Biden Picks Morgan Stanley’s Nides, Pilot ‘Sully’ as Envoys

Nides is Biden’s choice for U.S. ambassador to Israel
Pilot Sullenberger would be envoy to aviation organization

C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger — C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Justin Sink and Nancy Cook

June 15, 2021 at 7:30 PM UTC

Updated on

June 15, 2021 at 7:57 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden announced a slate of ambassador nominations on Tuesday that included Morgan Stanley Vice Chairman Thomas Nides as the top diplomat to Israel and former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as envoy to Mexico.

Biden is also nominating C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger -- the retired pilot who safely landed a US Airways plane in the Hudson River -- as an ambassador to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, the White House said Tuesday.