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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN25-45

Department of State

Joel Rayburn, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), vice Barbara A. Leaf, resigned.

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Source: Congress.govUpdated 2026-09-15 04:30:45 UTC.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Received
Feb 11, 2025
Latest action
Oct 27, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN25-45.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)Department of State1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.

    Floor

  2. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 487. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

    Calendars

  3. Reported by Senator Risch, Committee on Foreign Relations, without recommendation without printed report.

    Committee

  4. Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without recommendation.

    Committee

  5. Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.

    Committee

  6. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    IntroReferral