The U.S. Senate confirmed by voice vote this morning the nomination of Ann Stock for Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. CQ.com reports that in addition to Stock, the Senate confirmed more than 60 other nominees, including several Pentagon civilian appointees, members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and several U.S. attorneys.

Stock’s nomination, as well as more than 100 others, had been stalled for months as a result of “holds” placed on them. CQ reports that the confirmations approved this morning came as a result of “stepped-up criticism from the White House that a handful of GOP senators were blocking largely noncontroversial nominations.”