January 2009
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), told Senators that the State Department “must be fully funded.” She noted that she would return at a later date to talk about the details of the Administration’s budget.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today approved the nomination of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) to be Secretary of State. The Committee voted 16 to 1 in favor of the nomination. A vote of the full Senate will take place after President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in as President on January 20 and officially submits his nominations.
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), told Senators that the State Department “must be fully funded.” She noted that she would return at a later date to talk about the details of the Administration’s budget.
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) was confirmed by the U.S. Senate this afternoon to be Secretary of State. The vote was 94 to 2.
The Alliance is pleased to welcome Nick Pena, an intern from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Nick will be with the Alliance through May as part of a Washington semester program, and will work on Advocacy Day preparations as well as other projects. Nick is a sophomore majoring in theater, and has participated in a Southwestern program in Bulgaria. A Houston native, Nick won one of Southwestern’s prestigious Brown Scholarships, an award that covers all expenses for a four-year bachelors program.
