{"id":13794,"date":"2021-01-26T04:47:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T04:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=154524"},"modified":"2021-01-26T04:47:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T04:47:16","slug":"u-s-senate-scheduled-to-vote-on-nomination-of-antony-blinken-as-secretary-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/26\/u-s-senate-scheduled-to-vote-on-nomination-of-antony-blinken-as-secretary-of-state\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senate Scheduled To Vote On Nomination Of Antony Blinken As Secretary Of State"},"content":{"rendered":"
The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm Antony Blinken as the new secretary of state in a vote scheduled for January 26.<\/p>\n
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat-New York) set the vote for President Joe Biden’s nominee after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 in favor of his appointment on January 25.<\/p>\n
Blinken is expected to be confirmed with strong bipartisan support. Many lawmakers, including some Republicans, have urged the Senate to act quickly on the confirmation so that work can begin on a host of issues on the international stage.<\/p>\n