones, Paul W.: nomination to be Ambassador to Poland, S6354 [5AU]

Kelly, Ian C.: nomination to be Ambassador to Georgia, S4584 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Georgia, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Keshap, Atul: nomination to be Ambassador to Maldives, S6354 [5AU]

Klemm, Hans G.: nomination to be Ambassador to Romania, S6354 [5AU]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, S7175 [7OC]

Malac, Deborah R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Uganda, S8135 [19NO]

McCarthy, Representative: remarks relative to congressional committee investigations of Hillary Rodham Clinton relative to attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and use of personal e-mail account while serving as Sec. of State, S7056 [1OC]

McKean, David: nomination to be Ambassador to the Bahamas, S8871 [18DE]

Melville, James D., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Estonia, S6354 [5AU]

Mendelson, Sarah E.: nomination to be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Alternate Representative, S7244 [8OC]

——— nomination to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, S7244 [8OC]

Millard, Elisabeth I.: nomination to be Ambassador to Tajikistan, S8135 [19NO]

Mulrean, Peter F.: nomination to be Ambassador to Haiti, S6354 [5AU]

Nolan, Edwin R., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Suriname, S7244 [8OC]

Noyes, Julieta Valls: nomination to be Ambassador to Croatia, S4584 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Croatia, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Peterson, Lisa J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Swaziland, S8135 [19NO]

Pettit, Nancy Bikoff: nomination to be Ambassador to Latvia, S4584 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Latvia, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Phee, Mary C.: nomination to be Ambassador to South Sudan, S4584 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to South Sudan, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Pittman, H. Dean: nomination to be Ambassador to Mozambique, S8135 [19NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6352–S6356 [5AU], S7244 [8OC], S7955 [10NO]

——— Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S4989 [13JY], S6369 [5AU], S6995 [29SE], S7428–S7430 [22OC], S7583 [28OC], S7846 [9NO], S7975, S7978 [17NO], S8187, S8193 [30NO], S8198–S8200 [1DE], S8656 [15DE], S8844, S8871 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of Foreign Service nominees, S7955 [10NO]

Raji, Azita: nomination to be Ambassador to Sweden, S8871 [18DE]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Sweden, unanimous-consent request, S8337, S8338 [3DE]

Rubinstein, Daniel H.: nomination to be Ambassador to Tunisia, S6995 [29SE], S7244 [8OC]

Sievers, Marc J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Oman, S8135 [19NO]

Tamlyn, Lucy: nomination to be Ambassador to Benin, S7244 [8OC]

Teplitz, Alaina B.: nomination to be Ambassador to Nepal, S6354 [5AU]

Thomas, Harry K., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Zimbabwe, S7439 [22OC]

Truman, Harry S.: assessment of administration, S7480 [26OC]

Vietnam: anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations with the U.S., S5001 [13JY]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S3236 [21MY], S3309 [22MY], S4646, S4647 [25JN], S6134, S6135 [29JY], S7101, S7102 [1OC], S7271, S7272 [8OC], S8019, S8020 [17NO], S8492–S8494 [8DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2772) (H. Rept. 114–154), H4381 [15JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1725) (S. Rept. 114–79), S4952 [9JY]

Dept. of State Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1635), S4296 [18JN]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2040 [26MR], S3237 [21MY], S4021 [10JN], S7102 [1OC], S8494 [8DE]

Nomination of Alaina B. Teplitz To Be Ambassador to Nepal: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of Atul Keshap To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4646 [25JN]

Nomination of Azita Raji To Be Ambassador to Sweden: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of Carolyn P. Alsup To Be Ambassador to Gambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Cassandra Q. Butts To Be Ambassador to the Bahamas: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Catherine Ebert-Gray To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8492 [8DE]

Nomination of Charles C. Adams, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Finland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Daniel H. Rubinstein To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of David Hale To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4646 [25JN]

Nomination of David McKean To Be Ambassador to Luxembourg: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of David R. Gilmour To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Uganda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Dennis B. Hankins To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7271 [8OC]

Nomination of Edwin R. Nolan, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Elisabeth I. Millard To Be Ambassador to Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8019 [17NO]

Nomination of Eric S. Rubin To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of G. Kathleen Hill To Be Ambassador to Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Glyn Townsend Davies To Be Ambassador to Thailand: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of Gregory T. Delawie To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of H. Dean Pittman To Be Ambassador to Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Hans G. Klemm To Be Ambassador to Romania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Harry K. Thomas, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7271 [8OC]

Nomination of Ian C. Kelly To Be Ambassador to Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of James D. Melville, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Jean E. Manes To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Jeffrey J. Hawkins, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Central African Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Jennifer Zimdahl Galt To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of John D. Feeley To Be Ambassador to Panama: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of John L. Estrada To Be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Julie Furuta-Toy To Be Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7271 [8OC]

Nomination of Julieta Valls Noyes To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of Kathleen A. Doherty To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Kyle R. Scott To Be Ambassador to Serbia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Laura Farnsworth Dogu To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Linda Swartz Taglialatela To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Lisa J. Peterson To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Lucy Tamlyn To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Marc J. Sievers To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Mary C. Phee To Be Ambassador to South Sudan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3237 [21MY], S3309 [22MY]

Nomination of Nancy Bikoff Pettit To Be Ambassador to Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of Paul A. Folmsbee To Be Ambassador to Mali: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Paul W. Jones To Be Ambassador to Poland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Perry L. Holloway To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Peter F. Mulrean To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Libya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8019 [17NO]

Nomination of Representative Christopher H. Smith To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Representative Lee To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Robert P. Jackson To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7272 [8OC]

Nomination of Roberta S. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8019 [17NO]

Nomination of Samuel D. Heins To Be Ambassador to Norway: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Sarah E. Mendelson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Alternate Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Sarah E. Mendelson to the U.N. Economic and Social Council: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Sheila S. Gwaltney To Be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Stafford F. Haney To Be Ambassador to Costa Rica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Todd C. Chapman To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of William A. Heidt To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): dissolve, dismantle, and release all unclassified transcripts of interviews and depositions, H6857 [7OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 55, remove Armed Forces members deployed to Iraq or Syria, other than those required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel, H4455 [17JN]