The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday advanced five ambassadorial nominations to the full Senate, reporting each to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation after roll call votes and brief debate on the first candidate.

The committee reported the nominations by roll call: the first nomination — identified in the committee record as Dr. Sinha (nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore) — was reported to the floor by a 12–10 vote after Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen said she intended to vote no, citing that "he had failed to do his homework." Deputy counts and roll call were provided by the clerk.

Other nominees the committee advanced with do‑pass recommendations were Jeffrey Bartos of Pennsylvania as U.S. Representative to the United Nations for management and reform (reported 15–7), Linda Blanchard of Alabama as U.S. Representative to the United Nations agencies for food and agriculture (reported 12–10), Kimberly Guilfoyle of Florida as U.S. Ambassador to Greece (reported 13–0 by the clerk's reported "yeas"), and Jennifer Lozetta (appearing in the record as Lucetta/Lozetta) of Florida as Alternate Representative to the U.N. for Special Political Affairs (reported 13–0 by the clerk). The committee chair called the votes and the clerk reported the tallies.

Context: Senators on both sides of the aisle used the business meeting at the committee's start to press a separate policy point: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and others urged that career foreign service nominees be moved more quickly to posts around the world. Senator John Cornyn and other Republicans urged faster confirmations of political nominees and complained that floor practices have delayed placements. The committee recorded that several members asked leadership to prioritize career nominees, which they said remain stalled on the Senate floor.

Debate: The only extended debate recorded in committee minutes concerned the nomination listed as Dr. Sinha; Senator Shaheen said she would oppose him because he had "failed to do his homework" at his hearing and that shortcoming "isn't gonna serve The United States well" for a Singapore posting.

Outcome: All five nominees were reported to the Senate with "do pass" recommendations and will proceed to the full Senate for consideration. The committee record will remain open for additional submittals and the chairman closed the business portion of the meeting before the reorganization hearing began.