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Barbara Boxer: I listen to my distinguished chairman, and I wonder who he is actually talking about when he says there is so much…

On the recordMay 26, 2005
I listen to my distinguished chairman, and I wonder who he is actually talking about when he says there is so much support for John Bolton. There has been an unprecedented outcry of Republicans and Democrats against this nomination. I ask unanimous consent to print in the Record the votes on U.S. ambassadors at the United Nations since 1945. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Votes on U.S. Ambassadors to the UN Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. (1945-1946): Voice Vote Warren R. Austin (1947-1953): Unanimous Consent Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1953-1960): Unanimous Consent James J. Wadsworth (1960-1961): Unanimous Consent Adlai E. Stevenson (1961-1965): Unanimous Consent Arthur J. Goldberg (1965-1968): Unanimous Consent George W. Ball (1968-1968): Unanimous Consent James Russell Wiggins (1968-1969): Unanimous Consent Charles W. Yost (1969-1971): Unanimous Consent George Bush (1971-1973): Unanimous Consent John A. Scali (1973-1975): Unanimous Consent Daniel P. Moynihan (1975-1976): Unanimous Consent William W. Scranton (1976-1977): Unanimous Consent Andrew J. Young (1977-1979) 89-3 : Donald F. McHenry (1979-1981) 83-0 : Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1981-1985) 81-0 : Vernon A. Walters (1985-1989): Voice Vote Thomas R. Pickering (1989-1992) 99-0 : Edward Joseph Perkins (1992-1993): Unanimous Consent Madeleine K.…
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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