Saturday, November 21, 2009

Confirmed: Polt, Stroum, Prahar, Huebner, Tefft

On November 20, 2009, the US Senate confirmed the following executive nominations for the State Department:

PN1025 * ESTONIAMichael C. Polt, of Tennessee, 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 Republic of Estonia.

PN956 * LUXEMBOUGCynthia Stroum, of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Luxembourg.

PN1075 * MICRONESIAPeter Alan Prahar, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federated States of Micronesia.

PN1064 * NEW ZEALANDDavid Huebner, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Samoa.

PN1042 * UKRAINEJohn F. Tefft, of Virginia, 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 Ukraine.

EXECUTIVE SESSION -- (Senate - November 20, 2009)Confirmed en bloc

[Page: S11887] GPO's PDF

[Page: S11888] GPO's PDF