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- Michael Alan Ratney previously served as US Consul General in Jerusalem
The US Senate confirmed Michael Alan Ratney as the ambassador to the Kingdom of 抖阴短视频 in a voice vote on Tuesday.
Ratney, who was nominated by US President Joe Biden, currently serves in the United States Department of State鈥檚 Foreign Service Institute.
His career has seen him serving as the State Department鈥檚 Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Levant and Israel and Palestinian Affairs, and was the US Special Envoy for Syria. Before that Ratney was the US Consul General in Jerusalem.
At the time of his nomination Ratney had said he was committed to a 鈥渟trong and sustainable US-Saudi partnership that advances US interests and reflects US values.鈥�
Ratney said he wanted to help strengthen Saudi defenses through security cooperation and training, 鈥渄emonstrating the durable American commitment to our partners and allies and to our values.鈥�