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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S2872-S2873 on June 10, 2020.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged and the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of PN1704, with the exception of Aziz Younes; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order; that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate resume legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows
PN1704
Ordered, That the following nominations be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:
The following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service of the Department of State for promotion within the Senior Foreign Service of the United States of America, Class of Minister-Counselor:
Michael J. Adler, of Maryland
Aruna S. G. Amirthanayagam, of New York
Assiya Ashraf-Miller, of Virginia
Amber Michele Baskette, of the District of Columbia
Mark J. Biedlingmaier, of Virginia
Joseph Bookbinder, of Virginia
Scott Douglas Boswell, of the District of Columbia
Matthew Gordon Boyse, of the District of Columbia
Natalie E. Brown, of Virginia
Mark Joseph Cassayre, of Virginia
Carol-Anne Chang, of Virginia
Karen K. W. Choe-Fichte, of Washington
Eric Scott Cohan, of Florida
Robin Lisa Dunnigan, of Virginia
Jewell Elizabeth Evans, of Mississippi
Steven H. Fagin, of the District of Columbia
Eric A. Fichte, of Washington
Karen A. Finer, of the District of Columbia
Jonathan Fritz, of Virginia
Joshua D. Glazeroff, of Virginia
Richard Harris Glenn, of Virginia
John T. Godfrey, of Virginia
Jennifer Hall Godfrey, of Virginia
Ralph A. Hamilton, of Texas
Michael P. Hankey, of the District of Columbia
Michael G. Heath, of Virginia
Robert B. Hilton, of Michigan
Colleen Anne Hoey, of Virginia
Paul D. Horowitz, of Virginia
Edgard Daniel Kagan, of Virginia
Kristin M. Kane, of California
Lisa S. Kenna, of Maryland
George P. Kent, of Virginia
Yuri Kim, of the District of Columbia
Adam Duane Lamoreaux, of Virginia
Kathleen G. Lively, of Virginia
Theodore J. Lyng, of Virginia
Meredith Clare McEvoy, of Virginia
Alan D. Meltzer, of Virginia
Manuel P. Micaller, of California
Mitchell R. Moss, of Texas
Virginia E. Murray, of Maryland
Courtney Robin Nemroff, of New York
Robert W. Ogburn, of Maryland
Kevin M. O'Reilly, of Virginia
Sandra Springer Oudkirk, of Virginia
Matthew A. Palmer, of Virginia
Woodward C. Price, of Virginia
David Jeremy Ranz, of Maryland
Joel Richard Reifman, of Florida
David Dale Reimer, of Virginia
Hugo F. Rodriguez, of Virginia
Dominic A. Sabruno, of Virginia
Micaela A. Schweitzer-Bluhm, of California
Behzad Shahbazian, of Maryland
Greg Alan Sherman, of Virginia
Jefferson D. Smith, of Virginia
James Broward Story, of Florida
Ronald W. Stuart, of Virginia
Gavin A. Sundwall, of the District of Columbia
Tracy Jo Thomas, of Virginia
Gregory Dean Thome, of Virginia
Jennifer S. Tseng, of Colorado
Heather Catherine Variava, of Virginia
Steven Craig Walker, of Virginia
Robert Patrick Waller, of Maryland
Jan Liam Wasley, of the District of Columbia
Matthew Alan Weiller, of Virginia
Scott Weinhold, of Virginia
Eric Paul Whitaker, of the District of Columbia
Edward Anthony White, of Virginia
Thomas Kavon Yazdgerdi, of Virginia
Hugo Yue Yon, of Maryland
Joseph Michael Young, of California
The following-named Career Members of the Foreign Service for promotion into the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor:
Eliza F. Al-Laham, of Virginia
Jeffrey J. Anderson, of the District of Columbia
Sumera Ashruf, of Maryland
Natalie A. Baker, of Texas
Stephen B. Banks, of the District of Columbia
Sarah M. Beran, of the District of Columbia
David M. Birdsey, of Maryland
Daniel R. Bischof, of Maryland
Stephanie L. Bowers, of Virginia
John Daniel Boyll, of Texas
Clinton S. Brown, of New York
Ravi S. Candadai, of Texas
Angela M. Cervetti, of Virginia
Jeremy A. Cornforth, of Connecticut
Kevin T. Covert, of Maryland
Sara M. Craig, of Virginia
Mark W. Cullinane, of Virginia
Richard R. Custin, of the District of Columbia
Martin A. Dale, of Virginia
Timmy T. Davis, of the District of Columbia
Nathaniel P. Dean, of the District of Columbia
Isabella Detwiler, of Maryland
Matthew Steven Dolbow, of the District of Columbia
Karen L. Enstrom, of the District of Columbia
Susan K. Falatko, of Virginia
Cheryl L. Fernandes, of Virginia
Vernelle T. Fitzpatrick, of Virginia
Kathryn L. Flachsbart, of Virginia
Aaron P. Forsberg, of Maryland
Natasha S. Franceschi, of the District of Columbia
David J. Gainer, of Virginia
Susan P. Garro, of the District of Columbia
Jeffrey G. Giauque, of Virginia
Nikolas E. Granger, of Washington
Robert J. Greenan, of the District of Columbia
Ragini Gupta, of Maryland
Timothy Michael Hanway, of Maryland
Joshua M. Harris, of Virginia
Leslie M. Hayden, of Florida
James Denver Herren, of Virginia
Irvin Hicks, of Maryland
John J. Hill, of Virginia
Patricia L. Hoffman, of Virginia
Neil W. Hop, of Washington
Jayne A. Howell, of the District of Columbia
Matthew C. Hurley, of Virginia
Belinda Jackson Farrier, of Virginia
Rahima Kandahari, of Virginia
Jon C. Karber, of Virginia
Matthew E. Keene, of Virginia
Thomas A. Kelsey, of Maryland
Daniel B. King, of Delaware
Robert T. Koepcke, of Virginia
Rachna S. Korhonen, of New Jersey
Judy H. Kuo, of Maryland
Deborah Y. Larson, of Virginia
Joann M. Lockard, of Virginia
Peter W. Lord, of Florida
Margaret R. MacCallum, of Virginia
Denise M. Marsh, of Virginia
Charles Kent May, of California
Graham D. Mayer, of Virginia
Erin Cathleen McConaha, of New York
Kara C. McDonald, of Virginia
Joseph B. Mellott, of Florida
David Jose Mico, of Virginia
Jenifer Heather Moore, of the District of Columbia
David Muniz, of Virginia
Matthew Murray, of Maryland
Shane I. Myers, of Virginia
Margaret H. Nardi, of Virginia
Rebecca Hoisington Neff, of Virginia
Jeremey M. Neitzke, of Virginia
Rohit S. Nepal, of Maryland
George A. Noll, of Maryland
John D. Nylin, of Virginia
Erika A. Olson, of Washington
Paul Evans Poletes, of Virginia
Mustafa M. Popal, of the District of Columbia
Elizabeth Caruso Power, of Virginia
Gautam A. Rana, of the District of Columbia
Judith Ravin, of Virginia
Jason P. Rebholz, of the District of Columbia
Anneliese L. Reinemeyer, of Virginia
Wendy Crook Ryde, of Virginia
Mark A. Schapiro, of New York
John Paul Schutte, of Virginia
Alice Fugate Seddon, of Texas
Marc L. Shaw, of Florida
Andrew K. Sherr, of Colorado
Alison Shorter-Lawrence, of Virginia
Brian A. Shott, of Virginia
Lonnie Reece Smyth, of Texas
Vincent D. Spera, of Virginia
Terry Steers-Gonzalez, of Alabama
Mark E. Stroh, of Pennsylvania
Michael A. Sullivan, of Tennessee
Sherry Z. Sykes, of Florida
Sarah Olivia Takats, of Virginia
Victoria J. Taylor, of the District of Columbia
Elia E. Tello, of North Dakota
Nicole Dawn Theriot, of the District of Columbia
Robert W. Thomas, of the District of Columbia
Elizabeth K. Trudeau, of New Hampshire
Scott C. Walker, of Virginia
Paul S. Watzlavick, of Virginia
Richard Tsutomu Yoneoka, of Virginia
Earl J. Zimmerman, of Virginia
The following-named Career Members of the Foreign Service for promotion into the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, and a Consular Officer and a Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America:
Mark R. Brandt, of Virginia
Steven Robert Brda, of Florida
Kelly S. Briden, of Florida
Bart L. Brown, of Virginia
Mark J. Davis, of Virginia
Otto Frederick Dickman, of Utah
William B. Gannon, of Massachusetts
Ralph A. Gaspard, of Virginia
Christopher J. Gillis, of Florida
Misty S. Knotts, of Virginia
Charles J. Lilly, of the District of Columbia
Michael R. Lombardo, of Virginia
James G. Martin, of Florida
Shane C. Pierce, of Virginia
Michael J. Regal, of Virginia
Thomas E. Richardson, of Virginia
Michael Stuart Ross, of Maryland
Tanya S. Sears, of North Carolina
Sean A. Sirker, of Virginia
Elaine S. Tiang-Chu, of Virginia
Mark Vanelli, of Massachusetts
Kevin L. Wagganer, of Missouri
Ivan M. Watson, of Virginia
Ivan A. Wray, of the District of Columbia
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