Joe Biden wants to make former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist an ambassador

The nomination to the aviation post would require U.S. Senate confirmation.

By News Service of Florida on Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 11:04 am

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Charlie Crist is booed away by pro-choice activists outside the Tampa Marriott in July 2022.

After losing a race for governor in November, former U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., will be nominated for an ambassador position, the White House said Wednesday.

President Joe Biden intends to nominate Crist for the post of Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of ambassador, according to a White House announcement. The council is a governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency that works on air-transportation policies and standards.

Crist was elected governor in 2006 as a Republican and served one term before unsuccessfully running for U.S. Senate in 2010. He was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House in 2016 before unsuccessfully challenging Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis last year.

The nomination to the aviation post would require U.S. Senate confirmation.