U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. In addition to a number of roles in a variety of Comcast departments, a White House biography says Cohen also served as the company's chief diversity officer. Brett Bruen told CBC News it was disappointing that yet another party donor with no diplomatic experience will represent the U.S. in its important post in Canada. "We need deep diplomatic experience, not deep pockets to navigate through these turbulent times." In recent decades, it went to several prominent state-level politicians or governors like Paul Cellucci, James Blanchard and David Wilkins.

Source: CBC News July 21, 2021 21:57 UTC