The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a business meeting on July 22 to consider several nominees for key positions in the State Department and related agencies. The meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. in Capitol Building S-116, according to an announcement from the committee.
Nominees under consideration include Juan Segura for Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs) and member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-America Foundation, Brendan Hanrahan for Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs), Kari Lake as Ambassador to Jamaica, Rudolph Bauer as Ambassador to Belize, Barbera Thornhill as Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, John Hurley as Representative of the United States to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Keith Noreika as Ambassador to Lithuania, Joseph Burkhalter as Ambassador to Moldova, Stanley Brown as Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, and Katherine Bowels as Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs). Additional nominees may be added.
The event will not be livestreamed. Members of the press interested in covering this event in person are required to RSVP with the Senate Press Gallery.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee operates within the realm of U.S. government as a legislative body focused on international relations. It was established in 1816 as one of the original standing committees of the Senate and has played significant roles throughout history by shaping U.S. foreign policy through actions such as supporting measures like the Truman Doctrine in 1947 and Marshall Plan in 1948 or rejecting treaties like Versailles in 1919 and 1920, according to its official website.
The committee focuses on developing and influencing U.S. foreign policy through examination of treaties and legislation. Its Chairman leads majority members while its Ranking Member heads minority members, according to information available on its official website.