Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is set to appear before the Senate on Thursday morning to be confirmed as secretary for the Department of Interior.

The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

According to the agreement, Burgum agreed to divest his interests in Microsoft, Apple, Google’s parent company Alphabet, ONEOK, and Xcel Energy, among others.

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that manages the nation’s natural and cultural resources.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, seeking confirmation as the secretary of the interior.

Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum, 68, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota. Arthur's population is 328.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, nominated for secretary of the Interior, questioned during Senate hearing

Doug Burgum, Donald Trump's pick for Interior secretary, promised to boost domestic energy through oil and gas leasing on federal land.

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee ... He previously served as the senior vice president at Microsoft, founder of real estate company Kilbourne Group and co-founder of regional ...

If confirmed as secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum would become a key player in implementing ... In 2001, he sold his company, Great Plains Software, to Microsoft for $1.1 billion. As governor, he presided over record oil production in North Dakota ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted 18-2 to recommend Former Governor Doug Burgum for the Secretary of the Department of the Interior position in the Trump administration.

The future of the U.S.'s reckoning with abusive Indian boarding schools is unclear amid Interior Department leadership change.