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Senate Foreign Relations Committee reports 10 nominees to Senate floor; three decided by roll call

5098449 · June 18, 2025
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the morning of its business meeting approved 10 executive-branch nominees to be reported to the full Senate. Most were approved by voice vote; three—Andrew Puzder, Paul Kapoor and Luigi Rinaldi—were sent forward after roll-call votes.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved 10 executive-branch nominees and agreed to report them to the full Senate, taking voice votes on most nominations and holding roll-call votes for three high-profile nominees.

Committee members moved most nominations by voice vote, advancing candidates including Jacob Helberg to be Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment; Benjamin Black to be chief executive officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; Howard Bridal to be ambassador to Finland; Nicholas Merrick to be ambassador to the Czech Republic; Arthur…

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