Senate confirms seven Obama nominees

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Washington Post

Senate confirms seven Obama nominees
By Colby Itkowitz and Al Kamen
March 6 at 5:07 pm

Just in time for Vice President Biden’s visit to the country next week, the Senate confirmed Michael Hammer as U.S. ambassador to Chile on Thursday. The vote, which ensures a top American diplomat will be on hand to escort Biden and wife, Dr. Jill Biden, unshackles one of the nearly 50 ambassadorial nominees held up in Senate gridlock.

The Senate gave unanimous approval to Hammer, a career foreign service officer and most recently Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, along with five other agency nominees.

Among them was Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

The only roll call vote came on Rose Gottemoeller’s nomination to be Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. Republicans had claimed that she – and the White House – had not shared information that Russia possibly violated a nuclear treaty. She was confirmed 58-42.


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[Cha]

1. Thank you, Judi Lynn~

[truthisfreedom]

2. Rockin', Judi Lynn!

[merrily]

3. They did a very small part of their jobs,

and only after exercise of a partial nuclear option. That is where we are today.

I guess it's better than nothing, but I am not going to applaud them. Did I mention it's their job?