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Risch Statement on 36 Nominees Passed in Committee Business Meeting

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the passage of 36 nominees through a committee business meeting.

“Chuck Schumer and Democrats have delayed every single Trump nominee and forced our committee to vote on a number of nominees for a second time. The political games end here—our committee has once again passed President Trump’s nominees through to the floor, where I expect swift confirmations as Republicans restore Senate tradition. Now, let’s get back to work.”

The nominees that successfully passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are:

 

1. Mr. Thomas DiNanno to be under secretary of state for Arms Control and International Security

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Coons, Kaine, and Rosen recorded as yes)
 

2. Mr. Michael DeSombre to be an assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Coons and Kaine recorded as yes)
 

3. Mr. Jacob Helberg to be an under secretary of state for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Coons and Rosen recorded as yes)
 

4. Mr. Benjamin Black to be chief executive officer of the International Development Finance Corporation

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Coons and Rosen recorded as yes)
 

5. Dr. Paul Kapur to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

6. Ms. Nicole McGraw to be ambassador to Croatia

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Kaine recorded as yes)
 

7. Ms. Somers Farkas to be ambassador to Malta

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

8. Mr. Kenneth Howery to be ambassador to Denmark

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

9. Mr. Chris Pratt to be an assistant secretary of state for Political-Military Affairs

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Coons, Kaine, and Rosen recorded as yes)
 

10. Ms. Stacey Feinberg to be ambassador to Luxembourg

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

11. Mr. Leandro Rizzuto to be the representative to the Organization of American States

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

12. Mr. Howard Brodie to be ambassador to Finland

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Coons and Kaine recorded as yes)
 

13. Mr. Arthur Fisher to be ambassador to Austria

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

14. Mr. Nicholas Merrick to be ambassador to the Czech Republic

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

15. Mr. Roman Pipko to be ambassador to Estonia

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy (proxy), Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

16. Dr. Anjani Sinha to be ambassador to Singapore

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

17. Mr. Thomas Rose to be ambassador to Poland

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

18. Ms. Lynda Blanchard to be representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

19. Ms. Sarah Rogers to be under secretary of state for Public Diplomacy

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

20. Mr. Caleb Orr to be an assistant secretary of state for Economic and Business Affairs

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen, Coons

Nays: Paul, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

21. Mr. Michael Waltz to be ambassador to the United Nations

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Paul, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley, Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

22. Mr. Richard Buchan to be ambassador to Morocco

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (13-8)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen, Rosen

Nays: Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy)
 

23. Mr. John Giordano to be ambassador to Namibia

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

24. Mr. Michel Issa to be ambassador to Lebanon

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (14-7)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen, Coons, Rosen

Nays: Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy)
 

25. Mr. Sean O'Neill to be ambassador to Thailand

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (21-0)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

26. Ms. Julie Stufft to be ambassador to Kazakhstan

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (21-0)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

27. Mr. Bill Bazzi to be ambassador to Tunisia

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Kaine recorded as yes)
 

28. Ms. Melinda Hildebrand to be ambassador to Costa Rica

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

29. Mr. Todd Wilcox to be an assistant secretary of state for Diplomatic Security

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

(Kaine recorded as yes)
 

30. Mr. Riley Barnes to be assistant secretary of state for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

31. Mr. Dan Negrea to be representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

32. Mr. William White to be ambassador to Belgium

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

33. Mr. Sergio Gor to be ambassador to India

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (12-9)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen

Nays: Coons, Murphy, Kaine (proxy), Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

34. Mr. Herschel Walker to be ambassador to the Bahamas

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (11-10)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn

Nays: Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

35. Mr. James Holtsnider, a career member of the Foreign Service, to be ambassador to Jordan

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (21-0)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen
 

36. Ms. Stephanie Hallett, a career member of the Foreign Service, to be ambassador to Bahrain

 

Agreed to Favorably by Roll Call Vote (21-0)

Ayes: Risch, Ricketts, McCormick, Daines, Hagerty, Barrasso, Paul, Cruz, Scott, Curtis, Cornyn, Shaheen, Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Merkley (proxy), Booker (proxy), Schatz (proxy), Van Hollen (proxy), Duckworth (proxy), Rosen

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