U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken briefed the press in person on July 17 and scolded the Senate, which he said is holding up 38 nominees for diplomatic posts.
He told reporters that he wrote senators informing them about his “serious concern” about “significant delays” confirming U.S. State Department nominees, which “are undermining our national security” and “weakening our ability to deliver for the American people.”
