[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8492-S8494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:
By Mr. CORKER for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
* Catherine Ebert-Gray, 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 Independent State of Papua New
Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to the Solomon Islands and
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Republic of Vanuatu.
Nominee: Catherine Ebert-Gray.
Post: Papua New Guinea.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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:
1. Self: None.
2. Spouse: Ian S. Gray: None.
3. Children: Thomas F. Gray: None; Claire E. Gray: None.
4. Parents: William A. & Myrna Ebert: $50.00, 5/2011,
Republican National Committee; $25.00, 8/2011, Republican
National Committee; $25.00, 9/2011, Republican Senate
Committee; $35.00, 10/2011, Republican Nat'l Congress
Committee; $25.00, 1/2012, Republican Senate Committee;
$20.00, 3/2012, Republican National Committee; $25.00, 7/
2012, Mitt Romney; $20.00, 8/2012, Mitt Romney; $20.00, 8/
2012, Republican National Committee; $25.00, 8/2012, Paul
Ryan; $25.00, 9/2012, Mitt Romney; $100.00, 9/2012, Mitt
Romney; $25.00, 1/2013, Tea Party; $25.00, 2/2013, Republican
National Committee; $20.00, 2/2013, Republican Nat'l Congress
Committee; $25.00, 3/2013, Republican National Committee;
$20.00, 3/2013, Republican Nat'l Congress Committee; $25.00,
3/2013, Conservative Majority Fund; $20.00, 4/2013,
Republican National Committee; $25.00, 5/2013, Republican
Nat'l Congress Committee; $25.00, 5/2013, Republican Nat'l
Congress Committee; $30.00, 6/2013, Republican National
Committee; $20.00, 6/2013, Tea Party; $25.00, 8/2013,
Republican National Committee; $25.00, 10/2013, Republican
National Committee; $25.00, 10/2013, Republican Nat'l
Congress Committee; $20.00, 10/2013, Republican Nat'l
Congress Committee; $20.00, -11/2013, Republican Nat'l
Congress Committee; $20.00, 11/2013, Tea Party; $20.00, 12/
2013, Republican Nat'l Congress Committee; $25.00, 1/2014,
Republican National Committee; $20.00, 2/2014, Republican
Nat'l Congress Committee; $20.00, 2/2014, Tea Party; $25.00,
3/2014, Draft Ben Carson; $50.00, 3/2014, Draft Ben Carson;
$20.00, 4/2014, Tea Party; $25.00, 5/2014, Draft Ben Carson;
$25.00, 5/2014, Draft Ben Carson; $25.00, 5/2014, Republican
Senate Committee; $20.00, 6/2014, Tea Party; $20.00, 6/2014,
Tea Party (2 checks); $20.00, 6/2014, Republican National
Committee; $25.00, 6/2014, Republican National Committee;
$25.00, 6/2014, Republican Party of Wisconsin; $20.00, 7/
2014, Republican National Committee; $20.00, 7/2014, Tea
Party; $35.00, 7/2014,
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Draft Ben Carson; $20.00, 8/2014, Tea Party; $20.00, 8/2014,
Republican Senate Committee; $20.00, 9/2014, Tea Party.
5. Grandparents: Deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: James A. Ebert & Jennifer Gealy:
None; Fred M. & Maralee Ebert: None; Robert H. & Cynthia
Ebert: $10.00, 1/2010, Diggs Brown for Congress (US H Can.);
$25.00, 4/2010, Republican National Committee; $50.00, 9/
2010, Buck for Colorado (US Senate Cand); $50.00, 9/2010,
Friends of Sharron Angle (US Sen Can); $100.00, 10/2010,
Republican National Committee; $50.00, 10/2010, RNC Victory;
$50.00, 10/2010, Buck for Colorado (US Sen Candidate);
$50.00, 10/2010, Republican National Committee; $10.00, 12/
2010, Friends of Sharron Angle (US Sen Can); $15.00, 3/2011,
Tea Party Patriots; $25.00, 7/2011, Tea Party Patriots;
$100.00, 8/2012, Mitt Romney; $46.50, 8/2012, Mitt Romney;
$250.00, 8/2012, Vote Tipton (CO Rep to U.S. House); $50.00,
8/2012, Republican National Committee; $50.00, 8/2012,
Republican National Committee; $30.00, 8/2012, Tea Party
Patriots; $250.00, 10/2012, Romney/Ryan Romney for President;
$250.00, 10/2012, Romney Victory Inc.; $100.00, 10/2012, Mitt
Romney; $50.00, 10/2012, Vote Tipton (CO Rep to U.S. House);
$25.00, 7/2013, Tea Party Patriots; $25.00, 11/2013, TPP
Citizens Tea Party Patriots.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Susan F. Ebert-Stone & Henry J.
Stone: None; Christine A. Ebert-Santos & Roque Santos: $200,
2014, U.S. Senator Mark Udall.
____
*G. Kathleen Hill, of Colorado, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Malta.
Nominee: Glenna Kathleen Hill.
Post: U.S. Ambassador to Malta.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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:
1. Self: None.
2. Spouse.
3. Children and Spouses.
4. Parents: Mary Ann Hill, none; Curtis Ray Hill--deceased.
5. Grandparents: Mabel Ann Girod--deceased; Herschel Curgus
Girod--deceased; Johnny Mitchell Hill--deceased; Mamie
Elisabeth Hill--deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Susan Renea Livingstone, none;
William Neil Livingstone, none.
____
*John D. Feeley, of the District of Columbia, 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 Panama.
Nominee: John D. Feeley.
Post: Chief of Mission--Panama.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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:
1. Self: $250.00, October 2012, Sen. Tim Kaine.
2. Spouse: Annette P. Feeley: None.
3. Children and Spouses: Nicholas J. Feeley: None; Julie
Defossez (daughter in law): None; John P. Feeley: None.
4. Parents: David T. Feeley: None; Susan F. Feeley: None.
5. Grandparents: Deceased: N/A. -
6. Brothers and Spouses: N/A.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Elizabeth Feeley (sister): None;
Catherine Agnew (sister): None; Michael Agnew (brother in
law): None.
____
* Eric Seth Rubin, of New York, 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 Bulgaria.
Nominee: Eric Seth Rubin
Post: Bulgaria
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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:
1. Self: $1,000, 8/13/2011, Mark Takano; $500, 9/10/2011,
Mark Takano.
2. Spouse: Nicole S. Simmons: $1,000, 09/19/2011, Mark
Takano Victory Fund; $1,000, 10/23/2012, Calif. Dem Party;
$1,000, 1/24/2012, Mark Takano; $500, 3/31/2012, Mark Takano;
$1,000, 10/22/2012, Mark Takano; $500, 9/29/2013, Mark
Takano; $500, 3/12/2014, Mark Takano.
3. Children and Spouses: Rachel R. Rubin, child: None;
Liana S. Rubin, child: None.
4. Parents: Richard L. Simmons, M.D., none. Myrna L. Rubin
and Robert H. Rubin: none.
5. Grandparents: deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Jonathan D. Rubin and Jamie
Seidner: none.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Janine M. Simmons and Sean Jones:
none.
____
* Kyle R. Scott, of Arizona, 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 Serbia.
Nominee: Kyle R. Scott.
Post: German Marshall Fund of the U.S. Nominated Serbia.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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, amount, date:
1. Self: None.
2. Spouse: Nevenka F Scott: None.
3. Children and Spouses: Mark F Scott, none; Kristian R.
Scott, none.
4. Parents: Jacqueline H. Scott, none; Robert L. Scott
Jr.--deceased.
5. Grandparents: Robert L. Scott Sr.--deceased; Mary
Scott--deceased; Katherine Hause--deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Robert L. Scott III, none; LeAnn
Scott, none; Theodore R. Scott, none; Joan Weber, only for
state offices in CA, as follows: $250 each, 2014, Judges
Ronald Prager, Lisa Schall, Jacqueline Stern and Michael
Popkins; $150, 2012, Commissioner Terrie Roberts; $250 each,
2010, Judges Joel Wohlfeil, Robert Longstreth, Lantz Lewis
and Deann Salcido.
7. Sisters and Spouses: None.
____
*Todd C. Chapman, of Texas, 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 Ecuador.
Nominee: Todd C. Chapman.
Post: U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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:
1. Self: None.
2. Spouse: Janetta Boyd Chapman: None.
3. Children and Spouses: Joshua Boyd Chapman: None;
Kristina Loving Chapman: None; Jason Chapman: None.
4. Parents: Bob Chapman--deceased; Marilyn Chapman: None.
5. Brothers and Spouses: N/A.
6. Sisters and Spouses: Ava Michelle Chapman: None
reported; Bonnie Neighbour: None reported; Shawn French: None
reported; Jerry French: None reported.
____
*David McKean, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to Luxembourg.
Nominee: David McKean.
Post: Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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:
1. Self: $8,500, 2011, Obama for President; $250.00, 11/09/
2011, Setti Warren for Senate.
2. Spouse: Kathleen Kaye: none.
3. Children and Spouses: Shaw Forbes McKean: none.
Christian Kallin McKean: none. Kaye Thayer McKean: none.
4. Parents: Katherine Winthrop McKean--deceased; Quincy
Shaw McKean--deceased.
5. Grandparents: Henry Pratt McKean--deceased; Marion Shaw
Houghton--deceased; Frederick Winthrop--deceased; Sarah
Thayer Winthrop--deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: John Winthrop McKean: $2,500, 9/
29/2011, Obama for President; $1,000, 8/27/2014; Kay Hagen
for Senate. Thomas McKean: $1,000, 9/29/2011, Obama for
President; $250, 9/25/12, Elizabeth Warren for Senate. Dr.
Sylvia Wyman McKean (Spouse): none. Robert Winthrop McKean:
$500, 7/11/2011, Obama for President. Sandra McKean (Spouse):
none.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Names.
____
* Jean Elizabeth Manes, of Florida, a Career Member of the
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of El Salvador.
Nominee: Jean Elizabeth Manes.-
Post: Chief of Mission--El Salvador.
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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:
1. Self: none.
2. Spouse: Hector Cerpa: none.
3. Children and Spouses: Constanza Cerpa:-none, Candela
Cerpa: none.
4. Parents: Roger and Betty Manes: none.
5. Grandparents: Walter Masters--deceased; Alice Masters--
none; Louise Manes--deceased; William Manes--deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Roger Manes Jr., none.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Shannon Horsley, none; Michael
Horsley, none.
____
*Linda Swartz Taglialatela, of New York, a Career Member of
the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and
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Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados,
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of
Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Nominee: Linda Swartz Taglialatela.
Post: Bridgetown (Barbados).
(The following is a list of all members of my immediate
family and their spouses. 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.
1. Self: None.
2. Spouse: none.
3. Children and Spouses: none.
4. Parents: Leon E. Swartz--Deceased; Anne V. Swartz--
Deceased.
5. Grandparents: Antonio Cimaono--Deceased; Constance
Cimaomo--Deceased; Mabel Swartz Barnes--Deceased; Leon
Swartz--Deceased; Harold Barnes--Deceased.
6. Brothers and Spouses: Leon D. Swartz: None; Jean Swartz:
None; James C. Swartz: None; Karen Swartz: None.
7. Sisters and Spouses: Susan M. Swartz: None; Michael J.
Toursignant: None.
____
*Carlos J. Torres, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of
the Peace Corps.
Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of
Senators.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
*Foreign Service nomination of Daniel Sylvester Cronin.
*Foreign Service nomination of Derell Kennedo.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Steven Carl
Aaberg and ending with Sandra M. Zuniga Guzman, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on November 10, 2015.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with James F.
Entwistle and ending with Daniel R. Russel, which nominations
were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on November 19, 2015. (minus 1 nominee: Richard
Gustave Olson, Jr.)
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Christopher
Volciak and ending with Edward L. Robinson III, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on November 19, 2015.
*Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
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