U.S. Senate confirms Craft as ambassador to the United Nations

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Craft, a Republican donor who is currently ambassador to Canada, as ambassador to the United Nations, despite opposition from Democrats who criticized President Donald Trump's nominee as too inexperienced for the post.

The Senate backed Craft, by 56 to 34, largely along party lines, moving to end seven months without a permanent U.S. envoy to the world body.

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