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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScoop: Cindy McCain set to land Biden ambassadorship
By TARA PALMERI, RACHAEL BADE, EUGENE DANIELS and RYAN LIZZA 04/12/2021 06:23 AM EDT
President JOE BIDEN is preparing to name Republican CINDY MCCAIN to a coveted ambassador post in Western Europe in what would be his administrations first Republican appointee to a Senate-confirmed position.
McCain is undergoing vetting to be nominated for U.S. ambassador to the U.N. World Food Programme, a mission based in Rome, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. This comes after the administration declined to install at least one member from the opposing party in a Cabinet position a practice of three consecutive presidents (BILL CLINTON, GEORGE W. BUSH and BARACK OBAMA) before DONALD TRUMP broke the streak.
Cindy McCain, the wife of the late Sen. JOHN MCCAIN, gave Biden a critical boost in Arizona with her endorsement of the Democrat over Trump. Biden was the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry the state since Clinton in 1996.
McCain, 66, is undergoing a background check for the post. The Biden administration is expected to announce most of its ambassadors at the same time, rather than individually.
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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/04/12/scoop-cindy-mccain-set-to-land-biden-ambassadorship-492440
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Scoop: Cindy McCain set to land Biden ambassadorship (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2021
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marble falls
(56,358 posts)1. Actually sounds reasonable.
kskiska
(27,041 posts)2. Maybe she'll get the ambassadorship to the Vatican.
The cushy job the former guy gave to Newt's wife, where they lived la dolce vita for 4 years.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)3. That's a good idea. Can't do too much harm there.
I think Biden's playing the game very competently.