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The Week Ahead: Week of March 23 – 27

WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for a policy hearing, a classified briefing, and one nominations hearing.

  1. Full Committee Hearing: The committee will convene for a policy hearing titled Arms Control and Transforming International Security Functions at The State Department. Witnesses include The Honorable Thomas DiNanno.
    • Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
    • 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.
  2. Closed Briefing: The committee will receive a classified briefing, updating members on the Russia-Ukraine war. Witnesses include Brendan Hanrahan, senior official at the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian affairs, Christopher Smith, deputy assistant secretary of State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian affairs, and Eugene Fishel, deputy director of the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
    • Date: Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
    • Time: 10:00am
    • Location: United States Capitol, SVC-217
    • There is no livestream of this event.
  3. Nominations Hearing: The committee will convene for a nominations hearing, chaired by Senator Hagerty. Nominees to be announced soon.
    • Date: Thursday, March 26th, 2026
    • Time: 10:00am
    • 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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