Ambassadorial Nominations: Amir Ghalib for Kuwait, Brent Christensen for Bangladesh, Benjamin Leon Jr. for Spain, Brent Bozell for South Africa, and Morvared Namdarkhan to be an Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs

Senate Foreign Relations Committee
419 Dirksen

10/23/2025 at 10:30AM

Full committee hearing.

Nominees:

  • Amer Ghalib, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Kuwait
  • Brent Christensen, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • Benjamin León, Jr., of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Spain, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Principality of Andorra
  • (Leo) Brent Bozell III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of South Africa
  • Morvared Namdarkhan, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs)

Brent Bozell is a notorious climate denier and right-wing propagandist, the long-time head of the Scaife-backed Media Research Center. His son was a January 6 rioter.

Benjamin León is a multimillionaire private healthcare executive, horse-racing owner, and Republican donor.

Christensen is a career diplomat.