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Jennifer Wicks McNamara to Be U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam

PN730-67

Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Received: January 13, 2026; January 13, 2026
Authority: January 29, 2026; January 29, 2026
Last Action: January 29, 2026; January 29, 2026

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CalendarsJanuary 29, 2026

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 623. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

CommitteeJanuary 29, 2026

Reported by Senator Risch, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.

CommitteeJanuary 29, 2026

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported favorably.

IntroReferralJanuary 13, 2026

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

civilianPENDING

Jennifer Wicks McNamara to Be U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam

PN730-67

Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Received: January 13, 2026; January 13, 2026
Authority: January 29, 2026; January 29, 2026
Last Action: January 29, 2026; January 29, 2026

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Business meeting to consider H.R.260, to require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, S.2904, to impose sanctions with respect to the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation, S.2722, to promote the energy security of Taiwan, S.3496, to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, S.3018, to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China, S.2222, to enhance the security, resilience, and protection of undersea communication cables vital to Taiwan's national security, economic stability, and defense, particularly in countering gray zone tactics employed by the People's Republic of China, S.3249, to enhance United States Government strategic coordination of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-optic cables, S.2252, to require United States foreign assistance commodities to be made available for their intended purposes before they expire, S.3360, to require a report on internet freedom in Iran, S.1216, to support Taiwan's international space, S.1369, to support the execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President to impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered species, S.2236, to establish a comprehensive United States Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa, and the nominations of Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Eric Meyer, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Gregory LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, all of the Department of State.

Committee on the JudiciaryCapitol (Senate side), 116Jan 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM

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CalendarsJanuary 29, 2026

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 623. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

CommitteeJanuary 29, 2026

Reported by Senator Risch, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.

CommitteeJanuary 29, 2026

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported favorably.

IntroReferralJanuary 13, 2026

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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