Biden Names Jeff Flake as Ambassador to Turkey

Biden Names Jeff Flake as Ambassador to Turkey
Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) arrives for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
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President Joe Biden will nominate former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake as his ambassador to Turkey, choosing a Republican to lead one of the U.S.’ most important and delicate foreign relationships.

Flake, who served as a Arizona senator from 2013 to 2019 and vocally supported Biden over former President Donald Trump, said he was “honored and humbled” in a statement.