DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The United States Senate confirmed Dominican-born Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón as the new US ambassador to Spain and Andorra. The senators voted in a session that ran after midnight on Friday-Saturday, 17-18 December. Reynoso is confirmed together with 41 other ambassadors US President Joe Biden had nominated to ambassador posts. In the same session, the US ambassadors to the European Union, France and Japan were approved.

Reynoso has been serving as an advisor to US President Joe Biden, and chief of staff to First Lady Jill Biden. Reynoso was also acting as the co-chair of the White House Council on Gender Policy.

This will be Reynoso’s second ambassador appointment. Previously she had served as US ambassador in Uruguay. She also served as undersecretary of state in the Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs.

Reynoso migrated to the United States with...