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Tom Barrack defends nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey amid questions on S-400s, rights and Syria
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Tom Barrack, nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Turkey’s strategic position makes the post sensitive and that he would pursue a structured, whole-of-government approach if confirmed.
Tom Barrack, nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Turkey’s strategic position at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East makes the post both sensitive and consequential, and that he would pursue an organized, whole-of-government approach if confirmed.
Barrack recounted personal and professional ties to the region, including family origins in the Levant and years working in the Middle East and Turkey in private-sector roles. He said his career — including time at Colony Capital and earlier government service — had taught him the value of building relationships across cultures.
"My goal would be that we create what our priorities are, what the message is, understand from the Turkiye government what their…
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