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US republicans divided about Trumps Colombia ambassador pick
written by Jack Norman November 29, 2017
The right wing of the US Senate is mounting a campaign against the confirmation of Joseph Macmanus as the new Ambassador to Colombia.
The latest opposition to Macmanus came from Republican Senator Marco Rubio from Florida, an influential senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which will vote on whether or not to confirm Macmanus.
Macmanus, a 30-year career diplomat who has served both Republican and Democratic presidents, was nominated by President Donald Trump to succeed Kevin Whitaker, another career diplomat, as Washington’s man in Bogota.
“It is deeply concerning that Mr. Macmanus was somehow selected to lead our only NATO partner in Latin America,” Rubio told the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news site.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/us-republicans-divided-trumps-colombia-ambassador-pick/