WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former NFL star and political candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the United States’ next ambassador to the Bahamas, filling a position that has been vacant for nearly 15 years.

Walker was one of more than 100 nominees confirmed in a single vote, after Republican lawmakers changed Senate rules to allow quicker confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Wendall Jones, Bahamian ambassador to the United States, welcomed the confirmation, telling Reuters: “He will be warmly welcomed by Bahamians who are widely known for their hospitality.”

He added that Walker would be “well-positioned to assist our government in communicating on many issues of mutual concern.”

Despite having a close relationship with the United States, the Bahama

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