By Aamer Madhani •
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled picks for several high-profile ambassadorial postings, tapping career diplomats steeped in foreign policy experience as well as political allies and aviation hero ”Sully” Sullenberger.
The picks include former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico and former deputy secretary of state Tom Nides as ambassador to Israel. Retired airline pilot C.B. ”Sully Sullenberger, most famous for negotiating the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River with no fatalities, has been named to serve as U.S. representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Biden ambassador nominees include envoys to Israel, Mexico
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Biden ambassador nominees include envoys to Israel, Mexico, Sri Lanka
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Biden Nominates 9 to High-Profile Ambassador Postings, Including Aviation Hero Sully Sullenberger – NECN
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