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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: June 12 – 16

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Week Ahead: June 12 – 16

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one nominations hearing and one closed TS/SCI briefing. The topic of the briefing will be on the Current Dynamics in U.S.-China Relations and the briefer will be the Honorable Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.

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, June 13, 2023

Nominations Hearing

Presiding: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D – M.D.)

2:15 p.m. ET

SD-419

Agenda: Nominations

NOMINATIONS

  • The Honorable Nisha Desai Biswal, of Virginia, to be the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation
  • Mr. Edgard D. Kagan 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 Malaysia
  • Mr. Mark W. Libby, of Massachusetts, 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 Azerbaijan
  • Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, of New York, 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 Palau
  • The Honorable Cynthia Kierscht, 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 Djibouti

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

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

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

CLOSED TS/SCI Briefing

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

            10:00 a.m. ET

SVC-217

           

Agenda:  Current Dynamics in U.S.-China Relations

           

Briefer:

1.     The Honorable Nicholas Burns, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Click HERE for the full agenda for this meeting.

This meeting will not be broadcasted

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