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Trump Nominates Retired Gen. John Abizaid To Be Ambassador To Saudi Arabia
Source: NPR
Trump Nominates Retired Gen. John Abizaid To Be Ambassador To Saudi Arabia
November 14, 20182:15 AM ET
EMILY SULLIVAN
President Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of retired Army Gen. John Abizaid as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia — a move that would fill a vacancy that's been open since the administration's first days.
Abizaid, known for serving as the commander of the U.S. Central Command and overseeing the war in Iraq, is currently the Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and works as a private consultant.
As the head of Central Command from July 2003 to March 2007, the four-star general was the top U.S. commander in the Middle East.
The president's pick highlights the importance he has placed on the military partnership between the U.S. and the Saudi royal court, which signed an arms deal with the U.S. worth billions of dollars last year.
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November 14, 20182:15 AM ET
EMILY SULLIVAN
President Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of retired Army Gen. John Abizaid as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia — a move that would fill a vacancy that's been open since the administration's first days.
Abizaid, known for serving as the commander of the U.S. Central Command and overseeing the war in Iraq, is currently the Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and works as a private consultant.
As the head of Central Command from July 2003 to March 2007, the four-star general was the top U.S. commander in the Middle East.
The president's pick highlights the importance he has placed on the military partnership between the U.S. and the Saudi royal court, which signed an arms deal with the U.S. worth billions of dollars last year.
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Read more: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/14/667664609/trump-nominates-retired-gen-john-abizaid-to-be-ambassador-to-saudi-arabia
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