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A bipartisan group of 33 House lawmakers wrote to President Joe Biden on Thursday urging him to “immediately” nominate an ambassador-level envoy for the Abraham Accords and Middle East normalization, a position established by Congress late last year. Legislation establishing the post, which requires Senate confirmation, was approved as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in December 2023, but no deadline was provided for the administration to name an ambassador. Lawmakers are alleging that no progress has been made. 'It is incumbent that you nominate an Envoy as soon as possible in accordance with the FY24 NDAA,' the lawmakers wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden...'Unfortunately, since this position was created in December, it is our understanding that no progress has been made to nominate an Envoy,' the lawmakers wrote. 'In fact, at a House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee hearing on June 23, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf stated that there is not even a short list.' They said that filling the post would help show Israel and the international community that the U.S. remains interested in normalization...The letter was co-signed by Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), David Kustoff (R-TN), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Marc Molinaro (R-NY), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), John Rutherford (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Brandon Williams (R-NY) and Joe Wilson (R-SC), as well as Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR).
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