The Senate Mike Waltz as the United Nations ambassador, after months of delay, confirms

Washington – The Senate Mike Waltz, former National Security Adviser to President Trump, confirmed as an American ambassador to the United Nations on Friday after months of delay.

The vote, which was from 47 to 43, comes days before world leaders and their representatives will meet next week to attend high -level meetings in New York to the United Nations General Assembly.

The role of the United Nations Ambassador – The last member of the Council of Ministers, Mr. Trump is confirmed He was vacant for eight months, leaving the United States without a great actor on the main world stage as it plays many international crises. Waltz holds this position as Mr. Trump’s frustrations with Russia increased because of its refusal to end its war in Ukraine, while the United States is seeking to manage tensions with China and Iran, while negotiating the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

This summer, Democrats disturbed bruises Confirmation session For the Palls after he was involved in the controversy about a signal conversation in which senior management officials are I unintentionally revealed sensitive details About a military strike in Yemen. But the Pals survived the session mostly safely, with no scandal until more than an hour in the interrogation.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee originally presented his candidacy on July 24, with the help of senior Democrats in the team, Senator Jean -Shaheen from New Hampshire. But Al -Fals was among the many candidates who were sent to the committee earlier this month due to the procedural objections of Democrats on how to initially vote outside the committee.

The committee once again applied Waltz on Wednesday with Shaheen’s vote for Saleh. Senator Rand Paul was the only Republican Republican Kentucky to vote against his nomination.

Shaheen said earlier this year that she believed that Waltz would play a “moderate force” in the Trump administration. It also obtained an agreement with the administration to issue a pre -authorized spending of $ 75 million in helping life rescue.

“He committed to the important role of the United Nations, his belief in participation there, challenges, and the need for reform – which I think most of us will agree, there are reforms that we would like to see in the United Nations – and the importance of competition with China,” Shaheen told reporters.

During his confirmation session, Waltz told Senators that the United Nations needed “great” reform, but added that there is “a good and meaningful work to do.”

“We must have one place in the world where everyone can speak, where China, Russia, Europe and the developing world can meet and resolve conflicts,” he said. “But after 80 years, it is drifted from its basic mission of making peace.”

Waltz Shaheen told “it is important” that the United States be on the table to counter China’s growing influence.

Waltz adhered to the Republicans that he would fight what he called “foci of anti -Semitism” in the World Authority.

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He contributed to this report.