The Senate on Thursday night eventually confirmed John Tefft to be the U.S. Ambassador to Russia late Thursday night, after an initial blocking of his confirmation by Senate Republicans prompted an unusually public outburst by a senior White House adviser. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sought Thursday night to confirm a bloc of 25 nominees to ambassadorships, including Tefft and the U.S. ambassador to Guatemala post. On the Senate floor, Menendez asked for unanimous consent to bring the nominees up for a mass vote. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) objected, something that drew …read more
Source: Business Insider
