Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Brett McGurk withdraws nomination as U.S. ambassador to Iraq

Brett McGurk, the Obama administration’s pick to be the ambassador to Iraq, withdrew his nomination on Monday in the face of mounting opposition in the Senate.

Senate Republicans last week expressed doubts about McGurk after a racy e-mail exchange surfaced between McGurk and a Wall Street Journal reporter covering him. The e-mails between McGurk and reporter Gina Chon — whom he later married — date from when McGurk was working in Iraq for the National Security Council under President George W. Bush and Chon was stationed in Baghdad.

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