The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D259 on March 23, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Richard Lee Armitage, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, and Marc Isaiah Grossman, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary for Political Affairs, both of the Department of State.