Full List: Nigeria, Israel, Other Countries US Does Not Have Ambassadors and Why
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Full List: Nigeria, Israel, Other Countries US Does Not Have Ambassadors and Why

  • The US has lamented not having a functioning ambassador in no less than 31 countries across the world, including Nigeria, Egypt and Israel
  • Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the US State Department, made the disclosure while noting that the Senate did not confirm the nominees for the positions
  • Miller made the revelation amid US aid to Israel, which has been bombing Gaza since the Hamas group launched its attack on some of its citizens on October 7

White House, US - The United States (US) has said it does have an ambassador in Nigeria, despite the reported growing relationship between both countries.

In a tweet by Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the US State Department serving directly under the US 71s Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, disclosed the details in a statement on his Twitter page.

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See names of countries Israel did not have ambassadors Photo Credit: Joe Biden
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According to Miller, the US is yet to have ambassadors in Nigeria and 30 other countries because the nominees for the positions have not been confirmed by the Senate of the United States.

Names of 31 Countries in the US did not have an ambassador

Aside from Nigeria, other countries in the US that does not have an ambassador are listed below:

  1. Lebanon
  2. Israel
  3. Egypt
  4. Azerbaijan
  5. Lithuania
  6. Haiti
  7. African Union
  8. Turkmenistan
  9. Albania
  10. Zimbabwe
  11. Barbados
  12. Peru
  13. Ecuador
  14. Cabo Verde
  15. Laos
  16. Niger
  17. Djibouti
  18. Malaysia
  19. Gabon
  20. Burundi
  21. Croatia
  22. Guatemala
  23. Liberia
  24. Somalia
  25. Bahamas
  26. Colombia
  27. Cambodia
  28. Montenegro
  29. Timor-Leste
  30. Marshall Islands
  31. Burkina Faso

Israel and US relations

The Revelation is coming when the US is backing Israel in its bombardment of Gaza since Hamas launched an attack on some Israelis on Saturday, October 7.

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Prophet Joshua Iginla, the leader and founder of Champions Royal Assembly, earlier urged world leaders to ensure that the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza did not become World War III.

In a video posted on the church's YouTube page, the cleric said he saw "a big battle coming. It is like a pandemic, not of sickness but of guns, an exchange of superpowers".

See the tweet here:

Israel vs Palestine: "Netanyahu is trying to start world war III", ex minister

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigeria's former foreign minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has explained that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, was pushing for World War III.

Akinyemi, in an interview, said the Israeli leader was trying to do that by pitching the United States against Iran.

Israel on Sunday declared war on Palestine following an unprecedented attack by the Palestinian armed group Hamas on its land.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng