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President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience as well as political allies and aviation hero ”Sully” Sullenberger.
The picks include former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico and former deputy secretary of state Tom Nides as ambassador to Israel. Retired airline pilot C.B. ”Sully Sullenberger, most famous for negotiating the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River with no fatalities, has been named to serve as U.S. representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Biden ambassador nominees include envoys to Israel, Mexico
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FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, Thomas Nides, testifies to the Senate foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden has unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, turning to a group that includes career diplomats, political allies and an American aviation hero. Nides is nominated to serve as ambassador to Israel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
GENEVA – President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for nine ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience as well as political allies and aviation hero ”Sully” Sullenberger.
Sully Sullenberger among 9 high-profile nominees for Biden s ambassador postings
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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience as well as political allies and aviation hero Sully Sullenberger.
The picks include former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico and former Deputy Secretary of State Tom Nides as ambassador to Israel. Retired airline pilot C.B. Sully Sullenberger, most famous for negotiating the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River with no fatalities, has been named to serve as U.S.
By Aamer Madhani •
Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic via Getty Images
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience as well as political allies and aviation hero ”Sully” Sullenberger.
The picks include former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico and former deputy secretary of state Tom Nides as ambassador to Israel. Retired airline pilot C.B. ”Sully Sullenberger, most famous for negotiating the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River with no fatalities, has been named to serve as U.S. representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.