U.S. Senate · September 19, 2025
Roll call 530 · 119th Congress, session 1
Michael G. Waltz, of Florida, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations
The vote on whether to confirm a Presidential appointee The Senate deciding whether a person the President chose gets the job — a judge, a cabinet secretary, an ambassador. Only the Senate does this; the House has no part in it.
Confirmed
47 yes 43 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Nomination Confirmed”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
Nominee: Michael G. Waltz, of Florida, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations