日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
World / US and Canada

US Senate panel backs confirmation of new ambassador to Russia

(Agencies) Updated: 2014-07-30 10:00

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama's nominee to be the new US ambassador to Russia could be on his way to Moscow in days, after US senators put aside partisan differences to hold a quick vote backing his appointment on Tuesday.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held an unscheduled evening meeting to unanimously approve the nomination of John Tefft, a career diplomat and former ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia and Lithuania, to be the new envoy to Moscow.

After five months without an American in the position, both Republicans and Democrats said the dire state of US relations with Russia made it imperative to confirm Tefft before Congress leaves on Aug. 1 for a five-week recess.

There was no immediate word on when the full Senate might hold that vote.

Tefft had painted a dire picture of relations with Moscow as he sailed through his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations panel earlier on Tuesday.

"Our relations with Russia today are in serious trouble and their future is uncertain," he testified to the committee. "The United States cannot ignore the fundamental challenge to the international order posed by Russia's actions in the Ukraine crisis."

"In my view we cannot afford to wait to send an ambassador to Russia," said Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, the committee's chairman.

Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican and frequent critic of Obama's foreign policy, called for unanimous approval of Tefft by the committee.

Tefft served as ambassador to Ukraine under Obama, a Democrat, and to Georgia and Lithuania under President George W. Bush, a Republican. He agreed to come out of retirement to take up the position in Moscow.

Dozens of Obama's other nominees to be ambassadors have been held up for months amid bitter partisan fighting in the US Senate.

The previous US ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul, left the position in February.

Related stories:

US, EU to impose new sanctions on Russia this week

US-Russia relations frosty, but no Cold War II afoot

Trudeau visits Sina Weibo
May gets little gasp as EU extends deadline for sufficient progress in Brexit talks
Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties
Yemen's ex-president Saleh, relatives killed by Houthis
Most Popular
Hot Topics

...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 手机在线精品视频 | 黄色片aaa| 国产在线专区 | 国产精品色综合 | 国产亚洲区 | 国内成人在线 | 亚洲一区二区三区精品视频 | 久久国内精品 | 久热99| 国产一区中文字幕 | 四虎影视av | 91直接看| 国产毛片久久久久久久 | 国产激情图片 | 毛片一级在线观看 | 国产激情影院 | 国产精品福利网站 | 免费啪视频在线观看 | 欧美野外猛男的大粗鳮 | 日韩成人午夜 | 欧美毛片视频 | 婷婷精品在线 | 欧美日韩高清免费 | 日韩av手机在线免费观看 | 神马久久久久 | 国产精品一区二区三区免费 | 欧美性生交大片免费看 | 播五月综合 | 国产精品成人网 | 精品免费国产 | 超碰10000 | 国产激情在线播放 | 国产剧情精品 | 成人av综合网 | 日韩免费中文字幕 | 一级黄色片毛片 | 日本精品视频 | 天天操好逼 | 亚洲色图19p | 亚洲成人一级 | 九一在线视频 |