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09/17/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/17/2025 16:34

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)

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)

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)

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