The Senate confirmed Brian Nichols to be U.S. Ambassador to Peru by voice vote on Thursday.
Democrats have criticized Republicans for blocking votes on nearly 40 nominations to ambassadorships.
{mosads}“Republicans have left key diplomatic posts unfilled for months,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said earlier this week. “It’s unnecessary, irresponsible and completely unacceptable.”
The Senate also confirmed three more of President Obama’s executive nominees Thursday:
– Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar was confirmed to be an assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development on a 54-38 vote.
– J. Mark McWatters was confirmed by voice vote to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board.
– Christine Wormuth was confirmed by voice vote to be undersecretary of Defense for policy.