The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of the new U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, almost two years after the previous representative from Washington ended his mission and in a context of political tensions between the two countries.
The US Embassy in San Salvador has confirmed the Senate’s approval of the President’s nominee, Joe Biden, who has proposed to fill the vacancy a career diplomat, William H. Duncan, with experience in several Latin American countries. He has previously worked in El Salvador, according to a press release from the legation itself.
The Biden Administration, however, has consistently questioned the work of the current Salvadoran authorities and last Friday added two more names to its ‘black list’ of sanctions: the Minister of Labor, Rolando Castro, and the legal secretary of the Presidency, Conan Castro.
In both cases they consider that the officials, close to President Nayib Bukele, are involved in corrupt activities. Washington had previously targeted other people allied with Bukele, including his chief of staff, Carolina Recinos.
