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Edward Walsh to Be U.S. Ambassador to Ireland · Congress.wiki

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Edward Walsh to Be U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

PN55-47

Edward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland.

Received: March 24, 2025; March 24, 2025
Authority: June 4, 2025; June 4, 2025
Last Action: June 4, 2025; June 4, 2025

1Nominees

12Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

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Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-37)

60

Yea

37

Nay

0

Present

3

Not Voting

Voted on June 4, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (57-38)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-37)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorJune 4, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 38. Record Vote Number: 292.

FloorJune 4, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJune 4, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 37. Record Vote Number: 289.

FloorJune 4, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII.

FloorJune 3, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 6/4/2025.

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Foreign RelationsSenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Brandon Judd, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Leah Campos, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, Edward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Ireland, and Joseph Popolo, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Caleb Orr, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary (Economic and Business Affairs), Kenneth Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, Callista Gingrich, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein, Somers Farkas, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, and Leandro Rizzuto, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State.

Committee on Foreign RelationsDirksen Senate Office Building, 419May 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Hearings to examine the nomination of Leah Campos, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.

Committee on Foreign RelationsDirksen Senate Office Building, 419May 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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Edward Walsh

Ambassador to Ireland · Department of State

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