List of Department of State appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024^[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.^[1]

Color key

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Secretary & Deputy Secretaries

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Secretary of State	Antony Blinken^[2]	January 26, 2021^[3] (Confirmed January 26, 2021, 78–22)^{[RC 1]}^[4]	—
— Deputy Secretary of State	Kurt M. Campbell^[5]	February 12, 2024 (Confirmed February 6, 2024, 92–5)^{[RC 2]}	–
	Victoria Nuland	July 29, 2023 ^[6]	February 12, 2024
	Wendy Sherman	April 14, 2021^[7] (Confirmed April 13, 2021, 56–42)^{[RC 3]}	July 28, 2023^[8]
— Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources	Richard R. Verma	April 5, 2023 (Confirmed March 30, 2023, 67–26)^{[RC 4]}	—
	John R. Bass	January 1, 2023	April 4, 2023
	Brian P. McKeon	March 19, 2021^[9] (Confirmed March 18, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 1]}	December 31, 2022^[10]^[11]

Office of Political Affairs

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs	Julianne Smith^[12]	Announced June 5, 2024	—
	John R. Bass	March 22, 2024^[13]	Incumbent
	Victoria Nuland	May 3, 2021^[14] (Confirmed April 29, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 2]}	March 22, 2024
— Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs)	Mary Catherine Phee^[15]	September 30, 2021^[16] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 67–31)^{[RC 5]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)	Daniel Kritenbrink^[17]	September 24, 2021^[18] (Confirmed September 23, 2021, 72–14)^{[RC 6]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs)	James C. O'Brien	October 5, 2023^[19] (Confirmed October 4, 2023, 67–31)^{[RC 7]}	—
	Yuri Kim	July 10, 2023	October 5, 2023
	Dereck J. Hogan	April 1, 2023	July 10, 2023
	Karen Donfried^[15]	September 30, 2021^[20] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 73–26)^{[RC 8]}	March 31, 2023^[20]
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs)	Michele J. Sison^[15]	December 21, 2021^[21] (Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 3]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)	Barbara A. Leaf^[15]	May 31, 2022^[22] (Confirmed May 18, 2022, 54–44)^{[RC 9]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (South and Central Asian Affairs)	Donald Lu^[23]	September 15, 2021^[24] (Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 4]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs)	Brian A. Nichols^[17]	September 15, 2021^[25] (Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 5]}	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism & Coordinator for Counterterrorism	Elizabeth H. Richard^[26]	December 29, 2023 (Confirmed December 19, 2023, 49–15)^{[RC 10]}	—

Office of Arms Control and International Security

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Arms Control and International Security Affairs)	Bonnie Jenkins	July 22, 2021^[27] (Confirmed July 21, 2021, 52–48)^{[RC 11]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance)	Mallory Stewart^[28]	April 18, 2022^[29] (Confirmed March 29, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 6]}	—
— Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Nonproliferation)	C.S. Eliot Kang^[30]	March 31, 2022^[31] (Confirmed March 29, 2022, 52–46)^{[RC 12]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)	TBA	–	—
	Stanley L. Brown	July 16, 2024^[32]	Incumbent
	Jessica Lewis^[23]	September 30, 2021^[33] (Confirmed September 29, 2021, 70–27)^{[RC 13]}	July 16, 2024

Office of Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights)	Uzra Zeya	July 14, 2021^[34] (Confirmed July 13, 2021, 73–24)^{[RC 14]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations)	Anne Witkowsky^[15]	January 10, 2022^[35] (Confirmed January 5, 2022, 61–26)^{[RC 15]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)	Dafna Hochman Rand^[36]	August 8, 2024^[37] (Confirmed August 1, 2024 by voice vote)^{[V 7]}	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice	Beth Van Schaack^[38]	March 17, 2022^[39] (Confirmed March 15, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 8]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs)	Todd D. Robinson^[30]	September 30, 2021^[40] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 53–41)^{[RC 16]}	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom	Rashad Hussain^[41]	January 24, 2022 (Confirmed December 16, 2021, 85–5)^{[RC 17]}	—
— Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons	Cindy Dyer	January 4, 2023 (Confirmed December 20, 2022, by voice vote)^{[V 9]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration)	TBA	–	—
	Marta Costanzo Youth	October 7, 2024 ^[42]	Incumbent
	Julieta Valls Noyes^[43]	March 31, 2022^[44] (Confirmed March 24, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 10]}	October 4, 2024

Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment)	Jose W. Fernandez	August 6, 2021^[45] (Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 11]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs)	TBA	–	—
	Amy Holman	June 28, 2024^[46]	Incumbent
	Ramin Toloui	January 24, 2022^[47] (Confirmed December 16, 2021, 76–13)^{[RC 18]}	June 28, 2024
— Coordinator for Sanctions Established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021	TBA	–	—
	James C. O'Brien^[48]	April 14, 2022 (Confirmed April 6, 2022, 71–26)^{[RC 19]}	October 5, 2023
— Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources)	Geoffrey Pyatt	September 19, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 12]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Oceans and International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs)	Kris Sarri^[49]	Announced November 30, 2023	–
	Jennifer R. Littlejohn	May 1, 2023	Incumbent
	Monica Medina^[50]	September 28, 2021^[51] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 61–36)^{[RC 20]}	April 28, 2023^[52]

Office of Management

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Management)	John R. Bass^[53]	December 29, 2021^[54] (Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 13]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Administration)	Alaina B. Teplitz^[55]	December 6, 2021^[56]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs)	Rena Bitter	August 12, 2021^[57] (Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 14]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security)	Gentry O. Smith^[15]	August 12, 2021^[58] (Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 15]}	—
— Director General of the Foreign Service	Marcia Bernicat^[15]	June 6, 2022^[59] (Confirmed May 26, 2022, 82–10)^{[RC 21]}	—
— Director of the Office of Foreign Missions	Rebecca Gonzales^[60]	May 31, 2022^[61] (Confirmed May 19, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 16]}	—

Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	TBA	—	—
	Lee Satterfield	August 3, 2024^[62]	Incumbent
	Elizabeth M. Allen	June 15, 2023 (Confirmed June 13, 2023, 66–33)^{[RC 22]}	August 2, 2024
— Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs)	Lee Satterfield^[63]	November 23, 2021^[64] (Confirmed November 18, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 17]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Global Public Affairs)
	Stephanie C. Sutton	September 16, 2024	Incumbent
	Kristin Kane^[a]	April 6, 2024	September 16, 2024
	William M. Russo	February 15, 2023	April 6, 2024
	Elizabeth Trudeau	April 4, 2022	February 15, 2023
	Elizabeth M. Allen^[65]	September 13, 2021	April 4, 2022

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board	Donna Brazile	June 15, 2022^[66]	—
	James Costos	June 15, 2022^[66]	—
	James R. Berman	August 19, 2022^[67]	—
	Michael Trager	August 19, 2022^[67]	—
	Carmen Estrada-Schaye	November 22, 2022^[68]	—
	Bill Freeman	November 22, 2022^[68]	—
	Jennifer Lin	November 22, 2022^[68]	—
	Jill Nash	January 26, 2023^[69]	—
	Jed Katz	September 15, 2023^[70]	—
	David Price	November 15, 2023^[71]	—
	Denise Grant	March 8, 2024^[72]	—
	Lynn Tincher-Ladner	March 8, 2024^[72]	—

Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretaries

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Legal Adviser of the Department of State	Margaret L. Taylor^[73]	September 24, 2024 (Confirmed September 18, 2024, 50-44)^{[RC 23]}	—
— Chief of Protocol	TBA	—	—
	Ethan Rosenzweig	August 1, 2023^[74]	Incumbent
	Rufus Gifford	January 3, 2022^[75] (Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 18]}	July 28, 2023^[76]
— Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy	Nate Fick	September 21, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 19]}	—
— Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy	Stephan A. Lang^[77]	June 28, 2024 (Confirmed May 14, 2024 by voice vote)^{[V 20]}	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Health Diplomacy and Global AIDS Coordinator	John Nkengasong^[78]	June 13, 2022 (Confirmed May 5, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 21]}	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy	John Nkengasong^[79]	Announced September 28, 2023	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues	Geeta Rao Gupta^[80]	May 18, 2023 (Confirmed May 10, 2023, 51–47)^{[RC 24]}	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research)	TBA	–	—
	Lisa D. Kenna^[b]	July 5, 2024^[81]	Incumbent
	Brett M. Holmgren^[17]	September 15, 2021^[82] (Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote)^{[V 22]}	July 5, 2024
— Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs)	Naz Durakoğlu	July 22, 2022 (Confirmed June 16, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 23]}	—
— Inspector General of the Department of State	Cardell K. Richardson	May 20, 2024 (Confirmed May 2, 2024 by voice vote)^{[V 24]}	—
— Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State	Suzy George^[83]	January 20, 2021	—
— Counselor of the Department of State	Tom Sullivan^[84]	July 22, 2024	—
— Counselor of the Department of State	Derek Chollet^[83]	January 20, 2021	July 19, 2024
— Director of Policy Planning	Salman Ahmed^[83]	January 20, 2021	—
— Spokesperson for the Department of State	Matthew Miller	April 24, 2023^[85]	—
— Spokesperson for the Department of State	Ned Price^[83]	January 20, 2021	March 17, 2023
— Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State	Vedant Patel	June 6, 2022^[86]^[87]	—
— Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State	Jalina Porter^[83]	January 20, 2021	June 3, 2022

United States Mission to the United Nations

This list contains the non-ambassadorial appointments made within the scope of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Deputy to the Ambassador to the United Nations	Ned Price	February 29, 2024	–
— Deputy to the Ambassador to the United Nations	Jeffrey Prescott^[83]	January 20, 2021	February 25, 2024
— Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Linda Thomas-Greenfield^[2]	February 23, 2021^[88] (Confirmed February 23, 2021, 78–21)^{[RC 25]}	—
	Dorothy Shea	Announced January 3, 2023	—
— Alternate Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Lisa Carty	April 8, 2022 (Confirmed March 29, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 25]}	—
	Robert A. Wood	October 6, 2022 (Confirmed September 21, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 26]}	—
— Representative to the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Barbara Lee	Announced September 3, 2023	–
	French Hill
	Janet Keller
	Jeffrey Worthe
— Representative to the 79th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Ben Cardin	Announced September 9, 2024	–
	Dan Sullivan
	Tanya Leigh Flores
	Michael Trager
— Representative to the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Patrick Leahy	September 15, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote)^{[V 27]}^{[V 28]}	September 27, 2022
	Jim Risch		September 27, 2022

Other offices

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy	Janet Keller	Announced March 11, 2022	—
	Jay T. Snyder	Announced July 29, 2022	—
	James J. Blanchard	Announced March 20, 2023	—
	Elliott Abrams	Announced July 3, 2023	—
	Rebeccah Heinrichs	Announced May 23, 2024	—

Withdrawn nominations

Office	Nominee	Announced	Withdrawn
— Assistant Secretary of State (Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)	Sarah Margon^[23]	April 23, 2021	January 3, 2023
— Legal Adviser of the Department of State	Sarah H. Cleveland^[89]	August 10, 2021	January 3, 2023
— Representative to the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Barbara Lee	September 13, 2021	January 3, 2023
	French Hill
	Sim Farar
	Tom Carnahan
— Representative to the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	S. Douglas Bunch	September 6, 2022	January 3, 2023
	Carol Leslie Hamilton
	Andrew Weinstein
— Representative to the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Calvin Smyre	September 3, 2023	January 3, 2024
— Coordinator for Sanctions Established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021	Erik Woodhouse^[90]	September 5, 2023	July 11, 2024

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote

^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Antony John Blinken, of New York, to be Secretary of State)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State)". Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Richard R. Verma, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources)". Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Karen Erika Donfried, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European Affairs and Eurasian Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism)". United States Senate. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Non-Proliferation))". US Senate. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Uzra Zeya, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights))". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations))". US Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom)". US Senate. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, Economic and Business Affairs)". US Senate. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador)". US Senate. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, to be Director General of the Foreign Service)". US Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy)". US Senate. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State)". US Senate. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues)". U.S. Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

Confirmations by voice vote

^ "PN119 - Nomination of Brian P. McKeon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. March 18, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "PN120 - Nomination of Victoria Nuland for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "PN384 — Michele Jeanne Sison — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
^ "PN551 — Donald Lu — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "PN268 — Brian A. Nichols — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "PN1563 — Mallory A. Stewart — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ "PN1150 — Dafna Hochman Rand — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
^ "PN1297 - Nomination of Beth Van Schaack for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. March 15, 2022.
^ "PN1959 — Cynthia Dyer — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "PN772 — Julieta Valls Noyes — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ "PN253 - Nomination of Jose W. Fernandez for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "PN1964 - Nomination of Geoffrey R. Pyatt for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
^ "PN922 - Nomination of John R. Bass for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
^ "PN493 - Nomination of Rena Bitter for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "PN495 - Nomination of Gentry O. Smith for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "PN1059 - Nomination of Rebecca Eliza Gonzales for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "PN546 — Lee Satterfield — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
^ "PN616 — Rufus Gifford — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
^ "PN2223 — Nathaniel Fick — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022.
^ "PN874 — Stephan A. Lang — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ "PN1571 - Nomination of John N. Nkengasong for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 5, 2022.
^ "PN273 — Brett M. Holmgren — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
^ "PN1898 - Nomination of Naz Durakoglu for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ "PN902 — Cardell Kenneth Richardson Sr. — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^ "PN1568 — Lisa A. Carty — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ "PN1833 - Nomination of Robert A. Wood for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
^ "PN2586 - Nomination of Patrick Leahy for United Nations, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
^ "PN2587 - Nomination of James E. Risch for United Nations, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

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