Washington — The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz, President Trump's former national security adviser, as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Friday after months of delays.

The vote, which was 47 to 43, comes days before world leaders and their representatives gather next week for high-level meetings in New York for the U.N. General Assembly.

The role of U.N. ambassador — the last member of Mr. Trump's Cabinet to be confirmed — has been vacant for eight months, leaving the U.S. without a top representative on a major world stage as several international crises play out. Waltz takes the position as Mr. Trump's frustrations increase with Russia over its refusal to end its war in Ukraine and as the U.S. seeks to manage tensions with China and Iran, while negotiating an end to

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