December 8th, 2025: The Week Ahead

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one full committee hearing, one subcommittee hearing, and one nominations hearing.

1. Full Committee Hearing: The committee will convene for a hearing titled Arms Race 2.0. Witnesses will include Marshall Billingslea, former Presidential Envoy for arms control, and Rose Gottemoeller, former undersecretary of State for arms control and international security.

• Date: Wednesday, December 10^th, 2025
• Time: 9:30am
• Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419
• A livestream of this event will be available here.
• Members of the press interested in covering this event in person should RSVP to the Senate Press Gallery.

2. Subcommittee Hearing: The subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy will convene for a hearing on Maritime Security in Africa: Assessing Threats to U.S. Commercial Diplomacy and National Security Interests

• Date: Wednesday, December 10^th, 2025
• Time: 2:30pm
• Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419
• A livestream of this event will be available here.
• Members of the press interested in covering this event in person should RSVP to the Senate Press Gallery.

3. Nominations Hearing: The committee will consider Frank Weiland to be assistant secretary of State for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs. More nominees to be added.

• Date: Thursday, December 11^th, 2025
• Time: 10:30am
• Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-419
• A livestream of this event will be available here.
• Members of the press interested in covering this event in person should RSVP to the Senate Press Gallery.

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