State Department officials warned the Senate on Friday that 43 important diplomatic positions remain unfilled as of December, putting U.S. national security at great risk.
Nominees must be confirmed by the Senate before the end of the current session, which could end as soon as next week, or be renominated by President Joe Biden. One important nominee the department has noted is Kurt Campbell, who has been tapped to serve as deputy secretary of state to Antony Blinken.
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“Since the beginning of this administration, the State Department has endured a relentless attack on career Foreign Service nominees, in particular,” the department said in a statement obtained by the New York Times. “Unprecedented, unrelated demands and often inaccurate perceptions have permitted adversaries like China and Russia to…
