US Senate Poised to Finally Confirm Four Ambassadors to Central America

The U.S. Senate is back from August recess and will likely vote soon on new ambassadors to El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, and Belize. In an apparent bid for more Republican buy-in, Biden is putting veteran diplomats in charge of the tenuous U.S. relationship with Bukele, potential major trade sanctions on the Ortega regime, and Panama-centered efforts to thwart regional migration and Chinese influence.