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Senate confirms ex-Air Force General Stilwell as top diplomat for East Asia
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JUNE 13, 2019 / 2:18 PM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
Senate confirms ex-Air Force General Stilwell as top diplomat for East Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed former Air Force General David Stilwell to be the State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, a post that had remained unfilled for more than two years despite major challenges in the region.
The 94-3 Senate vote to approve Stilwell as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs came nearly eight months after President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate the former career fighter pilot, who speaks Korean, Chinese and some Japanese, for the job.
The post has been vacant since Daniel Russel stepped down in April 2017, in spite of a major crisis over North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and worsening relations and a trade war with China, the world’s No. 2 economy and Washington’s main rival in the region.
Stilwell will also be faced with formulating a U.S. response to a crisis in the former British colony of Hong Kong resulting from a proposed extradition law by China.
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Senate confirms ex-Air Force General Stilwell as top diplomat for East Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed former Air Force General David Stilwell to be the State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, a post that had remained unfilled for more than two years despite major challenges in the region.
The 94-3 Senate vote to approve Stilwell as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs came nearly eight months after President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate the former career fighter pilot, who speaks Korean, Chinese and some Japanese, for the job.
The post has been vacant since Daniel Russel stepped down in April 2017, in spite of a major crisis over North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and worsening relations and a trade war with China, the world’s No. 2 economy and Washington’s main rival in the region.
Stilwell will also be faced with formulating a U.S. response to a crisis in the former British colony of Hong Kong resulting from a proposed extradition law by China.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-asia-stilwell/senate-confirms-ex-air-force-general-stilwell-as-top-diplomat-for-east-asia-idUSKCN1TE2SA
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