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 The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Bermuda Relating to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Hamilton on January 12, 2009 (the "Treaty") (Treaty Doc. 111-6), 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 Treaty is self-executing. RECESS/ADJOURNMENT AUTHORIZATION On request by Mr. Reid and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That the Senate adjourn until 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2011 for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted, and that following the pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, October 3, 2011. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 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: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, October 3, 2011. Michael T. Scuse, of Delaware, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, vice James W. Miller, resigned. To the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. BARACK OBAMA To the Senate of the United States: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, October 3, 2011. Michael T. Scuse, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice James W. Miller, resigned. To the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, October 3, 2011. Earl W. Gast, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Katherine Almquist, resigned. To the Committee on Foreign Relations. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, October 3, 2011. Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs), vice Arturo A. Valenzuela, resigned. To the Committee on Foreign Relations. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, October 3, 2011. James T. Ryan, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2013, vice James Broaddus, resigned. 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: I nominate THE WHITE HOUSE, October 3, 2011. The following-named persons of the Department of State for appointment as Foreign Service Officers of the classes stated. For appointment as Foreign Service Officer of Class Three, Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America: Timothy M. Bashor, of Texas Daniel C. Callahan, of Virginia Mignon Turner Cardentey, of North Carolina For appointment as Foreign Service Officer of Class Four, Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the United States of America: Holly Cassandra Allen, of Arizona Hayward M. Alto, of California Brandon Laut Borkowicz, of California Mark J. Bosse, of California Christopher Ian Breding, of Texas Thomas Robert DeBor, Jr., of Pennsylvania Jacob M. Doty, of Oregon Mary LoFrisco-McClure, of Florida Darrin William Stuart MacKinnon, of Virginia Theresa J. Mangione, of Florida Kundai Victoria Mashingaidze, of California George D. Mathews, of Virginia Catherine Jean McFarland, of Florida Bethany Milton, of New York Richard Morris, of Colorado Matthew Abraham Myers, Sr., of Florida William Richard Nelson, of Wisconsin Lareina L. Ockerman, of Virginia Ryan M. Reid, of Alaska Amy E. Roth, of Louisiana Christopher David Scheffman, of Texas David Ryan Seckinger, of Texas Gary Barton Stokes, of the District of Columbia Frank P. Talluto, of New Hampshire Alexander Tatsis, of New Hampshire Esperanza Marie Tilghman, of California Joseph Anthony Tordella, of Florida Rubani I. Trimiew, of New Jersey Whitney Scott Wiedeman, of Texas Andrea JP Wiktowy, of the District of Columbia Bryan G. Wockley, of Vermont Daryn L. Yoder, of Virginia Adam Zerbinopoulos, 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: Suemayah M. Abu-Douleh, of Illinois Michael K. Agner, Jr., of Florida Jason Perry Azevedo, of Massachusetts Jeremy D. Bertsch, of Virginia Teancum T. Bevans, of Virginia Richmond Paul Blake, of Pennsylvania Jake L. Branson, of Virginia Pamela L. Branson, of Virginia Ketura Demaris Brown, of Massachusetts LaSean Brown, of Georgia Michele A. Browne-Appiah, of Virginia Caroline R. Buddenhagen, of the District of Columbia Laura A. Burns, of Virginia Killashandra Cancel, of Virginia Yung Jyong Cerana, of Virginia Hannah Cha, of Ohio Peter H. Christiansen, of Alaska Julia Clarke, of Virginia Tavon Cooke, of New Jersey Mercedes LaVel Crosby, of Massachusetts Chad Spencer Cryder, of Indiana Chansonetta C. Cummings, of Virginia Matthew D Custance, of Virginia Cynthia Chang-Wen Davila, of Minnesota Rafael Diaz, of Nevada Andrew H. Doehler, of Maryland Clare E. Dowdle, of the District of Columbia Steven R. Duke, of Virginia Anna Dupont, of New York Edy Zohar Duran, of Texas Tim Edge, of California Lindsey M. Erickson, of Maryland Parvaneh A. Fakheri, of Virginia Mary K. Fanous, of Virginia Kam J. Gordon, of Utah Luke Greicius, of New York Sharon Monique Haji Mkanga, of Massachusetts Karlene M. Henninger Frelich, of Maryland Hammad B. Hammad, of California Jennifer Anne-Marie Harwood, of Maryland Christiana M. Hollis, of Florida Aaron Theodore Jackson, of California Jessica Lynn Jarcev, of Washington Mira J. Kim, of Illinois Chelsea M. Kinsman, of New York Jennifer Klarman, of Florida Courtney Kline, of Pennsylvania Joseph B. Krinock, of the District of Columbia Borchien Lai, of the District of Columbia Jeffrey R. Lakshas, of Washington Renee L. Lariviere, of Vermont Barbara Lynn Lawson, of Virginia Gabrielle Legeay, of the District of Columbia Barbara Ellen Lester, of Pennsylvania Victoria B. Liu, of Virginia David K. Lorio, of Virginia Azzam Lostan, of California Michael B. Lummus, of Virginia Dec Ly, of Virginia Catherine Mathes, of Illinois Joshua McCave, of Maryland Jennifer McGowan, of Virginia Scott E. Milgroom, of Massachusetts Kyle John Missbach, of Texas Danielle F. Monaghan, of New Jersey Charley Luther Montgomery, of California Scott E. Murphy, of Virginia Nina Murray, of Nebraska Johnathan S. Nash, of Virginia Juliana A. Nelson, of California Stephanie D. Nisivoccia, of Virginia Rachel Oreoluwa Okunubi, of the District of Columbia Amber M. Oliva, of Alaska Sean P. Olmstead, of the District of Columbia Adam R. Olszowka, of Illinois Natalie L. Peterson, of Ohio Matthew Pierson, of Virginia Walton C. Porter, Jr., of Virginia Nathan Clyde Powell, of Virginia Lisbeth Sandoy, of Virginia Dina L. Schorr, of the District of Columbia |