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Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding its confirmation hearing for President Obama’s nominee for the next ambassador to China, the Director General of the Foreign Service and the Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. You know where all the attention will be.

Via sfrc
Presiding: Senator Menendez
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Senate Dirksen 419
Webcast: This hearing is scheduled to be live webcast. Please return to this page to view the hearing live and see the nominees prepared testimonies:
Panel One:
The Honorable Max Baucus (see WH announcement)
of Montana, to be Ambassador to ChinaPanel Two:
The Honorable Arnold Chacon (see WH statement)
of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign ServiceThe Honorable Daniel Bennett Smith (see WH statement)
of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research* * *
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