WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, filling the last vacancy in President Donald Trump's Cabinet after eight months of delays and the withdrawal of a previous nominee.

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The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

The bipartisan vote on Friday filled the last vacancy in President Donald Trump's Cabinet after eight months of delays and the withdrawal of a previous nominee

The confirmation comes after a procedural hurdle sent Waltz's nomination back to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where it had to be voted on again Wednesday

The Senate did not vote on a separate matter, which would formally designate Waltz as a representative at the General Asse

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