119th Congress · PN852-7 · Department of State
Yeouk Kim
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 46–43 (roll call vote 125) · May 18, 2026
- ReceivedMarch 2, 2026
- Sent to committeeMarch 2, 2026
- HearingMarch 26, 2026
- Committee voteApril 15, 2026
- On the Senate calendarApril 15, 2026
- Senate voteMay 18, 2026
- ConfirmedMay 18, 2026
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Description on the record: Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Source: Congress.gov PN852-7, record updated May 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN852-7 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/852-7?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 43. Record Vote Number: 125.” (May 18, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 19, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16-06a5bfe9.jsonl.gz
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Senate votes
Roll calls recorded on this nomination. Both parties are shown the same way, and nothing here is a score.
Confirmation vote · May 18, 2026
Yea 46Nay 43Not voting 11
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 7 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (46)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (11)
Source: Senate roll call vote 125, May 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN726-1 and PN726-3 and PN726-7 and PN726-10 and PN726-13 and PN726-14 and PN730-41 and PN730-48 and PN730-67 and PN730-66 and PN730-22 and PN730-29 and PN730-31 and PN730-27 and PN726-8 and PN730-56 and PN730-25 and PN786-11 and PN730-52 and PN786-8 and PN806-3 and PN730-57 and PN730-58 and PN730-60 and PN730-8 and PN730-21 and PN730-40 and PN730-43 and PN730-50 and PN730-62 and PN806-6 and PN730-12 and PN786-4 and PN730-3 and PN730-28 and PN730-37 and PN730-51 and PN730-54 and PN786-7 and PN730-68 and PN730-9 and PN730-5 and PN806-4 and PN730-44 and PN730-26 and PN730-61 and PN852-7 and PN730-1 and PN806-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 125, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_125- Why this vote is linked here
- The Senate vote record names this nomination number, or Congress.gov lists this roll call number in the nomination’s action line.
Committee steps
- Referred To March 2, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) March 26, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
- Markup By April 15, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
- Reported By April 15, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 714. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Risch, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 690, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/18/2026.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 124.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 43. Record Vote Number: 125.
- Considered by Senate.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →