The US Senate voted 48-to-21 early Saturday morning to confirm former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan, the Chicago Tribune reported.
“We desperately need an ambassador in Japan,” senator Tammy Duckworth, who voted in favour, said. “This is a part of the world that is under continued stress from the People’s Republic of China.”
Read the full report: Chicago Tribune
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