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Biden donors, friends and former aides expected on first slate of high-profile ambassadors Tyler Pager, Anne Gearan © Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post Then-candidate Joe Biden with then-Sen. Kamala D. Harris and Cindy McCain in Arizona in October. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) President Biden is expected to begin naming his choices for high-profile ambassador postings in May or possibly as soon as this week, several people familiar with White House plans said, revealing winners among a pecking order of Biden friends, donors and aides that spans decades. ...

Biden donors, friends, and former aides expected on first slate of high-profile ambassadors By Tyler Pager and Anne Gearan The Washington Post,Updated April 27, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend President Biden spoke about COVID-19 vaccinations, in the Eisenhower Executive Office building at the White House complex in Washington on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.Al Drago/NYT WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected to begin naming his choices for high-profile ambassador postings in May or possibly as soon as this week, several people familiar with White House plans said, revealing winners am...

The Daily 202: Experts assess Biden on the pandemic, the border and bringing ‘normal’ back Olivier Knox with Mariana Alfaro Welcome to The Daily 202 newsletter! One year ago today, the U.S. passed 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.  But with President Biden poised to mark the occasion with his first speech to a joint session of Congress, The Daily 202 reached out to a handful of experts to get their sense of how he has done on a handful of key challenges, from the pandemic to the economy to immigration. We have...

1 shares Deputy US Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas Nides speaks at a USAID conference in June 2012. (Screenshot: YouTube) Former State Department official Thomas Nides has emerged as the likely nominee for the next US ambassador to Israel, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing several people familiar with White House plans on the matter. The report also named other likely picks as top diplomats by US President Joe Biden’s administration. Born in 1961 to a Jewish family in Duluth, Minnesota, Nides is a banking executive and if indeed picked, would bring ...

Immigration remains a soft spot, though.