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

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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.

Received: March 10, 2025; March 10, 2025
Authority: August 2, 2025; August 2, 2025
Last Action: August 2, 2025; August 2, 2025

1Nominees

11Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

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

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (49-44)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)

On the Cloture Motion

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.

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 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

Hearings to examine 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, and Nicole McGraw, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, all of the Department of State.

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