Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org Burns Confirmed as Envoy to China After Senate’s Uyghur Deal December 17, 2021 Almost 90 nominees for top State Department jobs and ambassador posts are currently under consideration by the Senate, according to the Partnership for Public Service. The body has confirmed 32 nominees so far, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and some of his top deputies.