Senate Confirms Mike Waltz as New US Ambassador to UN
This comes just in time for the annual UN General Assembly.
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, nominated to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters
WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz on Sept. 19 to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
The tally was 47–43. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) joined all Republicans in voting in favor of the nomination.
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