U.S. Ambassador to Russia Confirmation Hearing
2019-10-31T01:08:10-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODc2XC8yMDE5MTAzMTAxMzAxNDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan’s nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to Russia. Mr. Sullivan was asked repeatedly about President Trump’s July 25th, 2019, phone call to Ukraine’s president as well as what knowledge he had of the alleged effort by the president and others to have Ukraine investigate former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Mr. Sullivan that he was unaware of any effort to have the former vice president investigated in exchange for military aid. He also explained his role in recalling the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, saying he was told the president had lost confidence in her to serve in the post.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan’s nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to Russia. Mr.… read more
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan’s nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to Russia. Mr. Sullivan was asked repeatedly about President Trump’s July 25th, 2019, phone call to Ukraine’s president as well as what knowledge he had of the alleged effort by the president and others to have Ukraine investigate former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Mr. Sullivan that he was unaware of any effort to have the former vice president investigated in exchange for military aid. He also explained his role in recalling the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, saying he was told the president had lost confidence in her to serve in the post. close
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