Vote vote vote the presiding officer any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 92, the nays are 6 and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate, equally divided in the usual form prior to a vote on the gibson nomination. Mr. Reid madam president , i yield back all that time. The presiding officer without objection. The question is on the nomination. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes have it. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, the president will be immediately notified of the senates action and the senate will resume legislative session. Mr. Reid madam president , with the consent of the senate i ask we proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i ask
[speaking french] [speaking french] i wish to demonstrate the fact france will never forget the spirit of sacrifice shown by the nameless heroes to left their home to liberate by cou country and theirs. We will pay tribute to them to remember the normandy landing. I hope you will join me on the 6th of june 2014, 70 years after the landing. [speaking french] our two countries hold universal values. Values that we write together the universal declaration of rights. [speaking french] we stand together to fight terror. France and the United States stand side by side to make the values prevail. We stand with the United States to address the threats of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and chemical weapons. Together to solve the crisis faced by the middle east. Together to support africas development. And another to fight Global Warming and climate change. [ applause ] [speaking french] today, we stand united and we have built a modal of friendship. A friendship that is the be
President. I was a speechwriter and i never got to attend the state dinners as a guess guest. I was under a lot of stress trying to make the toast but the ambience for the guests i think as far as i can tell its just fun. People are almost universally excited to be there. Im not trying to make this sound silly but it would be deal dishonest to say people dont enjoy this because there are a lot of usually wellknown people there. They have common interest generally for the visit and it is always interesting just to see the five and the body language of the american president and his spouse and the foreign leader, what they are like and how they carry themselves. The vibe is a positive one. How important are these dinners for american diplomacy and how to heads of state view their visit at these events . I think they can be very important. For example when the chinese leader at the time i believe it may have been hu jintao in his early stage came during the george w. Bush demonstration th
The decision was to go forward. We have had decisions where it rains and we have the guy standing behind with the umbrella. But the weather is a call that is made the dayof the event in the two state dinners you were responsible for; were the inside the whitehouse or did you have the tent . For mexico we were inside for dinner and then outside for a tent where beyonce performed. For china, we had three tables in three different rooms and everything was inside the whitehouse your work is done by the time the dinner is underway. So what is your job like on this night . You are running around making sure everybody is comfortable. And also enjoys the night. How do the obamas repair prepare for this . I think the first lady spends time on what she is going to wear. She is involved with the menu planning. This is what the table is looking like. It is beautiful. The first lady is very involved. So is the president. They will look at the books and they go up every night a month out they are ge
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