Kari Lake

Kari Lake of Arizona, nominated to be Ambassador to Jamaica.

ON THE CALENDAR151 days waiting so far

151DAYS WAITINGPendingFINAL VOTE

SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE · RECEIVED MAY 11, 2026

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THE PATH TO CONFIRMATION

151 days and counting

WHERE THE TIME WENT151 days waiting so far

IN COMMITTEE72 DAYS
ON THE CALENDAR79 DAYS SO FAR

ReceivedMAY 11, 2026
Referred to Foreign RelationsSAME DAYMAY 11, 2026
Hearing+38 DAYSJUN 18, 2026
Reported+34 DAYSJUL 22, 2026
On the calendar · No. 851SAME DAYJUL 22, 2026
Floor voteNOT YET
ConfirmedNOT YET

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Waiting for a floor vote. It can be confirmed on its own or in a package vote with other nominees.

LATEST OFFICIAL ACTION · JUL 22, 2026

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 851. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

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THE VOTES

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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 Jamaica

WHAT IT DOES: Leads the U.S. Embassy in Kingston and represents the President to the government of Jamaica.
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 · PN961-5

Kari Lake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica.

THE NOMINEE

Lake helps lead the United States Agency for Global Media and previously spent three decades as a television journalist and news anchor in Arizona. Lake earned a B.A. from the University of Iowa.

Certificate of Competency: Kari Lake ↗MAY 2026

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