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US Senate set to confirm Jack Lew as next ambassador to Israel

By Jacob Magid 31 October 2023, 5:10 pm Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew speaks during the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department in Washington, Nov. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew speaks during the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department in Washington, Nov. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

The Senate will hold a vote this afternoon to confirm US President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the next US ambassador to Israel, former treasury secretary Jack Lew.

Lew’s confirmation has been fast-tracked through the Senate since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

Lew is expected to be confirmed in a largely party-line vote.

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