Senate confirms US ambassadors to 6 countries
WASHINGTON – The Senate has confirmed U.S. ambassadors to six countries, including the important posts of Iraq and Ukraine.
The nominations passed by voice vote late Thursday before Congress exited Washington for a seven-week recess. The ambassadors all are career members of the senior foreign service.
Douglas Silliman is the new chief American diplomat in Iraq. He’ll replace Stuart Jones as ambassador. Iraq has been struggling to keep up its prolonged and costly fight against the Islamic State group.
Marie Yovanovitch takes over as ambassador to Ukraine, replacing Geoffrey Pyatt. Eastern Ukraine is mired in a conflict between government forces and Russia-backed rebels.
Pyatt is the new ambassador to Greece.
Anne Hall is the ambassador to Lithuania. Lawrence Silverman is the ambassador to Kuwait. Carol Perez is the ambassador to Chile.
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