Obama Nominates New Ambassadors to Turkey and Azerbaijan
Peter Kechichian AAANews Blog The former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, John R. Bass, is one step closer to becoming the next U.S. Ambassador to Turkey. Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) announced that his nomination hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 15 at 10 AM. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), who chairs the SFRC Subcommittee on European Affairs, will be presiding. Similarly, the White House announced yesterday that Robert F. Cekuta has been nominated to ser