Senate Confirmation: Pyatt, Mushingi, Russel

The U.S. Senate confirmed the following nominations for the State Department on July 9, 2013.

PN176 *       Ukraine

Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class ofMinister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine.

PN288 *       Burkina Faso

Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, 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 Burkina Faso.

PN426 *       DEPARTMENT OF STATE/EAP

Daniel R. Russel, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian andPacific Affairs).

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