WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Republican former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey.
“Given the strategic importance of the United States’ relationship with our long-time NATO Ally, the Republic of Turkey, I am honored and humbled by the trust President Biden has placed in me with this ambassadorial nomination,” Flake said in a statement.
“This is a pivotal post at an important time for both of our countries,” he said.
Flake served as a U.S. senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019 and was a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Leslie Adler and Dan Grebler)
