After months of impasse, US Senate confirms former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake to be Washington's new ambassador to Turkey
Jeff Flake endorsed Democratic President Joe Biden when Biden ran for the White House against Trump in 2020.
The chamber approved the former lawmaker from Arizona through a voice vote on Tuesday following the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's October 19 approval of Flake's nomination.Trump to nominate Satterfield ambassador to Turkey Flake served in both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his time in Congress, which spanned nearly two decades.Legislative maneuvering
US President Joe Biden has refused to impose the economic penalties and struck a deal with Germany to assuage the US' largely geopolitical concerns over the pipeline.
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