Cindy McCain: Senate confirms Republican as Biden's ambassador to UN food agency
Source: CNN
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Cindy McCain as the US ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, securing a longtime Republican ally of President Joe Biden for a spot in his administration.
McCain -- the widow of GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, whose relationship with Biden has spanned decades -- was confirmed nearly four months after the President nominated her to the position, which focuses on ending global hunger and expanding access to quality foods worldwide.
The request to confirm McCain was made on the Senate floor by Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, while Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, another Arizona Democrat, was the presiding officer at the time of the vote.
Following her confirmation, McCain shared a tweet from a Senate Twitter account announcing that her nomination had passed, adding simply: "It's official!!"
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I'll bet TFG is just ecstatic.
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