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The White House appointed a new ambassador on Friday to replace outgoing US Under Secretary of Political Affairs and lead Iran nuclear deal negotiator Wendy... 18.09.2015, Sputnik International

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White House Appoints New Under Secretary of Political Affairs

21:08 GMT 18.09.2015 (Updated: 10:28 GMT 06.08.2022)

© Flickr / Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffArmy Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with an aide to the Deputy Foreign Minster with Mr. Thomas A. Shannon, left, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, continuing discussions on key issues Brazil continues to face on March 29, 2012 in Brasilia, Brazil.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with an aide to the Deputy Foreign Minster with Mr. Thomas A. Shannon, left, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, continuing discussions on key issues Brazil continues to face on March 29, 2012 in Brasilia, Brazil. - Sputnik International

The White House appointed a new ambassador on Friday to replace outgoing US Under Secretary of Political Affairs and lead Iran nuclear deal negotiator Wendy Sherman.

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18 September 2015, 17:07 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Ambassador Thomas Shannon, a career member of the US Foreign Service, and current Counselor of the Department of State, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Friday to take over Sherman’s post at the State Department when she departs on October 2.

On Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Sherman’s "tremendous legacy" in helping to secure the Iran nuclear deal, and stated that he looks forward to working with the new appointee, Thomas Shannon.

In May, Sherman announced she would be stepping down from her position after spending more than two years of intense nuclear nonproliferation talks with Iran.