Monday, July 20, 2009

SFRC Hearings: Ten Ambassador-Nominees Before the Senate Today

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE 111th CONGRESS 1st SESSION

Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Time: 10:15 A.M. Place: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building Presiding: Senator Feingold

Nominees:

Panel 1:

  • The Honorable Charles Aaron Ray, of Maryland to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe
  • The Honorable Gayleatha Beatrice Brown,of New Jersey to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso
  • Donald Henry Gips, of Colorado to be Ambassador to South Africa
  • James Knight, of Alabama to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin
  • Earl Michael Irving, of California to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland

Panel 2:

  • Jerry P. Lanier, of North Carolina to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda
  • Michael Anthony Battle Sr., of Georgia to be Representative of the United States to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador
  • Alfonso E. Lenhardt, of New York to be Ambassador to Tanzania
  • The Honorable Pamela J. Slutz to be Ambassador to Burundi
  • Patricia Newton Moller, of Arkansas to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea

To view the video of the confirmation hearings, click on the heading "NOMINATIONS" on this page and the Committee Channel should pop up. Click on the names of nominees to open up the pdf files of their testimonies/opening statements. You can also check my new Ambassadors Hearing Page for quick links to videos and confirmation statements.

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