Donald Trump appointed Waltz to the post in May after he left a job as White House National Security Adviser.
The Senate has confirmed former U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
The chamber voted 47-43 on Waltz’s nomination[1]. Waltz, a St. Augustine Beach, welcomed the vote, which followed several tumultuous months since Waltz vacated his seat in Congress for another job in President Donald Trump’s administration.
“THANK YOU President Trump & the U.S. Senate your trust and confidence to Make the UN Great Again,” Waltz posted on X[2].
Democratic U.S. Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire crossed the aisle to support Waltz’s confirmation.
Trump nominated Waltz for the ambassadorship in May, just hours after Waltz’s ouster[3] as White House National Security Adviser. His departure from a position within the White House came amid scrutiny over his role adding Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, to a Signal chat[4] updating key administration figures on an impending strike on the Houthis.
Before becoming National Security Adviser to the President, Waltz had won election to Congress in 2018[5] to a seat previously held by Ron DeSantis, who won election as Governor the same year.
The retired Green Beret had also served as an advisor to former Vice President Dick Cheney during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Of note, Waltz is Trump’s second nominee to the role of U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. The President initially announced that U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, would fill the role. But Trump withdrew[6] her nomination in March.
That ironically came after concerns arose about the Special Election to replace Waltz in Congress. There were widely reported concerns that House Republicans could not risk losing her in the caucus, especially amid polling that showed Republican Randy Fine underperforming in his campaign to succeed Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.
Fine ultimately won[7] the seat with 57% of the vote in April.
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- ^ nomination (www.congress.gov)
- ^ posted on X (x.com)
- ^ ouster (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ Signal chat (www.theatlantic.com)
- ^ in 2018 (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ withdrew (floridapolitics.com)
- ^ ultimately won (floridapolitics.com)