Former U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar
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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden announced that former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will be named US Ambassador to Mexico and Morgan Stanley Vice Chairman Tom Nides will be named Ambassador to Israel.
Biden also announced that he will appoint Captain CB “Sully” Sullenberger as US Ambassador to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Sullenberger is a retired airline pilot best known for successfully landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009.
Biden has selected Julianne Smith for the prestigious post of Permanent Representative of the USA to NATO in the rank of ambassador. As a former Deputy National Security Advisor to Biden when he was Vice President, Smith also led NATO policy at the Pentagon.
The announcements were largely expected. But, as they did while Biden was traveling overseas, they embody Biden’s broader goal of staffing U.S. embassies abroad with seasoned and widely respected diplomats.
In addition to the aforementioned intended nominees, Biden has also tapped into:
- Julie Chung, Ambassador to Sri Lanka
- Sharon L. Cromer, Ambassador to The Gambia
- Troy Damian Fitrell as ambassador to Guinea
- Marc Ostfield as Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay
- Julianne Smith as Permanent Representative of the USA to NATO
- Dr. Cynthia Ann Telles as Ambassador to Costa Rica
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