US Ambassador Designate to Luxembourg, Cynthia Stroum: Can we call her Madam yet?

People! We have to be vigilant! See hereafter, where in the process "they" have buried her name. I'm a bit paranoid about this. But why is this agenda of November 17 at 2:15 (after lunch) so crowded? What if the Chairman closes an eye for a minute. Or someone jumps a line. Then we get someone else. We don't want that to happen.

Who knows about these Senate Foreign Relations Committee sessions? Should we all attend? Or call that number. That would wake up everyone and we would get this finally done. Did you notice, that actually the whole session is rescheduled from November 10. What is it with those delays? We want her now.

Unfortunately, my friends, even after Tuesday, we still have to wait for the full Senate vote.

I stay awake, and as soon as I hear a leak, I'll let you know.

Now here is the official business:

Egide Thein

Pending Business

-Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Markup

02:15 pm
11/17/2009

Revised

Senate Foreign Relations Committee full committee markup of S.1524, the "Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009"; S.2727, the "START I Treaty Inspections and Monitoring Protocol Continuation Act of 2009"; S.1739, the "Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009"; S.1067, the "Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009"; S.Res.341, supporting peace, security and innocent civilians affected by conflict in Yemen; a resolution deploring the rape and assault of women in Guinea and the killing of political protesters; H.Con.Res.36, calling on the President and the allies of the United States to raise in all appropriate bilateral and multilateral for a the case of Robert Levinson at every opportunity, urging Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance to the family of Robert Levinson, and calling on Iran to share the results of its investigation into the disappearance of Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of Investigation; T.Doc.110-21, Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, adopted at The Hague on November 23, 2007, and signed by the United States on that same date; T.Doc.111-14, Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; and vote on the nominations of Jose Fernandez to be assistant secretary for economic, energy, and business affairs at the State Department; William Kennard to be representative of the U.S. to the European Union; James Hudson to be U.S. director for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; John Tefft to be ambassador to Ukraine; Michael Polt to be ambassador to the Republic of Estonia; Cynthia Stroum to be ambassador to Luxembourg; David Huebner to be ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as ambassador to Samoa; Robert King to be special envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues; Peter Alan Prahar to be ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia; Gustavo Arnavat to be U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank; Frederick Barton to be representative of the U.S. on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations; Daniel Yohannes to be CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation; and Carmen Lomellin to be permanent representative of the U.S. to the Organization of American States; and routine lists in the Foreign Service.

Location: S-116, U.S. Capitol

Contact: 202-224-4651 http://foreign.senate.gov [Note: Rescheduled from November 10.] (+WASE042+)

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