05/20/14 2:15 PMLocation : S-116
Business meeting to consider S.2142, to impose targeted sanctions on persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters in Venezuela, to strengthen civil society in Venezuela, S.412, reaffirming the strong support of the United States Government for freedom of navigation and other internationally lawful uses of sea and airspace in the Asia-Pacific region, and for the peaceful diplomatic resolution of outstanding territorial and maritime claims and disputes, S.Res.421, expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the acts of heroism and military achievement by the members of the United States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and commending them for leadership and valor in an operation that helped bring an end to World War II, S.Res.426, supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, S.Res.451, recalling the Government of China's forcible dispersion of those peaceably assembled in Tiananmen Square 25 years ago, in light of China's continued abysmal human rights record, and the nominations of Michael Anderson Lawson, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, Alice G. Wells, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Thomas P. Kelly III, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Andrew H. Schapiro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and Nina Hachigian, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, Michael W. Kempner, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Paige Eve Alexander, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, Sunil Sabharwal, of California, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, Matthew T. McGuire, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Mileydi Guilarte, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
05/20/14 10:15 AMLocation : SD-366
Hearings to examine the nominations of Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, and Norman C. Bay, of New Mexico, both to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
