WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tapped a veteran diplomat who currently serves as U.S. ambassador to Turkey to be his envoy to Afghanistan. The White House says John Bass will be nominated for the Afghanistan job. The nomination comes just as Trump’s administration prepares to unveil a new strategy for the country where the U.S. has been fighting since 2001. The Afghanistan job may take on even more importance if Secretary of State Rex Tillerson decides to eliminate the special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, as he has been considering. Trump will also nominate career diplomats Michael Dodman for ambassador to Mauritania and Michele Sison for ambassador to Haiti.

Source: National Post July 20, 2017 22:18 UTC