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SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE · RECEIVED JUN 1, 2026
AMBASSADORHEARING HELD

Douglas Holder

Douglas Holder of Florida, nominated to be Ambassador to Bulgaria.

HEARING HELD130 days waiting so far
130DAYS WAITINGPendingFINAL VOTE
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE · RECEIVED JUN 1, 2026
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THE PATH TO CONFIRMATION

130 days and counting

WHERE THE TIME WENT130 days waiting so far
  • IN COMMITTEE130 DAYS SO FAR
  1. ReceivedJUN 1, 2026
  2. Referred to Foreign RelationsSAME DAYJUN 1, 2026
  3. Hearing+121 DAYSSEP 30, 2026
  4. ReportedNOT YET
  5. On the calendarNOT YET
  6. Floor voteNOT YET
  7. ConfirmedNOT YET
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Waiting for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to vote. If it reports the nomination, it goes to the Executive Calendar.

LATEST OFFICIAL ACTION · SEP 30, 2026

Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.

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THE VOTES

Why there’s no vote count

No votes yet

Since September 2025, ambassadors and most executive nominees can be confirmed in a single en bloc vote by simple majority. Judges and cabinet secretaries still get individual votes.

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THE POST

Ambassador to Bulgaria

WHAT IT DOES
Leads the U.S. Embassy in Sofia and represents the President to the government of Bulgaria.
CAREER OR POLITICAL
Political appointee. Not a career member of the Foreign Service.
POST STATUS
No confirmed ambassador at post (State Department, September 2026).
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION · PN1022-14

Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Bulgaria.

THE NOMINEE

Holder worked in the private sector, served in the Florida House of Representatives and later advised businesses and organizations across Florida.

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