{
  "id": 17802031,
  "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-17802031",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 officially confirmed Joshua Harris as the next ambassador to Malaysia, according to a voice vote on September 30. Born in Maryland, Harris is a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service, currently serving as a minister-counsellor. His nomination was first submitted by President Donald Trump on July 21 and was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for consideration. The committee held a hearing on September 16, following which the nomination was discharged from further consideration on September 30. The Senate then proceeded to vote on and confirm Harris's nomination on the same day. Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Harris had served as the deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of US relations with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, a position he held from July 18, 2022, to August 5, 2025. During this time, he oversaw US relations with the aforementioned countries. The ambassadorial post in Kuala Lumpur had been vacant since February, following the departure of Edgard D Kagan, who had served 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."
}