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Who is Going to be The Next US Ambassador to Israel? Published April 28th, 2021 - 06:38 GMT
U.S. President Joe Biden removes his mask before speaking about updated CDC mask guidance on the North Lawn of the White House on April 27, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden announced updated CDC guidance, saying vaccinated Americans do not need to wear a mask outside when in small groups. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
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Thomas R. Nides emerges as a likely candidate for ambassador to Israel ahead of President Biden s nominee announcements.
US President Joe Biden will start to roll out his nominees for ambassadorship positions this week, and former State Department official Thomas R. Nides “has emerged as the likely candidate for ambassador to Israel,” the Washington Post reported on Tuesday night.
Rishi Sunak was facing accusation of breaking the ministerial code tonight after he released messages he sent to former prime minister David Cameron amid a furious lobbying row.
The Treasury released the Chancellor s texts after a freedom of information request into efforts by the ex-Tory leader to contact ministers in search of millions of pounds of extra Covid rescue cash for Greensill Capital.
Mr Cameron s attempts on behalf of his employer were rebuffed and Greensill - run by Australian Lex Greensill - has filed for insolvency after failing to secure support through the Government s Covid Corporate Financing Facility.
But the ex-premier s ability to contact ministers privately prompted a row over lobbying which intensified after he was cleared of breaking rules he himself introduced.
John Healey dragged into scandal as Labour attacked lobbying politicians
He urged Treasury to give Greensill £200million in taxpayers Covid-19 loans
Mr Healey says his intervention was right because of steel works in constituency
Lex Greensill reassured staff in a video on February 15 of strength of funds
Two weeks later Credit Suisse froze the funds, leading to Greensill s collapse
Ex-PM David Cameron is facing questions over his closeness to the tycoon
The boss of collapsed finance company Greensill boasted to staff about the firm s enormous liquidity just three weeks before it collapsed and became embroiled in a political scandal.
Australian financier Lex Greensill, 44, reassured staff in an internal video on February 15 - audio of which has been obtained by the FT - of the incredible strength of a key set of funds it held with Zurich-based Credit Suisse.
Just two weeks later the Swiss bank froze these funds, precipitating Greensill s collapse around seven days later - leading to unwelcome headlines for former Prime Minister David Cameron, an adviser to the firm, who was today facing fresh questions over his closeness to Mr Greensill.