WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today called on his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to swiftly approve the nomination of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback to be the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Department of State. The Committee held a hearing on the nomination earlier today.

“Sam Brownback’s personal and professional commitment to religious freedom makes him an excellent choice to lead our nation’s efforts to promote religious tolerance and to fight against religious prosecution and discrimination. I urge my colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations committee to swiftly approve his nomination.”

The Foreign Relations Committee must now schedule a business meeting to vote on the Brownback nomination. The nomination then goes to the full Senate for consideration and a final confirmation vote.

-30-