US Senate confirms Flake as ambassador to Turkey

The Senate confirmed former Senator Jeff Flake to be the US's new envoy to Ankara following a months-long impasse, Report informs, citing Anadolu Agency.

The chamber approved the former lawmaker from Arizona via voice vote following the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's October 19 approval of Flake's nomination.

Flake will now succeed outgoing Ambassador David Satterfield.

Nominated in mid-July, Flake was a key Republican ally for Biden during last year's White House race and endorsed the Democratic then-nominee after establishing himself as a Republican long at odds with former President Donald Trump.

Flake served in both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his time in Congress, spanning nearly two decades.