Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: October 23 – 27

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full Committee hearing on Instability in the Sahel and West Africa, one Subcommittee hearing, one “pen & pad” briefing for journalists, and one business meeting focused on the nomination of Jacob J. Lew to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel.

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 your respective gallery 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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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Committee Hearing

Presiding: Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

            10:00 a.m. ET

            SD-419

Agenda: Instability in the Sahel and West Africa: Implications for U.S. Policy

Witnesses:

1. The Honorable Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, 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

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Business Meeting

Presiding: Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

            10:00 a.m. ET

            S-116

Agenda: Nominations

1. The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will not be broadcasted.

Subcommittee Hearing

Presiding: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

2:00 p.m. ET

         SD-419
 

Agenda: Assessing the Department of State’s Strategy for Security in the

Black Sea Region

Witnesses:

1. The Honorable James O’Brien, Assistant Secretary, European and Eurasian Affairs, 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

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

“Pen & Pad” Briefing

Hosting: Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

10:30 a.m. ET

S-116

Agenda: On-the-record briefing, including Q&A, with reporters on the Chair’s

recent Senate delegation to the Middle East and other foreign policy and

national security priorities

RSVP: Due to space limitations, media must RSVP to Eric Harris at

eric_harris@foreign.senate.gov

NOTE: No cameras or computers will be allowed during this on-the-record

briefing.

Audio recording is permitted.

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Members of the press should RSVP for public hearings, business meetings, and events by calling or emailing the respective galleries at:

Daily: Senate_Press_Gallery@saa.senate.gov or call 202-224-0241

Periodical: periodicals@saa.senate.gov or call 202-224-0265

Radio/TV: Call 202-224-6421

Photography: press_photo@saa.senate.gov or call 202-224-6548.

No signs or paraphernalia are permitted to be brought into a hearing room by the general public.

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