US Senate confirms Christopher Wray as new FBI chief
DUSHANBE, 02.08.2017. /NIAT «Khovar»/. The US Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm the appointment of Christopher Wray as the new chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), TASS reports.
According to the source, a total of 92 senators supported his candidacy, while only five voted against.
The date when the agency’s new chief will take oath will be announced soon.
US President Donald Trump relieved former FBI director James Comey of his duties on May 9. On July 7, Trump formally nominated Wray to the post.
Wray, 50, graduated from Yale and served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division under the George W. Bush administration. In 2005, he became a litigation partner with the law firm King & Spalding.
Consultations on Information Cooperation Held Among SCO Member States’ Foreign Ministries
SCO Energy Ministers Meeting to Be Held in Ningbo
China-SCO Forum on Digital Development and Cooperation Held in Karamay
SCO Ministerial Meeting on Information and Communication Technologies Held in China
Strengthening Cooperation Between SCO Trade Union Organizations Discussed in Beijing
SCO National Coordinators Council Holds Meeting in Beijing
SCO Military Medicine Symposium Held in Xi’an
World Youth Development Forum Opens in Beijing
Putin Calls for the Adjustment to the Concept of Migration Policy
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Senior Scholars Recognizes Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist and Non-Religious Organization
Radical Mosques to Be Closed in Austria
Coronavirus Confirmed Cases Worldwide Exceed 700,000
