周二，参议院确认了乔·拜登总统的三名主要提名人担任大使。
亚利桑那州共和党前参议员杰夫·弗雷克谁在2019年离职，被确认为驻土耳其大使，而新墨西哥前民主党参议员汤姆·乌德尔被确认为驻新西兰大使。
已故共和党参议员约翰·麦凯恩的妻子辛迪·麦凯恩在担任美国驻联合国粮食和农业机构代表期间被确认为大使。
三位提名者都获得了一致确认。
亚利桑那州民主党参议员马克·凯利要求一致同意确认辛迪·麦凯恩。凯利在2018年去世前曾接受约翰·麦凯恩的指导，并于去年赢得了参议院席位。提名得到确认时，同样来自亚利桑那州的民主党参议员基尔斯顿·西内马(Kyrsten Sinema)正在主持参议院，他显然很兴奋。
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参议员杰夫·弗雷克和他的妻子谢丽尔·弗雷克以及美国国会议员一起参加了一场重演的宣誓就职仪式...
弗雷克和麦凯恩是拜登最热情的共和党支持者在2020年总统选举期间。他们是一月份受到亚利桑那州共和党的指责感谢他们对前总统唐纳德·特朗普的坚定批评。
“当我正式加入共和党时，共和党是包容的政党。这是一次慷慨的聚会。这是一个‘国家至上’的政党，”辛迪·麦凯恩在谈到这次责难时说。“我们已经迷失了方向，是时候回到正轨了。”
“我真的希望随着事情的进展，我们离发生的混乱越来越远，我们能做到这一点，”她补充说。“我们可以回到正轨，提醒大家，我们在这里是为了国家，而不是为了我们的党。”
Senate confirms Cindy McCain, former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake as ambassadors
Three of President Joe Biden’s major nominees were confirmed to ambassadorships by the Senate on Tuesday.
Former Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republicanwho left office in 2019, was confirmed as ambassador to Turkey, while former Democratic Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico was confirmed to be ambassador to New Zealand.
Cindy McCain, the wife of late GOP Sen. John McCain, was confirmed to the rank of ambassador during her tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.
All three nominees were confirmed unanimously.
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat, asked for unanimous consent to confirm Cindy McCain. Kelly was mentored by John McCain prior to his death in 2018 and won his Senate seat last year. Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, also of Arizona, was presiding over the Senate when the nomination was confirmed and was visibly excited.
Flake and McCain were some ofBiden’s most ardent Republican supportersduring the 2020 presidential election. They werecensured by the Arizona Republican Party in Januaryfor their staunch criticism of former President Donald Trump.
"When I began in the Republican Party officially, the Republican party was the party of inclusion. It was the party of generosity. It was the party of 'country first,'" Cindy McCain said of the censure. "We have lost our way and it's time that we get back on track."
"I truly hope that as things progress on, and we get further away from this mess that occurred, that we can do just that," she added. "We can get back on track and remind everyone that we are here for the country and not our party."
