Scheinman is a career member of the
Senior Executive Service. Hearings on his nomination were held before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 26, 2013. The committee favorably reported his nomination on October 31, 2013. Scheinman's nomination was not acted on for the rest of the year and was returned to President Obama on January 3, 2014. President Obama renominated Scheinman the next day. The committee favorably reported his nomination on January 15, 2014. Scheinman was confirmed on September 18, 2014, by
voice vote.
Biden administration On April 27, 2021, President
Joe Biden nominated Scheinman to be the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation. Hearings on his nomination were held before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 15, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on October 19, 2021. The entire
Senate confirmed Scheinman by
voice vote on December 18, 2021. Scheinman started his position on December 20, 2021. ==Personal life==