Former NFL Star Herschel Walker Confirmed as First US Bahamas Ambassador in Nearly 15 Years

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former NFL star and political candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the United States’ next ambassador to the Bahamas, filling a position that has been vacant for nearly 15 years. Walker was one of more than 100 nominees confirmed in a single vote, after Republican lawmakers changed Senate rules to allow quicker confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Wendall Jones, Bahamian ambassador to the United States, welcomed the confirmation, telling Reuters: “He will be warmly welcomed by Bahamians who are widely known for their hospitality.” He added that Walker would be “well-positioned to assist our government in communicating on many issues of mutual concern.”...