US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides confirmed by Senate
In his confirmation hearing at the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, Nides said that replenishing Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system is in the best interest of American national security.
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)ByOMRI NAHMIAS
