U.S. Senate confirms Biden nominee for No. 2 State Dept post
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee Wendy Sherman to be deputy secretary of state, the number two position at the department.
The Senate backed the nomination by 56-42, as a handful of Republicans joined Biden’s fellow Democrats to vote in Sherman’s favor.
Sherman, 71, a foreign policy veteran, ran into Republican resistance because she helped negotiate the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran, which was fiercely opposed by Republicans as well as some Democrats.
Former Republican President Donald Trump withdrew from the pact in 2018. The agreement has unraveled as Iran breached its limits on nuclear enrichment and Trump re-imposed sanctions.
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Reuters / Apr 14, 2021, 10:11 IST
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WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden s nominee Wendy Sherman to be deputy secretary of state, the number two position at the department.
The Senate backed the nomination by 56-42, as a handful of Republicans joined Biden s fellow Democrats to vote in Sherman s favor.
Sherman, 71, a foreign policy veteran, ran into Republican resistance because she helped negotiate the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran, which was fiercely opposed by Republicans as well as some Democrats.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has told Congress it is proceeding with more than $23 billion in weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 aircraft, armed drones and other equipment, congressional aides said on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo
A State Department spokesperson said the administration would move forward with the proposed sales to the UAE, “even as we continue reviewing details and consulting with Emirati officials” related to the use of the weapons.