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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: September 23 – 27

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one Subcommittee hearing and one business meeting.

MEDIA POLICYSeating is limited. All members of the media must RSVP to reserve a seat for public hearings, business meetings, on the record briefings, and Committee events by emailing Eric Harris at Eric_Harris@foreign.senate.gov. Cameras and audio recordings are not allowed in room S-116 for business meetings and markups.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Subcommittee Hearing

Presiding: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

10:00 a.m. ET

SD-419

Agenda: Cyberspace Under Threat in the Era of Rising Authoritarianism and Global Competition

Witnesses:

  1. Ms. Laura Cunningham, President, Open Technology Fund, Washington, D.C.

  2. Mr. David Kaye, Clinical Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California

  3. Mr. Jamil N. Jaffer,

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

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

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Business Meeting

Presiding: Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

10:00 a.m. ET

S-116

Agenda: Nominees, Legislation

Nominees:

  1. Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health
    Organization

  2. Ms. Kristen Sarri, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

  3. The Honorable John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be Ambassador-At-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy

  4. Ms. Elizabeth K. Horst, 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 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

  5. The Honorable Troy Fitrell, of Virginia, 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 Seychelles

  6. Ms. Kelly Adams-Smith, of New Jersey, 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 Moldova

  7. The Honorable Juan Carlos Iturregui, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic

  8. Ms. Jennifer D. Gavito, of Colorado, 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 State of Libya

  9. The Honorable Tracey Ann Jacobson, 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 Iraq

  10. Mr. Joshua M. Harris, of Maryland, 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 People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

  11. Mr. Peter W. Lord, of Florida, 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 Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Legislation:

  1. S. 4425, Georgian People's Act

  2. H.R. 8282, Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

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 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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