DIPLOMATS related term(s) Department of State; Embassies

Addresses

Kennedy Center Honors: John J. Sullivan, S7910 [19DE]

Appointments

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, H397 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions

Bush, George: tribute (see S. Res. 715), S7319 [5DE] (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

Business and industry: foster commercial relations with foreign countries and support American business interests abroad in the conduct of foreign policy (see H.R. 7153), H9568 [16NO]

Daughters of the Republic of Texas (organization): establish Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 6672), H7756 [17AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate certain small diplomatic and consular posts (see H.R. 5589), H3505 [24AP]

——— establish a policy regarding use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities (see H.R. 4989), H1074 [8FE]

——— prohibit flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts (see H.R. 6450), H6588 [19JY]

——— protect and enhance core diplomatic capabilities (see S. 3276), S5361 [25JY]

——— support science diplomacy (see H. Res. 828), H3315 [13AP]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: make permanent certain general provisions (see S. 3111), S4343 [21JN]

——— making appropriations (see S. 3108), S4343 [21JN] (see H.R. 6385), H6262 [16JY]

Foreign Service: require a report on efforts and options to mitigate acoustic attacks on officers and their families and physical protection capabilities for U.S. embassies, consulates, and residences (see H.R. 6262), H5973 [28JN]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 7291), H10209 [13DE]

Postal Regulatory Commission: establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the U.S. to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (see H.R. 6231), H5748 [26JN]

Russia: call for U.S. refusal to make available any current or former diplomat, Federal employee, political appointee, law enforcement official, or Armed Forces member for questioning by Russia (see S. Res. 584), S5108 [19JY]

——— condemn Russian President, Vladimir Putin’s attempt to undermine rule of law and attack U.S. officials, demand access to indicted Russian officials, and refuse to make U.S. officials available for questioning (see H. Res. 1023), H7155 [24JY]

Cloture motions

Brownback, Sam: nomination to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, S439 [22JA], S493 [24JA]

Evans, James R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, S2762 [17MY], S2897 [24MY]

Grenell, Richard A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Germany, S2372 [24AP]

Motions

Evans, James R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, S2762 [17MY]

Papers

From Conflict to Compromise—The Normalization of Relations Between the United States of America and Vietnam: Catherine Kennedy, E834 [13JN]

Poems

‘‘Our Tears Are Deep,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1613 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Africa: anniversary of bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, E1098 [26JY]

Bush, George: tribute (H. Res. 1172), H10082 [11DE], H10202 [13DE], E1647 [11DE]

Dept. of State: establish a policy regarding use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities (H.R. 4989), H6319, H6320 [17JY]

——— importance of diplomats, E1602 [6DE]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (H.R. 1911), H8150–H8153 [12SE], E697 [21MY], E1253, E1257 [13SE]

——— support U.S. international cyber diplomacy by establishing an Ambassador to lead cyber diplomacy efforts, rejecting Internet censorship, and including Internet freedoms in human rights reports (H.R. 3776), H435–H439 [17JA]

——— tribute to foreign national employees working at U.S. embassies, H3840 [9MY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of violence against peaceful protesters outside Turkish Ambassador’s residence, H4234 [18MY]

Foreign policy: assessment of meeting between the U.S. and North Korea on denuclearization, H5025, H5078 [12JN], H5104, H5106, H5138 [13JN], H5160 [14JN]

——— efforts to negotiate talks between the U.S. and North Korea on denuclearization, H4725 [24MY], H4744 [5JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: role of U.S. diplomatic negotiations relative to nuclear missile programs, H2032 [22MR]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (H.R. 535), H57–H59, H60, H61 [9JA], E24 [10JA], E49 [16JA], E381 [29MR], E1393 [12OC]

——— reaffirm U.S. committment to alliance and commend opening of new office of American Institute in Taiwan, E776 [5JN], E828 [12JN], E831 [13JN], E844 [14JN]

Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights With Iran: U.S. withdrawal, E1386 [9OC]

Trujillo, Carlos: nomination to be Ambassador to the OAS, E153 [7FE]

U.S. Institute of Peace: tribute, H7094 [24JY]

World Bank Group: report steps taken to ensure G-5 nonimmigrant visa holders employed by World Bank diplomats and staff are informed of the protections afforded to them, H450 [17JA]

Remarks in Senate

Brownback, Sam: confirmation as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, S517 [25JA]

——— nomination to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, S446 [23JA], S497 [24JA]

Bush, George: tribute (S. Res. 715), S7322 [5DE]

Central African Republic: express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, S2431 [25AP]

Chalet, Cherith Norman: nomination to be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Alternate Representative, S6151, S6152 [12SE]

——— nomination to be U.N. U.S. Representative for Management and Reform, S6151, S6152 [12SE]

Cornstein, David B.: nomination to be Ambassador to Hungary, S2919 [24MY]

Evans, James R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, S2899, S2907 [24MY]

Foreign policy: assessment of meeting between the U.S. and North Korea on denuclearization, S3729–S3731, S3735 [12JN], S3864, S3865 [13JN], S3930, S3936 [14JN], S4268 [20JN], S4830 [9JY], S5465 [31JY]

——— efforts to negotiate talks between the U.S. and North Korea on denuclearization, S2229 [18AP], S2290 [19AP], S2373 [24AP], S2690 [16MY], S2890 [24MY], S2956 [4JN], S3018 [6JN], S3288 [7JN]

——— reaffirm congressional support for U.S. intelligence agencies and diplomats and declare that an attack on election system by a foreign power is a hostile act, S5247 [24JY]

Foreign Service: nominations, S299 [18JA], S2341 [23AP], S4410 [26JN], S4874 [10JY], S4916 [11JY], S5423 [26JY], S5831 [22AU], S7190 [28NO], S7585 [13DE]

Grenell, Richard A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Germany, S1901 [22MR], S2379 [24AP], S2454, S2464 [26AP]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to Germany, unanimous-consent agreement, S2460 [26AP]

Mosbacher, Georgette: nomination to be Ambassador to Poland, S4943 [12JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1150 [15FE], S1932 [22MR], S2915 [24MY], S4720 [28JN], S8055 [2JA]

Russia: call for U.S. refusal to make available any current or former diplomat, Federal employee, political appointee, law enforcement official, or Armed Forces member for questioning by Russia (S. Res. 584), S5081, S5088, S5098 [19JY]

——— call for U.S. refusal to make available any current or former diplomat, Federal employee, political appointee, law enforcement official, or Armed Forces member for questioning by Russia (S. Res. 584), unanimous-consent agreement, S5087 [19JY]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (H.R. 535), S1290 [28FE]

——— encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (S. 1051), S3401 [11JN]

——— reaffirm U.S. committment to alliance and commend opening of new office of American Institute in Taiwan, S3399, S3401 [11JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S1818–S1824 [20MR]

Wolcott, Jackie: nomination to be International Atomic Energy Agency U.S. Representative, S6270, S6272 [24SE]

——— nomination to be U.N. Vienna Office U.S. Representative, S6270, S6272 [24SE]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S299 [18JA], S703 [7FE], S1840–S1844 [20MR], S2341 [23AP], S2724 [16MY], S2834 [22MY], S4402–S4410 [26JN], S4874 [10JY], S5423 [26JY], S5830, S5831 [22AU], S6221, S6222 [18SE], S6341 [26SE], S7584, S7585 [13DE]

Reports filed

Cyber Diplomacy Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 3776) (H. Rept. 115–483), H1 [3JA]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3776), S4731 [28JN]

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6385) (H. Rept. 115–829), H6262 [16JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3108) (S. Rept. 115–282), S4343 [21JN]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S299 [18JA], S2342 [23AP], S4875 [10JY], S4916 [11JY], S5423 [26JY], S5831 [22AU], S7190 [28NO], S7585 [13DE]

Nomination of Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Australia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7585 [13DE]

Nomination of Brian A. Nichols To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4409 [26JN]

Nomination of Carlos Trujillo To Be Ambassador to the OAS: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of Cherith Norman Chalet To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Alternate Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4410 [26JN]

Nomination of Cherith Norman Chalet To Be U.N. U.S. Representative for Management and Reform: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4410 [26JN]

Nomination of Christopher P. Henzel To Be Ambassador to Yemen: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7585 [13DE]

Nomination of Craig L. Cloud To Be Ambassador to Botswana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Daniel N. Rosenblum To Be Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6221 [18SE]

Nomination of David B. Cornstein To Be Ambassador to Hungary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2724 [16MY]

Nomination of Dennis B. Hankins To Be Ambassador to Mali: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Dennis W. Hearne To Be Ambassador to Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Dereck J. Hogan To Be Ambassador to Moldova: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5830 [22AU]

Nomination of Donald A. Blome To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Donald R. Tapia To Be Ambassador to Jamaica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5830 [22AU]

Nomination of Donald Y. Yamamoto To Be Ambassador to Somalia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6222 [18SE]

Nomination of Earl R. Miller To Be Ambassador to Bangladesh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6222 [18SE]

Nomination of Earle D. Litzenberger, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7584 [13DE]

Nomination of Edward C. Prado To Be Ambassador to Argentina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1840 [20MR]

Nomination of Eliot Pedrosa To Be Inter-American Development Bank U.S. Alternate Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2724 [16MY]

Nomination of Eric G. Nelson To Be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Eric W. Stromayer To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Francisco L. Palmieri To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6341 [26SE]

Nomination of Georgette Mosbacher To Be Ambassador to Poland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4402 [26JN]

Nomination of Gordon D. Sondland To Be Ambassador to the European Union: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4404 [26JN]

Nomination of Harry B. Harris, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4407 [26JN]

Nomination of Jackie Wolcott To Be International Atomic Energy Agency U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2724 [16MY]

Nomination of Jackie Wolcott To Be U.N. Vienna Office U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2724 [16MY]

Nomination of James R. Evans To Be Ambassador to Luxembourg: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of Jeffrey R. Gunter To Be Ambassador to Iceland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Joel Danies To Be Ambassador to Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of John M. Pommersheim To Be Ambassador to Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Jonathan R. Cohen To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2724 [16MY]

Nomination of Jonathan R. Cohen To Be U.N. U.S. Deputy Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2724 [16MY]

Nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus To Be Ambassador to Colombia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2834 [22MY]

Nomination of Joseph J. Celia To Be Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5422 [26JY]

Nomination of Joseph N. Mondello To Be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4403 [26JN]

Nomination of Judith G. Garber To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Judy Rising Reinke To Be Ambassador to Montenegro: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5831 [22AU]

Nomination of Karen L. Williams To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6222 [18SE]

Nomination of Kenneth S. George To Be Ambassador to Uruguay: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4403 [26JN]

Nomination of Kevin K. Sullivan To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6222 [18SE]

Nomination of Kip Tom To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6222 [18SE]

Nomination of Kyle McCarter To Be Ambassador to Kenya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7584 [13DE]

Nomination of Lucy Tamlyn To Be Ambassador to Central African Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Lynda C. Blanchard To Be Ambassador to Slovenia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6221 [18SE]

Nomination of Lynne M. Tracy To Be Ambassador to Armenia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7585 [13DE]

Nomination of Matthew J. Matthews To Be Ambassador to Brunei: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7584 [13DE]

Nomination of Michael A. Hammer To Be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5830 [22AU]

Nomination of Michael P. Pelleitier To Be Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Michael S. Klecheski To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7584 [13DE]

Nomination of Patricia Mahoney To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Peter H. Vrooman To Be Ambassador to Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S703 [7FE]

Nomination of Philip S. Kosnett To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5830 [22AU]

Nomination of Richard A. Grenell To Be Ambassador to Germany: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of Richard C. Paschall III To Be Ambassador to Gambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Robert F. Pence To Be Ambassador to Finland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1840 [20MR]

Nomination of Robert K. Scott To Be Ambassador to Malawi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Robin S. Bernstein To Be Ambassador to Dominican Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4402 [26JN]

Nomination of Ronald Gidwitz To Be Ambassador to Belgium: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4407 [26JN]

Nomination of Sam Brownback To Be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of Sarah-Ann Lynch To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7584 [13DE]

Nomination of Senator Johnson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6341 [26SE]

Nomination of Senator Merkley To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6341 [26SE]

Nomination of Simon Henshaw To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Stephanie Sanders Sullivan To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5831 [22AU]

Nomination of Stephen Akard To Be Dept. of State Office of Foreign Missions Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4410 [26JN]

Nomination of Susan N. Stevenson To Be Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Nomination of Thomas J. Hushek To Be Ambassador to South Sudan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2341 [23AP]

Nomination of Trevor D. Traina To Be Ambassador to Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1841 [20MR]

Nomination of William H. Moser To Be Ambassador to Kazakhstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7190 [28NO]

Protecting Diplomats From Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4989), S7241 [29NO]

Taiwan Travel Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 535), S907 [13FE]

Statements

Trump Jerusalem Declaration: Israel Zoberman, E10 [8JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 1172, tribute to George Bush, H10082 [11DE]

H.R. 535, Taiwan Travel Act, H57 [9JA]

H.R. 1911, Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, H8150 [12SE]

H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act, H435–H437 [17JA]

H.R. 4989, Protecting Diplomats From Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act, H6319 [17JY]

S. Res. 584, call for U.S. refusal to make available any current or former diplomat, Federal employee, political appointee, law enforcement official, or Armed Forces member for questioning by Russia, S5110 [19JY]

S. Res. 715, tribute to George Bush, S7321 [5DE]

Tributes

Bush, George, S7251, S7257 [3DE], S7259–S7273 [4DE], S7299, S7304, S7308, S7310 [5DE], S7329, S7335, S7344, S7352 [6DE], S7829 [19DE], S7981 [20DE], S8012 [21DE], H9808–H9814 [10DE], H10037 [11DE], E1605 [6DE]