Africa: Senate (Finally) Confirms Phee for Top State Department Africa Post

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- After months of delay, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Mary Catherine Phee for the top Africa policy post in the State Department by a vote of 67 to 31. When sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, she will succeed Ambassador Bob Godec, who has headed the Africa Bureau since the departure on Inauguration Day in January of Tibor Nagy.