Senate committee approves Thomas Nides as US Amb. to Israel
The appointment is subject to final confirmation from the US Senate and is expected to pass without major opposition.
US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides (C) talks to South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (R), as US Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim listens on, during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul February 29, 2012. (photo credit: REUTERS/LEE JIN-MAN/POOL)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF