WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one business meeting and one full Committee nominations hearing.
For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, nominees, staff, and the public. Masks and other PPE, as well as sanitation supplies, will be available at the hearing room entrance.
MEDIA POLICY: Press seating is limited. All media must RSVP to reserve a seat, and only Hill-credentialed media will be permitted to attend. RSVP for all committee events, including hearings, and other special events. Cameras and audio recordings are not allowed in room S-116 for business meetings/markups. RSVP information is at the bottom of this advisory.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Business Meeting
Presiding: Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.)
10:00 a.m. ET
S-116
Agenda: Nominations and Legislation
Nominees:
- The Honorable Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State
- Mr. Cardell Kenneth Richardson, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of State
- Mr. 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
- Ms. Nicole Shampaine, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- The Honorable Sean Patrick Maloney, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador
- Mr. Jeffrey Prescott, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador
- The Honorable Charlie Crist, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador
- Ms. Joann M. Lockard, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Burkina Faso
Legislation:
- S. 2003, Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for Ukrainians Act, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.
This meeting will be broadcasted live on foreign.senate.gov
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Nominations Hearing
Presiding: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
10:00 a.m. ET
SD-419
Agenda: Nominations
Panel 1:
- The Honorable Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Indonesia
- Ms. Courtney Diesel O’Donnell, of California, to be the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with the rank of Ambassador
- Mr. Andrew William Plitt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, Bureau for the Middle East
Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.
This meeting will be broadcasted live on foreign.senate.gov
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Members of the press should RSVP for public hearings, business meetings, and events by emailing Eric Harris at Eric_Harris@foreign.senate.gov.
No signs or paraphernalia are permitted to be brought into a hearing room by the general public.
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