UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT 

 Ordered, That when the nomination for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works is received by 

the Senate, it be referred to the Committee on Armed Services, provided that when the Committee on Armed 

Services reports the nomination, it be referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for a period of 

20 days of session; 

Ordered further, That if the Committee on Environment and Public Works does not report the nomination 

within those 20 days, the Committee be discharged from further consideration of the nomination and the 

nomination be placed on the Executive Calendar. 

(March 10, 2005.) 
RESOLUTIONS

CALENDAR 

NO.

S. RES. 

NO.

SUBJECT 

REPORTED 

BY

1

 
TREATIES

CALENDAR 

NO.

TREATY

DOC. NO.

SUBJECT 

REPORTED 

BY

2

 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR 

NO.

MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR REPORTED 

BY

3

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

24 86 Raymond Thomas Wagner, Jr., of Missouri, to be 

a Member of the Internal Revenue Service 

Oversight Board for a term expiring September 

14, 2009. (Reappointment) 

Mar 09, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD 

* 25 77 Ronald Rosenfeld, of Oklahoma, to be a Director 

of the Federal Housing Finance Board for the 

remainder of the term expiring February 27, 

2009, vice John Thomas Korsmo, resigned. 

Mar 09, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

26 111 Edward L. Flippen, of Virginia, to be Inspector 

General, Corporation for National and 

Community Services, vice J. Russell George. 

Mar 09, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

discharged. Pursuant to 

unanimous consent agreement 

of January 20, 2005. 

 Feb 10, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 27 98 David B. Balton, of the District of Columbia, for 

the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 

service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State 

for Oceans and Fisheries. (New Position) 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 28 99 Joseph R. DeTrani, of Virginia, for the rank of 

Ambassador during his tenure of service as 

Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks. (New 

Position) 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 29 100 John Thomas Schieffer, of Texas, to be 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 

of the United States of America to Japan. 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR 

NO.

MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR REPORTED 

BY

4

* 30 185 John B. Bellinger, of Virginia, to be Legal Adviser 

of the Department of State, vice William 

Howard Taft, IV. 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 31 186 R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be an 

Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs), vice 

Marc Isaiah Grossman, resigned. 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 32 187 C. David Welch, of Virginia, a Career Member of 

the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career 

Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 

(Near Eastern Affairs), vice William J. Burns. 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 33 285 Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, a Career 

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 

Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific 

Affairs), vice James Andrew Kelly, resigned. 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 34 286 Rudolph E. Boschwitz, of Minnesota, for the rank 

of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 

Representative of the United States of America 

on the Human Rights Commission of the 

Economic and Social Council of the United 

Nations. 

Mar 15, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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COAST GUARD 

PN66 COAST GUARD nomination of Vincent M. Weber, which was received by the Senate and appeared in 

the Congressional Record of January 6, 2005. 

PN67 COAST GUARD nominations (212) beginning John C Adams, and ending Andrew H Zuckerman, 

which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of January 6, 2005. 

PN123 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning Robert M. Keith, and ending Daniel E. Ward, which 

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of January 31, 2005. 

FOREIGN SERVICE 

PN120-1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (32) beginning Walter E. North, and ending Robert J. Wilson, 

which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of January 24, 

2005. 

PN121 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (10) beginning Peter Fernandez, and ending Ross G. Kreamer, 

which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of January 24, 

2005. 

PN137-1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (9) beginning George Ruffner, and ending William Zarit, which 

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 8, 2005. 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 

PN138 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION nominations (2) beginning James 

D. Rathbun, and ending Andrew P. Seaman, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in 

the Congressional Record of February 8, 2005.