(ANSA-AFP) - WASHINGTON, AUG 5 - President Joe Biden
nominated Wednesday the son of Zbigniew Brzezinski, one of the
most prominent figures in Cold War politics, as US ambassador to
his ancestral Poland despite reported hesitation by Warsaw's
right-wing government. Mark Brzezinski, who will need Senate
confirmation, is an investor who served in foreign policy roles
in previous Democratic administrations including as ambassador
to Sweden under Barack Obama. The nomination had been rumored
for weeks and a Polish news site, Onet.pl, reported that the
government in Warsaw raised objections by arguing that
Brzezinski holds Polish citizenship through his father, making
him ineligible to be ambassador. The Polish government denied
the account which came as the Biden administration takes a
firmer line on democratic values with nations including Poland,
whose populist government was closely allied with former
president Donald Trump. (ANSA-AFP).
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