Biden nominates Thomas Nides as US Ambassador to Israel

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 06/15/21 | News Source: Arutz-7

Former Obama Administration official tapped to be next US envoy to Israel.

US President Joe Biden has officially nominated Thomas R. Nides to be the next American Ambassador to Israel, the White House announced Tuesday.

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Nides served as the State Department’s Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources from 2010 – 2013 and is the current vice-chairman of the Morgan Stanley investment banking company. He has close ties with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Nides will need to be confirmed by the Senate, where Democrats have a slim majority. Read more at Arutz-7