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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

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On 2026-04-15, Senator James E. Risch (R-ID) delivered a floor speech titled "EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE" in the Senate. The speech addressed taxes and also covered foreign policy. It referenced legislation: S1784.

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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1784] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE The following executive reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. RISCH for the Committee on Foreign Relations. *Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Nominee: Yeouk Kim Post: Asean Nominated: March 2, 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: Yeouk Kim, $500, 10-17-24, Trump National Committee. ____ *Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years. *Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural 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 Edgard Daniel Kagan and ending with Dean Thompson, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Nancy E. Abella and ending with Janine S. Young, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Ernest J. Abisellan and ending with Paul V. Zimmer, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2026. *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. ____________________

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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1784] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE The following executive reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. RISCH for the Committee on Foreign Relations. *Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Nominee: Yeouk Kim Post: Asean Nominated: March 2, 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: Yeouk Kim, $500, 10-17-24, Trump National Committee. ____ *Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years. *Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural 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 Edgard Daniel Kagan and ending with Dean Thompson, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Nancy E. Abella and ending with Janine S. Young, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2026. *Foreign Service nominations beginning with Ernest J. Abisellan and ending with Paul V. Zimmer, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2026. *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. ____________________