Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea.
Position and Nominee
1 position with 1 nominee
Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Organization: Department of State
Nominee:
Michelle Steel
State: CA
Confirmation Timeline
Track the nomination's progress through the Senate
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 39. Record Vote Number: 177.
June 17, 2026
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 39. Record Vote Number: 177.
June 17, 2026
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 41. Record Vote Number: 176.
June 17, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
June 17, 2026
Considered by Senate.
June 17, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 6/17/2026.
June 16, 2026
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
June 15, 2026
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 15, 2026
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 760. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
June 4, 2026
Reported by Senator Risch, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
June 4, 2026
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported favorably.
June 4, 2026
Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
May 20, 2026
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
April 13, 2026