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Obama's pick as ambassador to Cuba has '0% chance' of approval, union says

September 29, 2016

The Guardian, David Smith

Barack Obama has a “0%” chance of getting his nomination for ambassador to Cuba approved by Congress, according to the union representing US diplomats.

The president this week announced Jeffrey DeLaurentis as his choice to become the first American ambassador to Cuba in more than half a century, aiming to put the seal on his detente with the communist island nation.

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