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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: September 18 – 22

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for a business meeting to consider a number of nominees and a working coffee with the Prime Minister of Vietnam.

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, September 19, 2022

Working coffee with His Excellency Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

            2:30 p.m. ET

            S-116, U.S. Capitol

            Press: Photo spray at the beginning of the meeting

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Business Meeting

Presiding: Chairman Bob Menendez (D – N.J.)

            10:45 a.m. ET

            S-116

Agenda:

NOMINATIONS

  1. The Honorable James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs)
  2. The Honorable Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, 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 Haiti
  3. Ms. Nathalie Rayes, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Croatia
  4. Mr. Tobin John Bradley, 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 Republic of Guatemala

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will not be broadcasted.

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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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