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“EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the in the Senate section section on page S3377 on July 19.
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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:
By Mr. MENENDEZ for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
Robert A. Wood, of New York, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations.
Nominee: Robert Anthony Wood.
Post: Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador and an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during tenure of service as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, Department of State.
Nominated: January 7, 2022 and March 8, 2022.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, donee, date, and amount:
Robert Anthony Wood, None, Gita Gouri-Wood, None.
Dean R. Thompson, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Nepal.
Nominee: Dean Richard Thompson.
Post: Kathmandu, Nepal.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
Dean Thompson: none.
Jane Thompson: none.
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Richard Lee Buangan, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Mongolia.
Nominee: Richard Lee Buangan.
Post: Mongolia.
The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.
Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee:
None.
David Pressman, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Hungary.
Nominee: David Pressman.
Post: Hungary.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
David Pressman, $2800, July 28, 2020, Biden for President;
$1000, October 29, 2020, Tom Malinowski for Congress; $250, October 4, 2018, Heidi [Heitkamp] for Senate.
Daniel Basila,$25, October 8, 2018, ActBlue; $50, October 8, 2018, ActBlue; $50, October 8, 2018, ActBlue; $100, October 8, 2018, ActBlue; $100, October 10, 2018, ActBlue;
$100, April 10, 2019, ActBlue; $100, June 30, 2019, ActBlue;
$100, June 30, 2019, ActBlue; $5, January 17, 2020, ActBlue;
$50, January 17, 2020, ActBlue; $50, February 16, 2020, ActBlue; $5, February 16, 2020, ActBlue; $10, July 18, 2020, ActBlue; $100, July 23, 2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $100, September 22, 2020, ActBlue; $500, September 22, 2020, Future Now Fund.
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Marie C. Damour, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu.
Nominee: Marie Christine Damour.
Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Republic of Fiji, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Nauru, Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu.
Nominated: May 26, 2022.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.)
Contributions, donee, date, and amount:
Marie C. Damour, Spouse, N/A, None.
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Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources).
Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination list which was printed in the RECORD on the date indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that this nomination lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of Senators.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Foreign Service nomination of Sara C. Schuman.
(Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the recommendation that they be confirmed.)
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