Senate confirms David Perdue as ambassador to China

The U S Senate approved former Sen David Perdue R-Ga Tuesday as United States ambassador to China multiple news outlets revealed Perdue received particular bipartisan patronage in the - confirmation vote with Senate Democrats joining Republicans and one independent in supporting his nomination During one six-year term in the Senate Perdue was a staunch ally of President Donald Trump during the latter s first term in office Trump backed Perdue s unsuccessful Republican primary challenge in to Gov Brian Kemp who had angered Trump for refusing to aid the president s attempts to overturn the presidential polling results in Georgia after his reelection defeat at the hands of Democrat Joe Biden Perdue was elected to the Senate in but lost his bid for a second term to Democratic Sen Jon Ossoff Before joining the Senate Perdue gained essential business experience in the Far East including China in his roles as CEO of Dollar General and as a top executive at Reebok and Sara Lee Perdue s new role will put him at the center of a commerce war between the U S and China with Trump slapping a tariff on Chinese imports early this month and China reciprocating During confirmation hearings Perdue commented he would make reducing China s exports to Mexico of chemicals used to produce fentanyl a top priority The post Senate confirms David Perdue as ambassador to China appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta