Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: November 13-17

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing on U.S. Leadership on Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Strategic Competition, and one 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.

__________________________________________

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Committee Hearing

Presiding: Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

            10:00 a.m. ET

            SD-419

Agenda: U.S. Leadership on Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Strategic Competition

Witnesses:

1. The Honorable Nathaniel Fick, Ambassador-at-Large, Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C.
2. Dr. Matthew Graviss, Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C. 

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will be broadcasted live on foreign.senate.gov

__________________________________________

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Nominations Hearing

Presiding: Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

            10:00 a.m. ET

            SD-419

Agenda: Nominations

Panel 1:

1. 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
2. The Honorable Charlie Crist, of Florida, to be U.S. Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador
3. Mr. Cardell Kenneth Richardson, Sr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of State

Panel 2:

1. Ms. Nicole Shampaine, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
2. Ms. 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

Additional nominees may be added.

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will not be broadcasted.

__________________________________________

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.

###