The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Intelligence Committee are set to meet on Monday evening to vote on advancing the nominations of three individuals: Marco Rubio, a senator from Florida who has been a member of the Foreign Relations Committee for over a decade; John Ratcliffe, whose nomination is expected to face opposition; and Marc Short's colleague, Marc, but more specifically, Marc's colleague, Marc's name was not mentioned in the article, however, another nominee, Marc's colleague, Marc's name was not mentioned, however, another nominee, Hegseth, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration. If confirmed, Rubio would become the nation's top diplomat and the first Latino to hold the position, succeeding Antony Blinken.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cabinet-marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-nominee-39c378e19d0327a7f091f302daf8ca3eDuring a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, Republican nominee for Under Secretary of Defense Mark Hiebert was questioned by Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth about his knowledge of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). When asked to name one of the nations in ASEAN and the type of agreement the US has with it, Hiebert incorrectly stated that the US has allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia. However, Senator Duckworth pointed out that these countries are not part of ASEAN, which consists of 10 member states including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The US has strategic partnerships with ASEAN and several individual member nations, including defence agreements with the Philippines and Thailand, as well as security cooperation with Singapore.
https://channelnewsasia.com/world/pete-hegseth-trump-defence-secretary-nominee-asean-gaffe-4859586Pete Hegseth, a nominee for Secretary of Defense under President-elect Donald Trump, struggled with basic geopolitical questions during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) expressed her surprise and frustration when Hegseth was unable to answer a simple question about the number of countries in the Alliance of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which consists of 10 member states, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
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