Senator blocks Trump's choice for Colombia ambassador
Senator blocks Trump's choice for Colombia ambassador
Joshua Goodman, Associated Press
Updated 2:26 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 3, 2018
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Republican senator has been blocking President Donald Trump's choice to become the next ambassador to Colombia, citing concerns that one of the State Department's most senior career diplomats mishandled the aftermath of the deadly assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, led a small chorus of conservatives who raised doubts about Joseph Macmanus' nomination almost as soon as it was announced last November and has used a procedural rule known as a "hold" to prevent any vote from taking place.
If he doesn't lift it, Trump could be forced to either select a new person or wait until a new Congress begins in January to nominate Macmanus again.
A spokesperson for Lee's office said the senator has no plans to remove the hold but declined further comment.
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