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Biden names US ambassadors to Jordan, Oman

The US president has nominated Yael Lempert as US ambassador to Jordan, Ana Escrogima as US ambassador to Oman and named Dorothy Shea, currently the US ambassador to Lebanon, for deputy US representative to the United Nations

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Jan 4, 2023
US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Yael Lempert looks on during the Negev Forum's first Steering Committee meeting in the town of in Zallaq, south of the Bahraini capital of Manama on June 27, 2022. -(Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)
US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert looks on during the Negev Forum's first Steering Committee meeting in the town of in Zallaq, south of the Bahraini capital of Manama on June 27, 2022. — MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images

US President Joe Biden announced a slate of new ambassador nominations on Tuesday, including for posts at the US embassies in Jordan and Oman. 

Biden nominated veteran diplomat Yael Lempert as US ambassador to Jordan. She is currently the principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, and previously served as chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in London. Lempert will replace Henry Wooster, who has held the ambassador post in Amman since 2020. 

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