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Reid:“Foreign service officers are not Democrats, they’re not Republicans. They do our country so much go good.” Shame they’re being blocked
— Adam Jentleson (@AJentleson) October 22, 2015
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.@SenBobCorker @SenatorCardin 3 ambassador nominees have waited 100+ days for a hearing. Lets hope for next week pic.twitter.com/RsjKf2OVdT
— Philip Arsenault (@PhilipArsenault) October 28, 2015
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.@PhilipArsenault On the floor right now talking about the dangerous backlog in nominees
— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) October 28, 2015
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On the @DSenFloor urging @SenateMajLdr to allow votes on the many foreign service nominees who are being help up in the Senate.
— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) October 28, 2015
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Thank you @SenatorCardin @DSenFloor Urging the @SenateMajLdr to allow votes. Most are career nominees stuck in the Senate.
— Diplopundit (@Diplopundit) October 28, 2015
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Sen Cardin arguing strongly in Senate for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, i.e. Director of South Sudan food for peace officer.
— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) October 28, 2015
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In addition to the senior nominees stuck in the Senate, there are also 4 Foreign Service lists pending on the Executive Calendar.
PN573-4 | Nominations beginning Bradley Duane Arsenault, and ending Jamshed Zuberi, which 20 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 10, 2015.
PN643 | Nominations beginning Jennifer Ann Amos, and ending Holly Rothe Wielkoszewski, which 101 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 8, 2015.
PN877-1 | Nominations beginning Jason Douglas Kalbfleisch, and ending Stuart MacKenzie Hatcher, which 404 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 21, 2015.
PN800 | Nominations beginning Kreshnik Alikaj, and ending Brett David Ziskie, which 127 nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 8, 2015.
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