Confirmations

According to Al Kamen this morning in the Washington Post, five top State Department officials were confirmed this past week: Richard Verma as Assistant Secretary legislative affairs (L), Esther Brimmer as Assistant Secretary for international organization affairs (IO), Rose Gottemoeller as Assistant Secretary verification and compliance (VCI), Melanne Verveer as ambassador at large for global women's issues, and Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry as ambassador to Afghanistan.