On the recordFebruary 6, 2014
We don't name ambassadors from the State Department. The White House names ambassadors.
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transcripts.cnn.comJen Psaki: “We don't name ambassadors from the State Department. The White House names ambassadors.”
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Jen Psaki clarified that the State Department does not determine ambassador appointments; that responsibility lies with the White House.
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