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Senate Foreign Relations Committee reports five ambassadorial nominees to the floor after roll-call votes

3018297 · April 9, 2025

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Summary

In a business meeting the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to report five nominees — Monica Crowley, Warren Stevens, Thomas Barrack, Tillman Fertitta and David Perdue — to the full Senate for consideration, with roll-call votes and recorded tallies for several nominees.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met in a business meeting and voted to report five presidential nominees to the full Senate with recommendations for confirmation: Monica Crowley; Warren Stevens; Thomas Barrack; Tillman Fertitta; and David Perdue.

Committee members moved and seconded each nomination and the clerk conducted roll-call votes as requested. Several roll-call tallies were read into the record by the clerk: for Thomas Barrack the clerk reported 16 yeas and 6 noes; for David Perdue the clerk reported 18 yeas (the clerk announced "the yeas are 18" before recessing the business meeting). Warren Stevens and the other two nominees were reported to the floor with the committee's recommendation; the transcript records the motions as passed and the floor was to be informed, but a numeric tally for every nominee was not specified on the record for each item.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen placed on the record concerns around the relationship between a special envoy and an ambassador in the context of one nomination and said she intended to vote for the nominee while asking the committee to ensure that any special envoy's temporary appointment and any later nomination be handled consistent with applicable confirmation laws.

The committee adjourned the business meeting after the clerk reported results and informed the floor. The floor will receive the committee's recommendations for confirmation consideration by the full Senate.

Votes at a glance: Monica Crowley — reported to the floor with recommendation to confirm; Warren Stevens — reported to the floor with recommendation to confirm (clerk reported motion passed; numeric tally not specified in transcript); Thomas Barrack — reported to the floor with recommendation to confirm; clerk reported 16 yeas and 6 noes; Tillman Fertitta — reported to the floor with recommendation to confirm (motion passed; numeric tally not specified in transcript); David Perdue — reported to the floor with recommendation to confirm; clerk reported 18 yeas.