AMBASSADOR/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump offered gratitude rather than outrage on Thursday [8-10-17] for Russia’s decision to force the United States Embassy in Moscow to slash its personnel by 755 people, despite bipartisan condemnation from other American leaders who protested the Cold War-style move. President Vladimir V. Putin last month ordered the seizure of two […]
Category: Ambassador
7/20/2017
AMBASSADOR/GERMANY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump has picked former U.N. spokesman Richard Grenell as U.S. ambassador to Germany, a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity said on Thursday. Grenell served as U.S. spokesman at the United Nations from 2001 to 2008, during the administration of Republican President George W. Bush. Currently, Grenell […]
7/19/2017
AMBASSADOR/NOMINATIONS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump announced his intention Tuesday [7-18-17] to nominate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. If confirmed, the former 2012 GOP presidential candidate would take over a high-profile post amid ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and potential contacts between Russian officials and the […]
7/4/2017
AMBASSADOR/FOREIGN POLICY/POLITICS/STATE: “A delegation of United States senators visiting Afghanistan issued a stark warning on Tuesday [7-4-17] to President Trump to fill vacant embassy and State Department positions here in order to better address the country’s mounting military and political crises. Led by Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, the American delegation in Kabul voiced […]
6/27/2017
AMBASSADOR/POLITICS/RUSSIA: “The Russian Ambassador to the US at the center of a political firestorm over his encounters with associates of President Donald Trump is leaving his post, but Russia says the move is not unexpected. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova is clarifying reports that Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak is leaving his post in Washington […]
6/22/2017
AMBASSADOR/SPORTS/TRUMP PEOPLE/UK: “New York Jets owner Woody Johnson will be nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, the White House announced Thursday [6-22-17] night. If Johnson is nominated and approved by the Senate, his younger brother, Christopher Johnson, 58, will assume the role of chairman and CEO of […]
6/5/217
AMBASSADOR/CABINET/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump accused Democrats in the Senate of slowing the confirmation process for his appointees, including foreign ambassadors, even though Senate rules allow Republicans, the chamber’s majority party, to move appointees along without Democratic votes. ‘Dems are taking forever to approve my people, including Ambassadors. They are nothing but OBSTRUCTIONISTS! Want […]
5/14/2017
AMBASSADOR/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP PEOPLE/CALLISTA GINGRICH: “Less than two weeks before a potentially tense and diplomatically delicate meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, President Trump has apparently settled on nominating Callista Gingrich, the wife of Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, as the United States ambassador to the Holy See, according to two people close to […]
4/20/2017
AMBASSADOR/FOREIGN POLICY/NEW ZEALAND/TRUMP PEOPLE/SCOTT BROWN: “Scott Brown may soon be headed off to greener pastures. President Trump announced his intent to nominate Brown to be the next U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand on Thursday [4-20-17], offering him a plum ambassadorship to the kiwi country after Brown’s vocal 2016 campaign support. Brown, who served as senator […]
04/09/2017
AMBASSADOR/NATIONAL SECURITY/SINGAPORE/TRUMP PEOPLE/KT MCFARLAND: “K.T. McFarland, the one-time top deputy to ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn, has accepted the US ambassadorship to Singapore and will likely leave the National Security Council in the coming months, a senior administration official has told CNN. ‘She is going to do it, assuming she gets confirmed,’ the official […]
3/23/2017
AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/TRUMP PEOPLE/DAVID FRIEDMAN: “The U.S. Senate on Thursday [3-23-17] narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, an outspoken bankruptcy lawyer aligned with the Israeli right. The vote was 52 to 46, with almost every Senate Democrat voting against Friedman.” –Patricia Zengerle, “Senate confirms Trump nominee to be Israel envoy,” […]
3/09/2017
AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/TRUMP PEOPLE/DAVID FRIEDMAN: “Over considerable opposition, a Republican-controlled Senate panel Thursday [3-9-17] approved President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel. The nomination of David Friedman, Trump’s long-time bankruptcy lawyer, now faces a final vote in the full Senate. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 to advance Friedman, despite statements he has made attacking liberal […]
3/09/2017
AMBASSADOR/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/JON HUNTSMAN: “Former Utah governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has accepted President Donald Trump’s offer to serve as the next ambassador to Russia, several senior administration officials told CNN. If confirmed, Huntsman would become one of the highest-profile US ambassadors, helming the diplomatic mission to a country that has seen its […]