Biden Names Top Democratic Donor to Become U.S. Envoy to U.K.
- President also chooses donors for posts in Brazil, Denmark
- Ambassador selections are subject to Senate confirmation
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President Joe Biden plans to nominate Jane Hartley as the U.S. ambassador to the U.K., continuing a bipartisan tradition of selecting party donors and loyalists to help oversee the two nations’ “special relationship” in one of the world’s most prestigious diplomatic posts.
Hartley, who served as U.S. ambassador to France during the Obama administration, was a “bundler” for the Biden campaign as she was for Barack Obama’s, soliciting checks from a broad swath of donors. If confirmed, the 71-year-old former Democratic aide and consultant will move into historic Winfield House, a sprawling 12-acre estate in London’s Regent’s Park.