Obama Bypasses Senate to Name New Envoy in Syria
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President Barack Obama has bypassed the Senate and directly appointed four new U.S. ambassadors whose nominations had been stalled or blocked by lawmakers for months.
The White House announced Wednesday that Obama would use his power to make recess appointments to fill envoy posts among which two are to Syria and Turkey.
Recess appointments are made when the Senate is not in session and last only until the end of the next session of Congress. They are frequently used when Senate confirmation is not possible.
Specific senators had blocked or refused to consider the confirmations of the nominees for various reasons, including questions about their qualifications, of which are the new envoy to Syria, Robert Ford and Francis Ricciardone for Turkey.
According to sources, Obama bypassing the Senate and assigning these envoys means they can stay in their posts for only one year, meaning until the end of 2011.
President Barack Obama has bypassed the Senate and directly appointed four new U.S. ambassadors whose nominations had been stalled or blocked by lawmakers for months.
The White House announced Wednesday that Obama would use his power to make recess appointments to fill envoy posts among which two are to Syria and Turkey.
Recess appointments are made when the Senate is not in session and last only until the end of the next session of Congress. They are frequently used when Senate confirmation is not possible.
Specific senators had blocked or refused to consider the confirmations of the nominees for various reasons, including questions about their qualifications, of which are the new envoy to Syria, Robert Ford and Francis Ricciardone for Turkey.
According to sources, Obama bypassing the Senate and assigning these envoys means they can stay in their posts for only one year, meaning until the end of 2011.
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