: Biden nominates former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew as U.S. ambassador to Israel

President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Jacob Lew, a former U.S. Treasury secretary and White House budget director, as U.S. ambassador to Israel. Lew served as Treasury chief in the Obama administration and Office of Management and Budget director in President Bill Clinton’s cabinet. Lew is currently managing partner at Lindsay Goldberg LLC and a visiting professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University.

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