{
  "id": 17799837,
  "title": "US Senate confirms Joshua Harris as envoy to Malaysia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/us-senate-confirms-joshua-harris-as-envoy-to-malaysia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/02/us-senate-confirms-joshua-harris-as-envoy-to-malaysia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Senate has approved the appointment of Joshua Harris as the next ambassador to Malaysia, according to a report by Bernama on September 30. Harris, a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service and a minister-counsellor, was confirmed by the Senate through a voice vote. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 21 and referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for consideration. The committee held a hearing on September 16, after which the nomination was cleared for further action. The Senate considered and confirmed Harris's nomination on the same day. Prior to this, Harris served as deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of US relations with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia from July 18, 2022, to August 5, 2025. The ambassadorial post in Kuala Lumpur had been vacant since February when Edgard D Kagan stepped down after completing his term as the 22nd US ambassador to Malaysia.",
  "summary": "The career member of the Senior Foreign Service succeeds Edgard D Kagan, who concluded his tenure as the 22nd US ambassador in February.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}