Nominations HEARING before the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Time: 10:00 AM Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Nelson     Nominees: The Honorable Nancy Goodman Brinker    to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of    Ambassador during her tenure of service The Honorable Harry K. Thomas, Jr.,    to be Director General of the Foreign Service Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, USA (Ret.),    to be Assistant Secretary of State    for Political-Military Affairs The Honorable Ned L. Siegel    to be Ambassador to the    Commonwealth of The Bahamas   Witness names in blue are links to the statement given. Statements are only posted if provided electronically by witness.