Executive Reports of Committees

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The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

By Mr. RISCH for the Committee on Foreign Relations. * Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize. Nominee: Rudolph Bauer. Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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, donee, date, and amount: Self: none, Spouse: none. *Kari Lake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica. Nominee: Kari Lake. Post: US Ambassador to Jamaica. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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: RNC, $415, 01/17/23, Self. NRSC, $41,300, 09/20/24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. Hovde for Wisconsin, $2,000, 10/30/ 24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $48,000, 10/30/24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $199.17, 09/30/25, Kari Lake Victory Committee. WinRed (Trump), $100, 03/30/24, Spouse. Never Surrender (Trump), $468.46, 05/30/24, Spouse. WinRed (Trump), $104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse. Never Surrender (Trump), $93.69, 10/29/24, Spouse. Trump Nat'l Committee, $104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse. *Douglas Mastriano, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic. Nominee: Douglas Mastriano. Post: Ambassador. Nominated: Slovak Republic. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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: Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Apr. 2024, Rebecca Mastriano. Aaron Bashir for Congress: $500, Oct. 2024, Douglas/Rebecca Mastriano. Patriots for Perry: $1000, Jul. 2024, Rebecca Mastriano. Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Dec. 2023, Rebecca Mastriano. Ceci Truman for Congress: $250, Dec. 2023, Rebecca Mastriano. Republican Fed Com of PA: $2,000, Sep. 2021, Douglas Mastriano. Donald J. Trump Pres., Inc.: $225, Jun. 2020, Rebecca Mastriano. Trump MAGA Com.: $300, Jun. 2020, Rebecca Mastriano. ____

*Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large. Nominee: Barbara Hale Thornhill. Post: Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking with rank of Ambassador at large. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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, donee: Self: $3,500.00, 11.17.2025, Pamela Evette for Governor; $10,000.00, 11.07.2025, Southeastern Conservative Foundation; $25,000.00, 11.07.2025, Whatley Victory Committee; $7,000.00, 09.04.2025, Joe Mitchell for Congress; $7,000.00, 07.07.2025, Sarah Sanders Event in Chicago; $3,500.00, 06.24.2025, Friends of Tim Moore; $24,675.84, 06.23.2025, American Voice; $44,300.00, 06.03.2025, RNC Team 100; $3,500.00, 05.28.2025, Grow the Majority; $3,500.00, 04.22.2025, Graham Majority Fun; $2,750.00, 03.22.2025, Karrin Taylor Robson for Governor; $5,000.00, 02.21.2025, McHenry County GOPAC; $98,527.00, 12.11.2024, Trump Vance Inaugural Committee; $3,500.00, 10.27.2024, WinRed Ted Cruz for Senate; $50,222.25, 10.21.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.;

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$45,844.75, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $80,427.34, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $98,895.80, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $196,323.60, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $79,487.62, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $123,900.00, 09.19.2024, Republican National Committee; $3,300.00, 08.27.2024, Tim Moore NC Victory Fund; $3,000.00, 08.23.2024, WinRed Josh Hawley Victory Committee; $10,000.00, 07.15.2024, Log Cabin Republicans; $5,000.00, 06.14.2024, WinRed the Republican National Committee; $100,000.00, 03.10.2024, Trump 47 Committee; $25,000.00, 03.05.2024, Buckeye Values PAC; $3,300.00, 03.05.2024, Blackburn Tennessee Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 11.02.2022, Budd NC Victory Fund; $2,000.00, 10.26.2022, Jan Perry for Congress; $2,900.00, 10.20.2022, Oz Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 10.18.2022, WinRed Leora Levy for U.S. Senate Inc.; $2,900.00, 06.30.2022, Blake Masters for Senate; $1,500.00, 04.25.2022, Jill Homan for NC; $1,000.00, 04.18.2022, WinRed Tim Scott Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 04.03.2022, Van Orden U.S. Congress. *Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Nominee: Christopher Anderson. Post: Kingdom of Cambodia. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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: Christopher Anderson: none, Jennifer Anderson: none. *Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Nominee: Stanley Brown. Post: Equatorial Guinea. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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: None, zero, N/A, Sharon M. Brown. None, zero, N/A, Stanley L. Brown. *Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova. Nominee: Joseph Mark Burkhalter. Post: Republic of Moldova. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent conttributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Self, $135.35, 6/2/2025, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $2,082.03, 12/6/2025, Brian Jack for Congress. Self, $1,000.00, 10/7/2024, Strong America Fund. Self, $1,000.00, 10/7/2024, Loudermilk for Congress. Self, $24,557.02, 9/4/ 2024, Republican National Committee. Self, $135.35 (returned), 8/1/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $1,041.02, 5/17/2024, Brian Jack for Congress. Self, $34.00, 10/15/2022, WinRed. Self, $1,000.00, 8/16/2022, Team Herschel, Inc. *John Hurley, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. Nominee: John K. Hurley. Post: Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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.) Kamilla Bren Hurley (deceased). Recipient, date, donor, and amount: Cotton Majority Committee: 1/7/2026, John K. Hurely, $6,200. Trump 47 Committee: 10/8/2024, John K. Hurely, $25,000. Young Victory Committee: 9/26/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Senate Leadership Fund: 9/3/2024, John K. Hurely, $50,000. Hogan for Maryland: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Tim Sheehy for Montana: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Hovde for Wisconsin: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Bernie Moreno for Senate: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Sam Brown for Nevada: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Cornyn Victory Fund: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $16,500. Trump 47 Committee: 6/18/2024, John K. Hurely, $100,000. NRSC: 3/5/2024, John K. Hurely, $41,300. Sullivan Victory Committee, Alaska: 10/18/2023, John K. Hurely, $11,600. NRSC: 6/27/2023, John K. Hurely, $41,300. Republican Governors Association: 10/20/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,000. California Republican Party PAC: 10/7/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,000. Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Dr. Oz PAC: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Dr. Oz U.S. Senate: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $5,000. Tom Cotton--U.S. Senate and Republican Majority PAC (Arkansas): 9/14/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,800. Ron Johnson--Senate Republican Party of Wisconsin: 9/12/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Tiffany Smiley U.S. Senate: 8/10/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Doctor Oz for Senate: 6/27/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. County Commissioner, County Commissioner, Teton, WY: 6/3/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Laxalt for U.S. Senate--NV: 6/3/2022, John K. Hurley & Kamilla, $11,600. Michela Alioto-Pier for Board of Equalization: 4/20/2022, John K. Hurely, $8,100. Opportunity Matters Fund: 3/30/2022, John K. Hurely, $20,000. Independent Super PAC: 3/23/2022, John K. Hurely, $100,000. Dave McCormick, U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania: 3/4/2022, John K. Hurley & Kamilla, $11,600. National Republician Senatorial Committee: 1/7/2022, John K. Hurely, $36,500. *Daniel Perez, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federative Republic of Brazil. Nominee: Daniel Perez Post: Federative Republic of Brazil (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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: $0, Daniel Perez; $0, Stephanie Perez. ____

*Laurence Socha, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of The Gambia. Nominee: Laurence Socha. Post: Republic of The Gambia. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. 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: Laurence Socha, $0, N/A, None. Denice Socha, $0, N/A, None. *Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs). *Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2026. *Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2032. *Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs). *Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs). *Katherine Bowles, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs).

Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records 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 Amy Caldwell and ending with Robert Tuebner, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Aziz Ahmed Ahang and ending with Charlie J. Franta, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 14, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Andres Jaime Albarran and ending with Carson H. Wu, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 14, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Megan Marie Alvarez and ending with Elizabeth Q. Younger, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 14, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Ani M. Ahn and ending with Rebecca Young, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 14, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with John Armstrong and ending with Noah D. Ross, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 14, 2026. By Mr. WICKER for the Committee on Armed Services. *Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. *Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.

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*Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). *Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Suelzer, to be Lieutenant General. *Space Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, to be General. Air Force nominations beginning with Col. Michael C. Alfaro and ending with Col. David J. Wilson, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 18, 2026. *Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Paul R. Fast, to be Lieutenant General. Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Peter M. Bonetti, to be Major General. Air Force nominations beginning with Brig. Gen. Jon A. Eberlan and ending with Brig. Gen. Stephen P. Snelson, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 17, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Brig. Gen. Mary K. Haddad and ending with Brig. Gen. Mark D. Richey, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 17, 2026. *Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Bradford R. Everman, to be Lieutenant General. *Army nomination of Maj. Gen. James B. Bartholomees, to be Lieutenant General. *Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Charles T. Lombardo, to be Lieutenant General. *Army nomination of Lt. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, to be Lieutenant General. *Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, to be Lieutenant General. *Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, to be Lieutenant General. *Army nomination of Maj. Gen. John W. Lubas, to be Lieutenant General. *Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Brian S. Eifler, to be Lieutenant General. Army nomination of Col. Nicholas H. Gist, to be Brigadier General. *Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Michael S. Wosje, to be Vice Admiral. *Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Mark D. Behning, to be Vice Admiral. Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Joshua C. Himes and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Kurtis A. Mole, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026. Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas J. Dickinson and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Todd S. Weeks, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026. Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Kevin J. Brown, to be Rear Admiral. Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas A. Donovan and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) David P. Walt, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026. Space Force nominations beginning with Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Cantore and ending with Brig. Gen. Kristin L. Panzenhagen, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026.

Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records 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.

Air Force nominations beginning with Jeffrey D. Baldridge and ending with Joshua J. Wendell, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Micah B. Baker and ending with Joseph G. Wright, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Micheal P. Allen and ending with Denean V. Zozo, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Jon R. Alexander and ending with Peter H. Yusckat, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Jareatha N. Abdul Raheem and ending with Ning Y. Zheng, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Bryon G. Alger and ending with Jenny H. Yoo, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Amanda M. Adams and ending with Dominique I. Zuluaga, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026. Air Force nominations beginning with Isaac L. Bacon and ending with William B. Wilson, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026. Air Force nomination of Jennifer H. Hall, to be Colonel. Air Force nomination of Christina J. Lee, to be Colonel. Air Force nomination of Jenicia S. McFadden, to be Lieutenant Colonel. Air Force nomination of Anthony C. Clark, to be Major. Army nominations beginning with Bryan E. Abell and ending with 1393647040, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Army nominations beginning with Joseph K. Abel, Jr. and ending with 1402783164, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Army nominations beginning with Jamie E. Abel and ending with 1292411770, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Army nominations beginning with Christopher A. Arnett and ending with 1363803810, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Army nomination of Nicholas H. Orr, to be Colonel. Army nomination of Amanda B. Love, to be Colonel. Army nomination of Khalid R. Rodriguez, to be Lieutenant Colonel. Army nomination of William S. Mulkeen, to be Major. Army nomination of Craig B. Morehead, to be Lieutenant Colonel. Navy nominations beginning with Jayson S. Belmes and ending with Sheldon C. Wallen, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Navy nominations beginning with Luslaida Barbosa and ending with Jorge Vargas, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23, 2026. Navy nominations beginning with Ryan J. Ellwood and ending with Preston T. Tilus,

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