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“EXECUTIVE SESSION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S11615 on Nov. 3, 1997.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the following nomination on the Executive Calendar: No. 274.
I also ask unanimous consent that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, any statements relating to the nomination appear in the Record at this point, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and that the Senate return to legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows:
department of state
Curtis Warren Kamman, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Colombia.
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