Hearings to examine United States diplomatic strategies for a dynamic Middle East.

Near East and South and Central Asian Affairs

2025-07-23

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The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. We have, as usual, a little turmoil this morning as we have a business meeting to start with. We have on the agenda three noms, which we've previously heard. Then we're going to go to a policy hearing on transnational criminal organizations in the Americas. And since we have a quorum to proceed with voting, we are going to take up the nomination of John Arrigo of Florida to be ambassador to the Portuguese Republic. Is there a motion? So moved. It's been moved. and seconded perhaps, seconded that we send Mr. Orrigo to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Is there debate? There'd be no debate. I'd like a roll call vote. Senator Shaheen has asked for a roll call vote. That will be granted and the clerk will call the roll.

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Unknown (SPEAKER_08)

Mr. Ricketts? Aye. Mr. Kornick? Aye. Mr. Haney? Aye by proxy. Aye by proxy. Mr. Haggerty? Aye by proxy. Mr. Barrasso? Aye. Mr. Lee? Aye by proxy. Aye by proxy. I have a proxy.

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Unknown (SPEAKER_01)

I. No. No, by proxy. No, by proxy. No, by proxy. No, by proxy. No by proxy. No by proxy. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just reading from my list. You'll be recorded as no in-person. Aye. Clerk to report.

The motion has passed and Mr. Riggle will be sent to the floor with the due pass. We now have Christine Toretti of Pennsylvania to be ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. Is there a motion to send her to the floor? So moved. It's been moved. Seconded?

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