Washington – The Senate confirmed on Friday that Mike Waltz The American Ambassador of the United NationsFill the last vacancy in the cabinet, Donald Trump, eight months after the delay and withdraw a former candidate.
The two parties’ vote in favor of Al -Fals came after it recently restored a procedural obstacle to the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, where it had to be voted again on Wednesday.
The Senate has not voted on a separate issue that would formally appoint the Palos as a representative of the General Assembly, due to objections from the Democrats, according to a person familiar with the Senate deliberations. It is not clear how or whether Waltz is able to participate in the annual United Nations Gathering in New York next week. The White House did not immediately respond to the clarification request.
Calm down the assertion of questions about any kind of political capital that the White House was confirming that it was sitting as an ambassador.
It is not clear why Waltz was not developed before the Democrats employed the procedural step last week, given that his candidacy had left the committee last month with the support of the two parties.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said they worked closely with the White House “to strengthen each of our candidates as quickly as possible,” including the Fals.
But a democratic Congress aide said this week that administration officials showed “they do not resort” to obtaining Valz before the United Nations General Assembly, which begins on Tuesday with Trump as one of the few speakers.
He served the vales for weeks only Trump’s National Security Adviser Before he was expelled in May, after a journalist was adding by accidentally to a Special sign chat used for discussion Sensitive military plans. He denied removing him from the publication and insisted that the chat had received cybersecurity standards for the administration. the Pentagon Inspector General It is the investigation.
Trump was used in May to represent the United States at the United Nations The withdrawal of the former candidateRepresentative Eliz Stefanick, regarding concerns about the majority of the Republican Council. During the Senate confirmation session after months, Al -Fals chanted the priorities of his superiors – Trump Foreign Minister Marco Rubio-to follow up on the main reforms of the 80-year-old international organization.
“We must have one place in the world where everyone can speak – where China, Russia, Europe and the developing world can meet and resolve conflicts,” Waltz told Senator. “But after 80 years, its basic mission of the peace industry was drifted.”
Waltz will coincide with Time of great change For the United Nations, as still Returning Trump’s decision This year to reduce foreign assistance financing, which was severe Humanitarian aid agencies affected It predicted additional US financing discounts to the United Nations annual budget.
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