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Obama names new Afghan, Pakistan envoys |
US President Barack Obama has nominated two veteran diplomats to be the
next ambassadors
to Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to a White House statement, Obama named
Richard Olson, a former ambassador to the UAE, to serve in Pakistan and James
Cunningham, the number two at the US embassy in Kabul , to be the ambassador.
"I am grateful that these talented and dedicated men and women have agreed to
take on these important roles and devote their talents to serving the American
people," Obama said in a statement announcing several new postings. According
to the Telegraph, the two men will need confirmation by the Senate. Outgoing US
ambassador to Pakistan , Cameron Munter, resigned in May after a turbulent tenure
in which US forces secretly killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. Just two weeks
after Munter's announcement, the US ambassador to Afghanistan , Ryan Crocker,
also said he would leave his post early. The State Department said he left the
stressful job for health reasons.
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