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Brian Burch To Be U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See

PN26-5

Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See.

1Nominees

11Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Foreign Relations

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)

51

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

4

Not Voting

Voted on August 2, 2025

Timeline

Received11 months ago (March 10, 2025)

Authority6 months ago (August 2, 2025)

Last ActionAugust 2, 2025

Action History

FloorAugust 2, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 44. Record Vote Number: 488.

FloorAugust 2, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorAugust 2, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 487.

FloorAugust 2, 2025

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

FloorJuly 31, 2025

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

Nominees

Brian Burch To Be U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See · Congress.wiki

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN26-5 has 50 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Holy See, Brandon Judd, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Nicole McGraw, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, Thomas DiNanno, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Sarah Rogers, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, and Allison Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary (Political Affairs), all of the Department of State.

Committee on Foreign RelationsCapitol (Senate side), 116Apr 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Senate Foreign Relations

Committee on Foreign RelationsDirksen Senate Office Building, 419Apr 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Brian Burch

Ambassador to the Holy See · Department of State

Illinois