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09/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/15/2025 14:07

The Week Ahead: September 15, 2025

WASHINGTON - This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one business meeting.

Business Meeting: Consideration of 32 nominees:

Thomas DiNanno for Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security,

The Honorable Michael DeSombre to be assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs,

Jacob Helberg to be Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment,

Benjamin Black to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation,

Paul Kapur to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs,

Nicole McGraw for ambassador to Croatia,

Somers Farkas to be ambassador to Malta,

The Honorable Kenneth Howery to be ambassador to Denmark,

Chris Pratt to be assistant secretary of State for political-military affairs,

Stacey Feinberg for ambassador to Luxembourg,

Leandro Rizzuto to be ambassador to the Organization of American States,

Howard Brodie to be Ambassador to Finland,

Arthur Fisher for ambassador to Austria,

Nicholas Merrick for ambassador to the Czech Republic,

Roman Pipko for ambassador to Estonia,

Anjani Sinha for ambassador to Singapore,

Thomas Rose for ambassador to Poland,

Lynda Blanchard for representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture,

Sarah Rogers for Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy,

Caleb Orr to be an assistant secretary of State,

Mike Waltz for Representative to the United Nations,

Richard Buchan to be ambassador to Morocco,

John Giordano to be ambassador to Namibia,

Michel Issa to be ambassador to Lebanon,

Sean O'Neil to be ambassador to Thailand,

Julie Stufft to be ambassador to Kazakhstan,

The Honorable Bill Bazzi to be ambassador to Tunisia,

Melinda Hildebrand to be ambassador to Costa Rica,

Todd Wilcox to be assistant secretary of State for diplomatic security,

Riley Barnes to be assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights, and labor,

Dan Negrea to be U.S. representative to the Economic and Social Council at the UN,

William White for ambassador to Belgium.

Additional nominees to be added.

  • Date: Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
  • Time: 9:15am
  • Location: United States Capitol, S-116
  • This event will not be livestreamed.
  • Members of the press interested in covering this event in person should RSVP to the Senate Press Gallery.

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