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Jeffry Lane Flake [1] (born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Turkey. A member of the Republican Party, Flake served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and in the United States Senate from 2013 to 2019, representing Arizona.
Author of the New York Times best seller Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle, Senator Flake has taken a lonely stand for principle and civility in an era of hyper-partisanship.
Apr 27, 2022 · It’s 7 a.m. at the swanky Lugal hotel in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara, and U.S. Ambassador Jeff Flake is on the cusp of beating me in squash — for the third time. Flake’s regular hitting partner, a local Turk named Ali, is on the sidelines icing what we suspect is some kind of muscle tear.
Jun 14, 2024 · Jeff Flake (born December 31, 1962, Snowflake, Arizona, U.S.) is an American Republican politician who represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate (2013–19). He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001–13). In 2021, Flake became the U.S. ambassador to Turkey.
Ambassador Flake was nominated by President Biden on July 13, 2021, to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 26, sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on December 10, and assumed office upon his January 2022 arrival in Türkiye.
Jan 26, 2022 · Former Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Flake officially became U.S. ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday at a critical time for the NATO allies, after presenting his letter of confidence to...
Jul 13, 2021 · President Biden will nominate Jeff Flake, the former Republican senator from Arizona, to serve as ambassador to Turkey, the White House announced on Tuesday, placing a prominent, moderate...
Jul 13, 2021 · President Joe Biden is nominating former Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, as his ambassador to Turkey, Flake said. Flake, who served more than a decade in the House and a single...
Jan 26, 2022 · Former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake has formally stepped into his new position as U.S. ambassador to Turkey, after presenting his credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Oct 26, 2021 · The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jeff Flake, a former Republican senator, as the US ambassador to Turkey. President Joe Biden nominated Mr Flake to the post in July. Unlike several of the president’s other State Department nominees, Mr Flake encountered little resistance in the Senate.
