Senate confirms Cindy McCain, former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake to top diplomatic posts
The Senate also confirmed Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Ted Kennedy, and former Sen. Tom Udall as ambassadors.
Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was confirmed as U.S.
ambassador to Turkey, and Cindy McCain, the widow of GOP Sen. John McCain of
Arizona, will be the country's representative at the United Nations Agencies
for Food and Agriculture.
Both Arizona Republicans endorsed Biden during the 2020
presidential election. They were confirmed Tuesday by voice vote.
Flake and John McCain, who died in August 2018, were
frequent targets of former President Donald Trump when he was in office.
Flake announced in October 2017 that he would not seek
re-election, expressing dismay with Trump and the direction of the Republican
Party. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, then a House member, won Flake's Senate seat the
following year, flipping it to the Democrats.
In 2020, Flake and Cindy McCain were key Biden surrogates
who sought to broaden the Democratic nominee's appeal to voters, particularly
among Republicans. Biden later won Arizona, which had not voted for a Democrat
since 1996.
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