Press Release: Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Andrew Philip Hunter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice William Roper.

Jonathan Kanter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Makan Delrahim, resigned.

Thomas R. Nides, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Israel.

Graham Scott Steele, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Bimal Patel, resigned.

Tom Udall, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa.

Tamara Cofman Wittes, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice Michael T. Harvey.

WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE:

Andrew Philip Hunter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Bruce D. Jette, which was sent to the Senate on July 20, 2021.