Milwaukee Mayor Confirmed As Ambassador To Luxembourg By Senate

Milwaukee WI

17 December, 2021

12:48 PM

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MILWAUKEE, WI — The U.S. Senate Thursday voted to confirm that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett as the next U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg. Barrett was unanimously confirmed in a voice vote for his new position, he said in a news conference on Thursday. "I'm very honored and pleased, I'm extremely thankful to President Biden for having the confidence in me to serve him, to serve the State Department and to serve the United States in Luxembourg," he said. He also thanked Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) and Ron Johnson (D-Oshkosh,) and the people of the City of Milwaukee. The mayor said he would talk to Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson on Friday to discuss transferring the power of his office. In a separate statement, Johnson said he was "ready to step up and lead" as Milwaukee's acting mayor until the next election. There hasn't been a concrete date set for Barrett's departure, but he said it would most likely happen before the end of the year.