Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia and Ambassadorial Vacancies

jamal khashoggi: The top diplomatic posts in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Yemen also remain unfilled as the US grapples with continued fallout from the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the military and humanitarian implications of the conflict in Yemen, according to CNN. There are 68 ambassadorial vacancies, not including international organizations, according to a tracker from the American Foreign Service Association AFSA . Of those, 49 have nominees and six nations do not exchange ambassadors with the US. We remain dedicated to filling critical posts around the globe with ambassadorial candidates who are most qualified to advance US leadership and America's foreign policy priorities abroad. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider 18 nominations during a business meeting Wednesday in the wake of a standoff Sunday between US border officials and a group of migrants, in which a major border crossing was temporarily closed and US Border Patrol agents fired tear gas at a group of migrants. We will continue to work with the Senate to confirm these qualified, solid nominees, before the end of the year so that these candidates may take their place alongside the finest diplomats in the world, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said. The post for US ambassador to Saudi Arabia is vacant, with nominee John Abizaid being named only weeks ago. Read More if !window.pym function Graphic' ; else var Graphic' ; There is no ambassador or nominee for ambassador to Mexico, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials have been in communication with their Mexican counterparts on the migrant issue, according to the State Department. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.