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Congressional Report, Wednesday, June 7, 2000
(SFRC approves Grossman, other nominees) (700)

SFRC APPROVES LONG LIST OF ITEMS EN BLOC BY VOICE VOTE

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee June 7 approved a long list of items en bloc by voice vote, including numerous nominations of U.S. Ambassadors for embassies overseas.

Prominent among the nominations was that of Marc Grossman to be Director General of the Foreign Service.

The list now goes to the floor for consideration by the full Senate.

Following is the list of those approved agenda items, as provided by the office of the chairman of the committee, Senator Jesse Helms (Republican-North Carolina):

TREATY

Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (Treaty Doc. 105-39).

LEGISLATION

S. ______, A bill to authorize the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make available to the Institute for Media Development certain materials of the Voice of America.

S. 2677, A bill to restrict assistance until certain conditions are satisfied and to support democratic and economic transition in Zimbabwe.

S. 2460, A bill to authorize the payment of rewards to individuals furnishing information relating to persons subject to indictment for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda.

S. Res. 303, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the treatment by the Russian Federation of Andrei Babitsky, a Russian journalist working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, with an amendment.

S. Con. Res. 117, A concurrent resolution commending the Republic of Slovenia for its partnership with the United States and NATO, and expressing the sense of Congress that Slovenia's accession to NATO would enhance NATO's security, and for other purposes.

S. Con. Res. 118, A concurrent resolution commemorating the 60th anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in April and May 1940.

H. Con. Res. 304, A concurrent resolution expressing the condemnation of the continued egregious violations of human rights in the Republic of Belarus, the lack of progress toward the establishment of democracy and the rule of law in Belarus, calling on President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime to engage in negotiations with the representatives of the opposition and to restore the constitutional rights of the Belarussian people, and calling on the Russian Federation to respect the sovereignty of Belarus.

H. Con. Res. 251, A concurrent resolution commending the Republic of Croatia for the conduct of its parliamentary and presidential elections with an amendment,

NOMINEES

Mr. David N. Greenlee, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay.

Ms. Donna Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela,

Mr. Daniel A. Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname.

Ms. Rose M. Likins, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador.

The Honorable Anne Woods Patterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.

Mr. V. Manuel Rocha, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bolivia.

Mr. James Donald Walsh, of California, to be Ambassador to Argentina.

Mr. John R. Dinger, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Mongolia.

The Honorable Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Australia.

Ms. Susan S. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to Solomon Islands, and as Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu.

The Honorable Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to he Director General of the Foreign Service.

Mr. Alberto J. Mora, of Florida, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2000.

Mr. Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2000.

Mr. John Martin O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.

Mr. John F. Tefft, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania.

Mr. W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.

FSO Promotion Lists:

Mr. Allen, et al, dated April 7, 2000.
Mr. Foster, et al, dated April 7, 2000.
Ms. O'Connor, et al, dated May 11, 2000.

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