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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S12645-S12646 on Dec. 7, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED
Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session and the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged en bloc from PN1001, PN1002, PN1003, PN1005, PN1016; and then the Senate proceed en bloc to the consideration of the nominations; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc; that no further motions be in order, and any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:
department of state
Bill Delahunt, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Elaine Schuster, of Florida, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Christopher H. Smith, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Wellington E. Webb, of Colorado, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Laura Gore Ross, of New York, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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