Treaty Doc. 112-1: Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Swiss Confederation. Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation With Respect to Taxes on Income, Signed at Washington on October 2, 1996, signed on September 23, 2009, at Washington, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010, together with a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 2009 (the "Protocol") (Treaty Doc. 112-1), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Protocol is self-executing. Treaty Doc. 110-23: Investment Treaty with Rwanda. Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, signed at Kigali on February 19, 2008 (Treaty Doc. 110-23), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: Articles 3 through 10 and other provisions that qualify or create exceptions to these Articles are self-executing. With the exception of these Articles, the Treaty is not self-executing. Treaty Doc. 111-6: Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Bermuda. SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Treaty is self-executing. Treaty Doc. 111-7: Tax Convention with Hungary. Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on February 4, 2010, at Budapest, and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on February 4, 2010 (the "Convention") (Treaty Doc. 111-7), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Convention is self-executing. Treaty Doc. 111-8: Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Luxembourg. Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO A DECLARATION The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed on May 20, 2009 at Luxembourg and a related agreement effected by the exchange of notes also signed on May 20, 2009 (the "Protocol") (Treaty Doc. 111-8), subject to the declaration of section 2. SECTION 2. DECLARATION The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration: The Protocol is self-executing. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 As in executive session, REPORTS OF COMMITTEE The following favorable reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. Harkin for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Constance Smith Barker, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2016. Robert J. Zimmer, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2016. Arnold F. Stancell, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2014. Walter A. Barrows, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2014. Charles R. Korsmo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring October 13, 2011. Charles R. Korsmo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring October 13, 2017. John H. Yopp, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring October 13, 2011. John H. Yopp, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring October 13, 2017. Marcos Edward Galindo, of Idaho, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring April 17, 2014. Maria E. Rengifo-Ruess, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring February 4, 2014. Robert C. Granger, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2014. Anthony Bryk, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2015. Matan Aryeh Koch, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2013. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 As in executive session, MESSAGES REFERRED The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following messages from the President of the United States, transmitting nominations, which were referred as indicated: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2011. Cyrus Amir-Mokri, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three years, vice David George Nason, term expired. BARACK OBAMA Pursuant to S. Res. 116, 112th Congress, nomination placed on the Executive Calendar under Privileged Nominations. To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2011. Cyrus Amir-Mokri, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Michael S. Barr, resigned. To the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2011. Stephanie Dawn Thacker, of West Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice M. Blane Michael, deceased. To the Committee on the Judiciary. BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2011. Kathryn Keneally, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Nathan J. Hochman, resigned. To the Committee on the Judiciary. BARACK OBAMA To the Senate of the United States: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2011. The following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service of the Department of Agriculture (APHIS) for promotion within and into the Senior Foreign Service to the classes indicated: Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister: Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor: To the Committee on Foreign Relations. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2011. The following-named persons of the agencies indicated for appointment as Foreign Service Officers of the classes stated. For appointment as Foreign Service Officer of Class Four, Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Erik M. Anderson, of New Hampshire Walter B. Andonov, of Nevada Benjamin Barry, of the District of Columbia Robert Craig Bond, of the District of Columbia Karen L. Bronson, of Washington Emilie Suzanne Bruchon, of Virginia Edward Christopher Burleson, of Texas Stephane Marc Castonguay, of Hawaii Jane Jera Chongchit, of California Heather Lynn Coble, of Virginia Christopher Corkey, of the District of Columbia Lisa Terry Cross, of California Carlos Pourushasp Dhabhar, of New York Kelly L. Diiro, of Virginia David Marshall Duerden, of Idaho Acquania Escarne, of Maryland John B. Everman, Jr., of Virginia Heather Carlin Fabrikant, of the District of Columbia Richard G. Fitzmaurice, of Florida Susanna Gransee, of North Carolina Paul M. Guertin, of Rhode Island Michael Thomas Hackett, of Connecticut J. Michael Harvey, of Washington Andrew William Hay, of Colorado Gerry Philip Kaufman, of the District of Columbia Daniel G.D. Keen, of Washington Thanh C. Kim, of Virginia Stephen Seth Kolb, of Texas Kelly Lee Kopcial, of Virginia Kevin Krapf, of California James M. Kuebler, of Florida Jonathan Patrick Lalley, of Virginia Reid B McCoy, of Texas Billy E. McFarland, Jr., of Virginia Mark R Mineo, of Florida Adam Loren Sheehan Mitchell, of Oklahoma Thomas William Moore, of Texas Sergio Antonio Moreno, of Texas Gilbert Morton, of New York Kalpana Murthy, of Washington Charlotte Sullivan Nuanes, of the District of Columbia Matthew Ryan Packer, of Utah Tammy Beth Paltchikov, of Alabama Scott D. Parrish, of California Elizabeth J. Pokela, of Minnesota Prashanth Rajan, of the District of Columbia Gregory N. Rankin, of Texas Christopher Michael Rendo, of Florida Olga B Romanova, of Florida Ian D. Rozdilsky, of Virginia Alexander Theodore Ryan, of Pennsylvania Tanya Yuki Salseth, of California Davinia Michelle Seay, of the District of Columbia Alyssa Teach Servello, of New York Annie M. Simpkins, of Florida Jay M. Sorensen, of Virginia Ravindra Mohan Srivastava, of Colorado Elizabeth T. Sweet, of the District of Columbia Michael P. Thoman, of New Jersey David Colin Turnbull, of New York Carol M. Vargas, of Oregon Peter P. Velasco, of the District of Columbia Curt Whittaker, of Oregon Justin Wayne Williamson, of Texas The following-named Members of the Foreign Service to be Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America: |