DIPLOMATS related term(s) Department of State; Embassies

Amendments

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4665), H4758, H4759, H4760, H4761, H4762, H4763, H4764, H4765, H4766, H4767, H4768, H4769, H4770, H4771, H4773, H4774, H4775, H4777, H4778, H4779, H4780, H4783, H4784, H4785, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4831, H4832, H4833, H4834, H4835, H4836 [28SE]

Appointments

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, H1444 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of State: ensure U.S. diplomats and officials can advance efforts seeking Mexican compliance with 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (see S. 2969), S4759 [28SE]

——— establish U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see S. 821), S798 [15MR]

——— facilitate access to existing resources relative to U.S. citizens arbitrarily detained or kidnapped overseas (see H.R. 4478), H3170 [6JY]

——— improve hiring authorities relative to expertise on China (see H.R. 2409), H1690 [30MR]

——— increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 6054), H5104 [25OC]

——— limit funding for diplomatic programs (see H.R. 2298), H1637 [29MR]

——— limit funding for emergencies in diplomatic and consular service (see H.R. 2305), H1638 [29MR]

——— limit funding for protection of foreign missions and officials (see H.R. 2303), H1638 [29MR]

——— modernize and streamline public diplomacy capabilities, increase evaluation of public diplomacy programming, and enhance strategic planning for public diplomacy physical presence abroad (see H.R. 1356), H1113 [3MR]

——— prohibit acquisition or lease of consular or diplomatic post built or owned by entity beneficially owned by China (see H.R. 6306), H5651 [8NO]

——— prohibit flying of any flag other than U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts (see H.R. 146), H103 [9JA]

——— prohibit funding to Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice (see H.R. 81), H101 [9JA]

——— provide assistance for U.S. citizens and nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, bolster programs to address hostage-taking and rescue, and impose sanctions on persons responsible (see S. 509), S457 [16FE] (see H.R. 6669), H6739 [7DE]

——— require notification to Congress when security clearances of certain senior officials are suspended or revoked (see H.R. 6119), H5181 [30OC]

——— require senior officials to maintain security clearances and notify Congress when security clearances of such officials are suspended or revoked (see S. 3240), S5402 [7NO]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 2438), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4665), H3639 [17JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4665), consideration (see H. Res. 723), H4496 [26SE]

Executive Office of the President: expand President’s authority to deny any individual’s admission to U.S. as representative to U.N. (see H.R. 5550), H4380 [18SE]

——— provide for closure of Consulate General of People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office located in New York (see H.R. 2865), H1947 [25AP]

Foreign policy: establish position of Special Envoy to Pacific Islands Forum (organization) (see S. 1220), S1256 [19AP]

Foreign Service: make U.N. Ambassador cabinet level position, increase Federal Government details to international organizations, and increase multilateral training at Dept. of State (see H.R. 6797), H6983 [14DE]

——— mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 3537), H2455 [18MY]

Iran: recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 100), H738 [7FE]

Postal Regulatory Commission: establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from U.S. to foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (see H.R. 299), H203 [11JA]

Saudi Arabia: protect Saudi dissidents in the U.S. (see H.R. 5833), H4909 [29SE]

Somalia: direct President to remove Armed Forces other than those assigned to protect U.S. Embassy (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1528 [28MR]

Taiwan: importance of unified transatlantic role in deterring Chinese Communist Party from disrupting peace and stability in Taiwan Strait (see H. Res. 352), H2126 [2MY]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see S. 3428), S5807 [6DE] (see H.R. 6645), H6208 [6DE]

U.S. Foreign Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 199), S1534 [4MY]

Ukraine: establish officials and institutions for strengthening partnership and cooperative transparency between U.S. and Ukraine (see H.R. 4994), H4138 [27JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see S. 91), S120 [26JA] (see H.R. 537), H426 [26JA]

Cloture motions

Garcetti, Eric M.: nomination to be Ambassador to India, S736 [9MR], S785 [15MR]

Gupta, Geeta Rao: nomination to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues, S1437 [1MY], S1529 [4MY]

Lew, Jacob J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Israel, S5210 [26OC], S5241 [31OC]

Rayes, Nathalie: nomination to be Ambassador to Croatia, S5708 [4DE], S5780 [6DE]

Richard, Elizabeth H.: nomination to be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, S5687 [30NO]

Motions

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4665), H4844 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of State: prohibit flying of any flag other than U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts, H3131 [23JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce certain restrictions on Executive branch officials regarding travel to Taiwan and communication with Taiwanese officials, H4769, H4770 [28SE]

——— prohibit funding to move U.S. embassy in Israel to location other than Jerusalem, H4829 [28SE]

——— reduce salary of Special Envoy for Iran, H4828, H4829 [28SE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4665), H4719–H4791, H4802–H4820, H4826–H4845 [28SE], E914 [29SE], E923 [2OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4665), consideration (H. Res. 723), H4480–H4495 [26SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4665), corrections in engrossment, H4850 [28SE]

Somalia: direct President to remove Armed Forces other than those assigned to protect U.S. Embassy (H. Con. Res. 30), H1960 [26AP], H2056–H2069 [27AP]

Springfield, MA: opening of Italian consulate, E782 [18AU]

Remarks in Senate

Bradley, Tobin J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Guatemala, S6076 [20DE]

Dept. of State: ensure U.S. diplomats and officials can advance efforts seeking Mexican compliance with 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, S5281 [1NO]

——— establish U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (S. 821), S1574 [9MY]

——— provide assistance for U.S. citizens and nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, bolster programs to address hostage-taking and rescue, and impose sanctions on persons responsible (S. 509), S1526 [4MY]

——— revoke visas of foreign officials that have provided assistance to foreign nationals evading prosecution in U.S., S815 [16MR]

Escrogima, Ana A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Oman, S5037 [17OC]

Foreign Service: nominations, S1504 [3MY], S2028 [8JN], S2459 [13JY], S5182 [25OC]

Garcetti, Eric M.: nomination to be Ambassador to India, S736 [9MR], S768 [14MR], S785 [15MR]

——— suitability to be Ambassador to India relative to whistleblower complaints regarding sexual harassment allegations made against staff member while serving as Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, S768 [14MR]

Garg, Herro Mustafa: nomination to be Ambassador to Egypt, S5300 [1NO]

Gupta, Geeta Rao: nomination to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues, S1437 [1MY], S1528–S1530 [4MY], S1585 [10MY]

Johnson, Lisa A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Lebanon, unanimous-consent agreement, S5989 [14DE]

Lew, Jacob J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Israel, S3870 [5SE], S5198, S5210 [26OC], S5236, S5238, S5240, S5242–S5244 [31OC]

Markell, Jack A.: nomination to be ambassador to Italy and San Marino, S3733 [27JY]

Nyhus, Roger F.: nomination to be Ambassador to Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, S5533 [15NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5422 [8NO], S5669 [29NO], S5989 [14DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5056 [18OC]

Ratney, Michael A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, S767 [14MR]

Richard, Elizabeth H.: nomination to be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, S2082–S2085 [14JN], S5687 [30NO], S5728, S5735 [5DE], S6042 [19DE]

——— nomination to be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, unanimous-consent request, S2082 [14JN]

Sasahara, Karen: nomination to be Ambassador to Kuwait, S4974 [16OC]

Sullivan, Stephanie Sanders: nomination to be Ambassador to African Union, S1241–S1243 [19AP]

——— nomination to be Ambassador to African Union, unanimous-consent request, S1241, S1242 [19AP]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (S. 3428), S5876 [7DE]

U.S. Foreign Service Day: designate (S. Res. 199), S1539 [4MY]

Reports

Al Shabaab: Congressional Research Service, H2062–H2064 [27AP]

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S713 [8MR], S1416, S1417 [27AP], S1503 [3MY], S1898 [1JN], S2027 [8JN], S2458, S2459 [13JY], S4628–S4630 [20SE], S5182 [25OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4665, Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 723) (H. Rept. 118–216), H4496 [26SE]

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4665) (H. Rept. 118–146), H3639 [17JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 118–71), S3457 [20JY]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1504 [3MY], S2028 [8JN], S2459 [13JY], S5182 [25OC]

Nomination of Ana A. Escrogima To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Ann M. Yastishock To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1416 [27AP]

Nomination of Arthur W. Brown To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Bryan D. Hunt To Be Ambassador to Sierra Leone: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2027 [8JN]

Nomination of Cynthia Kierscht To Be Ambassador to Djibouti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2458 [13JY]

Nomination of David J. Kostelancik To Be Ambassador to Albania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1417 [27AP]

Nomination of Dennis B. Hankins To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4630 [20SE]

Nomination of Dorothy C. Shea To Be Deputy U.S. Representative to U.N. and U.N. Security Council: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2458 [13JY]

Nomination of Dorothy C. Shea To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2458 [13JY]

Nomination of Edgard D. Kagan To Be Ambassador to Malaysia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2459 [13JY]

Nomination of Elizabeth H. Richard To Be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1416 [27AP]

Nomination of Elizabeth Rood To Be Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1416 [27AP]

Nomination of Eric M. Garcetti To Be Ambassador to India: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S713 [8MR]

Nomination of Eric W. Kneedler To Be Ambassador to Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1416 [27AP]

Nomination of Ervin J. Massinga To Be Ambassador to Ethiopia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Geeta Rao Gupta To Be Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S713 [8MR]

Nomination of Heather Roach Variava To Be Ambassador to Laos: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2027 [8JN]

Nomination of Herro Mustafa Garg To Be Ambassador to Egypt: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5182 [25OC]

Nomination of Hugo Y. Yon To Be Ambassador to Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1416 [27AP]

Nomination of Jack A. Markell To Be Ambassador to Italy and San Marino: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2459 [13JY]

Nomination of Jacob J. Lew To Be Ambassador to Israel: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5182 [25OC]

Nomination of Jennifer L. Johnson To Be Ambassador to Micronesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2027 [8JN]

Nomination of Jennifer M. Adams To Be Ambassador to Cabo Verde: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2027 [8JN]

Nomination of Joel Ehrendreich To Be Ambassador to Palau: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2458 [13JY]

Nomination of Julie Turner To Be Special Envoy on North Korea Human Rights Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Kara C. McDonald To Be Ambassador to Lithuania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2459 [13JY]

Nomination of Karen Sasahara To Be Ambassador to Kuwait: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1417 [27AP]

Nomination of Kathleen A. FitzGibbon To Be Ambassador to Niger: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1417 [27AP]

Nomination of Lisa A. Johnson To Be Ambassador to Lebanon: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Lisa J. Peterson To Be Ambassador to Burundi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2459 [13JY]

Nomination of Mark C. Toner To Be Ambassador to Liberia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5182 [25OC]

Nomination of Mark W. Libby To Be Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2458 [13JY]

Nomination of Martina A. Tkadlec Strong To Be Ambassador to United Arab Emirates: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1417 [27AP]

Nomination of Michael A. Ratney To Be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S713 [8MR]

Nomination of Nathalie Rayes To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4628 [20SE]

Nomination of Nicole D. Theriot To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1503 [3MY]

Nomination of Pamela M. Tremont To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1503 [3MY]

Nomination of Richard H. Riley IV To Be Ambassador to Somalia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5182 [25OC]

Nomination of Richard M. Mills, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Nigeria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2458 [13JY]

Nomination of Robin Dunnigan To Be Ambassador to Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1417 [27AP]

Nomination of Roger F. Nyhus To Be Ambassador to Barbados: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Stephanie Sanders Sullivan To Be Ambassador to African Union: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S713 [8MR]

Nomination of Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath To Be Ambassador to Peru: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Tobin J. Bradley To Be Ambassador to Guatemala: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4628 [20SE]

Nomination of Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick To Be Ambassador to Gabon: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2458 [13JY]

Nomination of William W. Popp To Be Ambassador to Uganda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Nomination of Yael Lempert To Be Ambassador to Jordan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]

Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 509), S741 [9MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4665), consideration (H. Res. 723), H4481 [26SE]

Statements

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: several organizations, E923 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 30, direct President to remove Armed Forces from Somalia other than those assigned to protect U.S. Embassy, H2056 [27AP]

H. Res. 723, consideration of H.R. 4665, Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations, H4480 [26SE]

H.R. 4665, Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations, H4725–H4758 [28SE]

S. Res. 199, U.S. Foreign Service Day, S1538 [4MY]