US Senate confirms Biden nominee Jonathan Kaplan as ambassador to Singapore

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SINGAPORE: The US Senate on Friday (Nov 19) confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination for ambassador to Singapore. The Senate confirmed by voice vote the appointment of technology entrepreneur Jonathan Kaplan, who was

SINGAPORE: The US Senate on Friday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination for ambassador to Singapore.

Kaplan, who was formerly CEO at Pure Digital, is currently the chairperson of EducationSuperHighway, a non-profit organisation. “These businesses provide responsible, sustainable investment for the region and directly support more than 215,000 American jobs here at home,” he said. In January 2020, former president Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Singapore, Ms Barbera Hale Thornhill, was returned by the Senate for renomination.

 

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