White House Sends Senate Nominations for Treasury, FEMA, State Department Posts

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2026 — The White House sent a package of nominations to the Senate on Monday that includes Francis Brooke of Virginia to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Cameron Hamilton of Virginia to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the Department of Homeland Security, and Brendan Hanrahan of New York to be Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.

The nominations cover three Senate-confirmed positions that directly affect federal spending, disaster relief operations, and U.S. policy toward Europe. The Treasury deputy secretary helps manage a department that oversees roughly $6 trillion in annual federal receipts and payments.

FEMA administers disaster declarations and grant programs that have provided more than $50 billion in aid in recent years to states, localities, and households impacted by hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. The State Department’s European and Eurasian Affairs bureau shapes diplomatic relations with NATO allies, the European Union, and former Soviet states.

The nominations replace prior leadership structures. Once confirmed, the new officials will assume operational control of their respective offices on dates set by statute and agency transition protocols, typically within days of Senate approval. The Senate must vote to confirm each nominee by simple majority after committee review.

Downstream effects begin immediately upon transmission. The Senate Foreign Relations and Homeland Security committees gain formal responsibility to schedule hearings and votes. Treasury, Homeland Security, and State Department staff must prepare transition briefings and materials.

Confirmation timelines will determine when new policy direction can be issued on Treasury regulatory actions, FEMA disaster fund disbursements, and State Department negotiations with European governments. Delays in confirmation would leave the positions in acting status, limiting certain authorities such as signing long-term contracts or setting new regulatory priorities.

This batch of nominations follows the standard process established under the Constitution and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. The White House release lists additional nominees and one withdrawal but does not specify prior occupants of the named positions or exact confirmation deadlines.