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Senate confirms Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as US Ambassador to China

TheUSSenateonMondayapprovedIowaGovernorTerryBranstadasthenewUSAmbassadortoChina.Followingthe82-13vote,the70-year-oldpoliticianreleasedastatementonthewebsiteofIo

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Trump said to pick Iowa governor Terry Branstad as China ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump offered the post of US ambassador to China to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a long-time friend of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to three people close to the matter.