Tag: Senate confirmation
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Tinubu Asks Senate to Screen and Confirm New Nigerian Service Chiefs
Overview President Bola Tinubu has formally asked Nigeria’s Senate to screen and confirm the recently appointed service chiefs. The request, conveyed in a letter read aloud by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary, marks the next step in a strategic realignment of the country’s military leadership aimed at strengthening professionalism and coordination in national security…
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Trump Names Lee Lipton as US Ambassador to the Philippines, Replacing MaryKay Carlson
Trump nominates Lee Lipton to lead the US mission in Manila In a move that underscores the evolving emphasis on Southeast Asia in U.S. diplomacy, President Donald Trump has tapped Lee Lipton, a former Florida businessman, to serve as the United States ambassador to the Philippines. The nomination, announced by the U.S. State Department, sets…
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Trump Names Lee Lipton as New US Envoy to the Philippines, Replacing MaryKay Carlson
Trump appoints Lee Lipton as US ambassador to the Philippines In a move that underscored the evolving US-Philippines relationship, President Donald Trump has named Lee Lipton, a Florida-born former businessman, as the next United States ambassador to the Philippines. The announcement, released by the US State Department, arrives as Manila awaits a new envoy to…
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US Senate Questions Trump’s Pentagon Nominee on AUKUS Review and Submarine Pact Sustainability
US Senate Questions Trump’s Pentagon Nominee on AUKUS Review The confirmation hearing for John Noh, Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee US defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific, highlighted lingering questions about the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) submarine pact. While lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee voiced broad support for AUKUS, they pressed Noh to outline what a…