From The Straits Times · · 40s
US Diplomat Returns After Ambassador Pick Rejected
US diplomat Elias Baumann returns to Washington after Nicaragua rejects US ambassador nominee.
In brief
US diplomat Elias Baumann returns to Washington after Nicaragua rejects US ambassador nominee. Nicaragua rejected US ambassador Natasha Franceschi, prompting US envoy Elias Baumann to return for critical consultations. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
US envoy returns to Washington
The acting US envoy to Nicaragua, Elias Baumann, returned to Washington for critical consultations after officials rejected the US pick for ambassador.
Nicaragua rejects US ambassador nominee
Nicaragua's co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo rejected Natasha Franceschi as the US ambassador nominee.
US criticizes Nicaragua's actions
The State Department called the decision hypocritical, stating it shows Nicaragua's political theater at the expense of its people.
The bottom line
Nicaragua rejected US ambassador Natasha Franceschi, prompting US envoy Elias Baumann to return for critical consultations.
