US Senate confirms Ex-envoy to Lebanon as Deputy UN representative

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
1 Aug 2024 21:29

Shea previously worked as Deputy Principal Officer at the then-US Consulate General in occupied al-Quds.

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Then-US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea delivers a speech in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 (AP)

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Dorothy Camille Shea to serve as the Deputy Representative of the US to the United Nations, Deputy Representative of the US to the UN Security Council, and Representative of the US to the UN General Assembly, information from the Senate's website reveals.

The confirmation passed with a vote of 59 in favor and 34 opposed.

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President Biden nominated Shea for these roles in January 2023. Shea previously served as the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Cairo, and Deputy Principal Officer at the then-US Consulate General in occupied al-Quds.

She has also worked as the Director for Democracy and Human Rights on the National Security Council and as Special Assistant to the Special Envoy for War Crimes Issues at the US State Department.

In May 2023, a report by Intelligence Online reported that $1 billion was invested in expanding the embassy during her tenure. The website noted that the mega-complex would include a data-collecting facility, preparing the site to be the new regional headquarters for US intelligence.

The last months of her tenure as ambassador witnessed heightened levels of violence as the country was swept by outrage over US support and complicity in Israeli war crimes.