State Department nominee: Russia s use of chemical weapons chilling and shocking POLITICO 1 hr ago By Jonathan Custodio © Susan Walsh/AP PHoto Sen. Bob Menendez, committee chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the White House should have imposed sanctions on Russia for its role in the 2020 poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Russia s use of chemical weapons against its main opposition leader and the Turkish president s provocative and destabilizing comments about Cyprus took center stage Tuesday as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on President Joe Biden s nominees for State Department posts.
The nominees include Karen Donfried for assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Mary Catherine Phee for assistant secretary of State for African Affairs, Anne Witkowsky for assistant secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and coordinator for Reconstruction and Developme
Biden announces nine career diplomats as US ambassador nominees
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Biden administration expected to announce nine career diplomats will be US ambassadors
The Biden administration plans to announce the nominations of nine career diplomats to be United States ambassadors as soon as Thursday, marking the first selection of overseas envoys since President Joe Biden took office, according to an internal list reviewed by CNN.
The administration is also expected to name its top picks for senior State Department official roles based at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
The administration’s selection of a slate of predominantly career officials for the top posts marks a shift from the Trump administration’s reliance on political appointees and shows that the Biden team is doubling down on its commitment to invest in career diplomats.
Biden announces nine career diplomats as US ambassador nominees
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate nine diplomats for ambassadorships on Thursday, marking his first selection of overseas envoys since taking office.
He also named his picks for senior State Department official roles based at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
His selection of a slate of predominantly career officials for the top posts may send a signal that about his move away from the Trump administration’s reliance on political appointees after the Biden team pledged to invest in career diplomats.
In a press release, the White House said Biden plans to nominate Larry André as ambassador to Somalia, Elizabeth Moore Aubin for Algeria, Steven Bondy for Bahrain, Maria Brewer for Lesotho, Marc Knapper for Vietnam, Christopher Lamora for Cameroon, Tulinabo Mushingi for Angola and Sao Tome & Principe, Michael Raynor for Senegal and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, and Eugene Young for the