Biden nominates Cindy McCain as ambassador to UN food agency | TheHill - The Hill

representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, the White House said Wednesday, a position that will come with the rank of ambassador.

ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) with the rank of ambassador; and former Delaware Gov.

Biden has also nominated his former deputy campaign manager, Rufus Gifford, as chief of protocol at the State Department with the rank of ambassador. The president has also nominated a handful of career members of the foreign service to serve in ambassadorships.

The White House highlighted McCain’s participation in civic and philanthropic organizations, noting her membership in the Human Trafficking Council at the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University and her membership on the Leadership Council at the Too Small to Fail Initiative in New York City.

“I am honored to be selected by President Biden to serve as Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture,” McCain said in a statement issued by the McCain Institute.