Senate Confirms Perdue as US Envoy to China

The former senator has ‘heavy work cut out’ for him, says the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman.

David Perdue, then nominee to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, on April 3, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The Senate majority has approved former Georgia Sen. David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China amid deepening bilateral trade tensions.

The final 67–29 tally on April 29 confirmed the Trump nominee, a former Fortune 500 CEO and China critic who had lived in Hong Kong during his 40-year business career.