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Nominated ambassador to Colombia hardly challenged in US senate
by Jack Norman March 9, 2018
The US ambassador-nominee to Colombia, Joseph Macmanus, had an easy time before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, despite threats by some Republicans to challenge his appointment.
Macmanus appeared before the senate committee on Wednesday after threats to challenge the appointment of the career diplomat the embassy in Bogota.
Easing his path to confirmation were his focus on the urgency of combating the production of coca and his statement that “clearly Venezuela, as a regional threat and as a threat to Colombia, is the principal problem of today, of right now.”
Those are topics of great importance to Senate Republicans, who control the nomination process. It now appears likely Macmanus will be approved by the Foreign Relations Committee and the full Senate, and then take up his position in Bogota.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/nominated-ambassador-to-colombia-hardly-challenged-in-us-senate/