WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 20 of their colleagues in writing to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding their concerns with the State Department's indefinite delay in onboarding Thomas R. Pickering and Charles B. Rangel fellows into the U.S. Foreign Service. Upon completion of either of these two highly competitive fellowships, these extremely talented recruits are well-equipped with the skills and expertise to be effective foreign service officers. Yet the State Department has not yet invited over 50 fellows to complete their formal onboarding. The Senat...