[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 14] [Senate] [Page 19873] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The following executive reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. DODD for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. *Joseph A. Smith, Jr., of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years. By Mr. KERRY for the Committee on Foreign Relations. *Larry Leon Palmer, of Georgia, 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 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Nominee: Larry Leon Palmer. Post: Venezuela. (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: Larry L. Palmer, none. 2. Spouse: Lucille Palmer, none. 3. Children and Spouses: Vincent Palmer, none. 4. Parents: Rev. R.V. Palmer, Sr., deceased; Mrs. Gladys Palmer, deceased. 5. Grandparents: Augustus Young, deceased; Litha Young, deceased. 6. Brothers and Spouses: R.V. Palmer, II, none; Theresa Palmer, none; Charles Palmer, none; Mollie Palmer, none. 7. Sisters and Spouses: Miriam L. Golphin, none; Lewis Golphin, deceased; Seygbo M. Palmer, none. ____ *Kevin Glenn Nealer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2011. *Carol Fulp, of Massachusetts, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. *Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. *Roger F. Wicker, of Mississippi, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. *Gregory J. Nickels, of Washington, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty- fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. *William R. Brownfield, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs). *Paige Eve Alexander, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. *Mark Green, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years. *Thomas R. Nides, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. *Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two years. Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Record 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 nominations beginning with Connor Cherer and ending with Bernadette Regina Zielinski, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 21, 2010. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Heather M. Rogers and ending with Stephanie L. Woodard, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 23, 2010. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Joseph Farinella and ending with Joseph C. Williams, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 23, 2010. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Patricia A. Butenis and ending with Keith A. Swinehart, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 29, 2010. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Louis John Fintor and ending with Thomas F. Gray, Jr., which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on November 17, 2010. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Alan Hallman and ending with Richard G. Simpson, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on November 17, 2010. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Lloyd S. Harbert and ending with Daryl A. Brehm, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on November 17, 2010. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with James Franklin Jeffrey and ending with Earl A. Wayne, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on November 18, 2010. By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary. Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, to be Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. *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. (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the recommendation that they be confirmed.) ____________________