Controversial Kuwait Ambassador Nominee Scheduled for Confirmation Hearing
Amer Ghalib, the mayor of Hamtramck, Mich., will appear before a Senate committee next week.
Democratic Muslim Mayor Amer Ghalib of Hamtramck, Michigan, is President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Kuwait.
Ghalib's background and past comments have come under scrutiny, and he is scheduled for a confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on October 23.
Amer Ghalib will come before the committee next Thursday.
This will be the committee's first confirmation hearing in over a month, with Ghalib being the only nominee on the agenda.
Author's summary: Ghalib's nomination hearing is set for October 23.