President Trump Announces New Ambassadors via Truth Social

President Donald Trump announced new ambassadors via Truth Social, including Amer Ghalib as the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, Duke Buchan III as the U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Lynda Blanchard as the U.S. ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy, and Michel Issa as U.S. ambassador to Lebanon.

Donald Trump Nominates Ambassadors to Greece and Turkey

President-elect Donald Trump announced his nominations of Kimberly Guilfoyle and Tom Barrack as ambassadors to Greece and Turkey, respectively. The nominations require Senate confirmation.

Exclusion of Israel from Nagasaki atomic bombing peace memorial ceremony

U.S. and Western ambassadors skip atomic bombing peace memorial in Nagasaki after Israel is not invited due to security concerns. The exclusion of Israel is seen as putting them on par with Russia and Belarus. Survivors were considered in the decision to exclude Israel. The bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima led to Japan's surrender in World War II.

Israel summons Ambassadors over Hamas abduction footage

Ambassadors of Ireland, Spain, and Norway were summoned by Israel and made to watch footage of Hamas abducting female Israeli soldiers. The ambassadors had previously announced recognition of a Palestinian state, leading to Israel's angry reaction.