Former Kansas Gov. Jeffrey Colyer’s bid to become U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates is now before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after President Donald Trump nominated him Nov. 9.
The White House’s Senate transmittal gives the role the formal title “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.” The Senate nominations register identifies the filing as PN1430-2 and shows it awaiting committee action. No hearing or confirmation vote date appears in the listing.
Colyer served as Kansas governor in 2018 and 2019. The Kansas State Library identifies craniofacial plastic surgery as his specialty.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said in a Nov. 10 post that he would support the nomination. “I look forward to supporting his nomination before the United States Senate,” Moran wrote.
The Emirates News Agency reported on July 29, 2025, that Martina Strong was ending her tenure as U.S. ambassador to the UAE.
