Senate Foreign Relations Committee Advances Deputy Secretary of State Nominee

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-6 on March 12 to approve Christopher Landau to be deputy secretary of state, sending the nomination to the full Senate for its consideration. At a March 4 hearing, the former U.S. ambassador to Mexico told the committee that the State Department should play a greater role in opening new markets for U.S. exports and attracting foreign investment to the U.S. (see 2503040038).