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Biden will nominate longtime aide to become US ambassador to UNESCO [Courtney O’Donnell]
Associated Press ^ | September 4, 2023 | Darlene Superville

Posted on 09/04/2023 1:22:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A longtime aide to President Joe Biden who is a senior adviser in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office is Biden’s choice to represent the United States at the United Nations agency devoted to education, science and culture.

The U.S. recently rejoined the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization after a five-year hiatus initiated by Biden’s immediate predecessor in the White House, Donald Trump.

The Democratic president’s choice to become the U.S. permanent representative to the Paris-based UNESCO, with the rank of ambassador, is longtime aide Courtney O’Donnell, according to a White House official, who spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity to discuss the nomination before a formal announcement.

O’Donnell currently wears two hats: She’s a senior adviser in Harris’ office and acting chief of staff for Harris’ husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and lends her expertise to a range of national and global issues, including gender equity and countering prejudice against Jews, a top issue for Emhoff, who is Jewish. […]

The U.S. exit from UNESCO in 2017 cited an alleged anti-Israel bias within the organization. The decision followed a 2011 move by UNESCO to include Palestine as a member state, which led the U.S. and Israel to cease financing the agency. The U.S. withdrawal became official in 2018. …

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TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; biden; odonnell; unesco; wef

1 posted on 09/04/2023 1:22:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“Courtney in Paris”

What a gig
Wasted taxpayer money


2 posted on 09/04/2023 1:29:48 PM PDT by silverleaf (Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: Olog-hai

Can she cackle?


3 posted on 09/04/2023 1:48:16 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: sasquatch
She looks like she could.


4 posted on 09/04/2023 1:57:16 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

UNESCO scam artists. Frequent visitors to the taxpayers’ wallets.


5 posted on 09/04/2023 2:00:47 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I don't know what the hell it is but you can bet in America, it's "racist" and needs to be cancelled)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Also longtime WEF hacks.


6 posted on 09/04/2023 2:01:52 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Bidenskyyyy seems to suffer from a mommy complex. I think he gets uncomfortable around men who can kick his ass.


7 posted on 09/04/2023 2:03:08 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I don't know what the hell it is but you can bet in America, it's "racist" and needs to be cancelled)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Guess all that “behind the gym” talk evaporated.


8 posted on 09/04/2023 2:06:09 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

US OUT OF THE UN, AND THE UN OUT OF THE US!


9 posted on 09/04/2023 2:11:25 PM PDT by cowboyusa (UA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBAvolvLISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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To: Olog-hai

US OUT OF THE UN, AND THE UN OUT OF THE US!


10 posted on 09/04/2023 2:14:41 PM PDT by cowboyusa (UA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBAvolvLISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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