US President Joe Biden announced a slate of new ambassador nominations on Tuesday, including for posts at the US embassies in Jordan and Oman.
Biden nominated veteran diplomat Yael Lempert as US ambassador to Jordan. She is currently the principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, and previously served as chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in London. Lempert will replace Henry Wooster, who has held the ambassador post in Amman since 2020.