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Blackwill approved as US envoy to India

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved of Robert Blackwill as ambassador to India along with 15 other diplomatic appointments.

Wendy Chamberlin's appointment as ambassador to Pakistan was also approved.

The others appointed were ambassadors to Britain, France, Russia, China and Israel.

White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said he was thankful to the committee for their action and expressed the hope that the "Senate will continue to make progress on the nominations by bringing these votes to the floor as well".

In the United States, all key appointments, including those of Cabinet ministers, senior army officers and ambassadors have to be approved of by the Senate voting on the president's nominations on the recommendations of the relevant committees.

PTI

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