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Nominations

05/02/2024

Robert David Gioia, of New York, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Robert C. Sisson.

Nomination Number: PN306-118

Received Date: 02/13/2023

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

05/02/2024

Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Indonesia.

Nomination Number: PN1098-118

Received Date: 10/24/2023

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

05/02/2024

Joann M. Lockard, 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.

Nomination Number: PN875-118

Received Date: 07/25/2023

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

05/02/2024

James Holtsnider, of Iowa, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa.

Nomination Number: PN1696-118

Received Date: 05/02/2024

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

05/02/2024

Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde.

Nomination Number: PN1333-118

Received Date: 01/11/2024

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

05/02/2024

Elizabeth Rood, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Turkmenistan.

Nomination Number: PN1341-118

Received Date: 01/11/2024

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

04/18/2024

Curtis Raymond Ried, of California, a Foreign Service Officer of Class One, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.

Nomination Number: PN1625-118

Received Date: 04/18/2024

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

04/17/2024

David J. Kostelancik, of Illinois, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Albania.

Nomination Number: PN1337-118

Received Date: 01/11/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 585.

04/17/2024

Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years, vice Margrethe Lundsager, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN1224-118

Received Date: 01/08/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 595.

04/17/2024

Andrew William Plitt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Michael T. Harvey.

Nomination Number: PN1046-118

Received Date: 09/21/2023

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 593.

04/17/2024

Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.

Nomination Number: PN1223-118

Received Date: 01/08/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 582.

04/17/2024

Dafna Hochman Rand, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, vice Robert A. Destro.

Nomination Number: PN1150-118

Received Date: 11/13/2023

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 594.

04/17/2024

Richard L.A. Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice J. Steven Dowd.

Nomination Number: PN1225-118

Received Date: 01/08/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 596.

04/17/2024

Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.

Nomination Number: PN1222-118

Received Date: 01/08/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 581.

04/11/2024

Christophe Andre Tocco, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Nomination Number: PN1621-118

Received Date: 04/11/2024

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

04/11/2024

Amanda S. Jacobsen, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Nomination Number: PN1620-118

Received Date: 04/11/2024

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

03/20/2024

Erik John Woodhouse, of Virginia, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador.

Nomination Number: PN1226-118

Received Date: 01/08/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 548.

03/20/2024

Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, vice Jennifer Gillian Newstead, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN1344-118

Received Date: 01/11/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 551.

03/20/2024

Michael Sfraga, of Alaska, to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.

Nomination Number: PN1342-118

Received Date: 01/11/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 550.

03/20/2024

Robert William Forden, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Nomination Number: PN1336-118

Received Date: 01/11/2024

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 549.