Wednesday, July 28, 2021: After its 9 a.m. business meeting, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of Kenneth Lee Salazar to be the U.S. ambassador to Mexico; Jessica Lewis to be assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs; Donald Lu to be assistant secretary of state for south Asian affairs; and Marcela Escobari to be  assistant administrator of U.S.A.I.D. for Latin America and the Caribbean. [read post]