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On November 5, the SFRC had a hearing on the nomination of Jeffrey Bleich to be US Ambassador to Australia. Yesterday, November 10, the Senate discharged the nomination: “The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of the following nomination by unanimous consent and the nomination was confirmed.”
PN933Jeffrey L. Bleichof California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the United States of America to Australia.
CONFIRMATION -- (Senate - November 10, 2009)[Page: S11357] GPO's PDF