Cindy McCain and Ted Kennedy's Widow Confirmed as Biden Ambassadors

Photo: getty (2) The Senate on Tuesday confirmed four of PresidentJoe Biden’s nominations for U.S. ambassadorship. Cindy McCain, widow of the lateSen. John McCain, has been approved to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. Victoria Reggie Kennedy — the widow ofSen. Ted Kennedy— wasalso confirmed Tuesdayto serve as the U.S. ambassador to Austria. Also confirmed on Tuesday were Republican formerSen. Jeff Flakeof Arizona as the U.

Cindy McCain Apologizes After Saying She Saw Human Trafficking at Airport, Which Police Debunked

Cindy McCain.Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Cindy McCainis apologizing after recently reporting suspected human trafficking at the Phoenix airport because she saw a woman and child together who were not the same race — but her fears turned out to be unfounded. Police investigated and said there was “no evidence” of wrongdoing, according to local news. Initially, the widow of Sen.John McCaintoldArizona radio station KTARon Monday: “I came in from a trip I’d been on and I spotted — it looked odd — it was a woman of a different ethnicity than the child, this little toddler she had, and something didn’t click with me.

Cindy McCain Gets Frank About Republicans: 'Not the Party That My Husband and I Belonged To'

Cindy McCain.Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Appearing on last week’s episode of Politico’sWomen Rulepodcast, Cindy, 65, also talked about what she called a lack of decorum in politics now. “I truly believe that we need to take a step back, take a breath,” she said. “The inability to even discuss differing issues, it’s degenerated into name-calling and Twitter responses and all of these things that not only do not help the argument, but they don’t help foster good relationships with people.

Cindy McCain on Future of Republican Party After Trump's Presidency: 'We Have Got to Overcome This'

Cindy McCainhas spoken out about the future of the Republican Party. On Sunday, during aconversation withCBS Sunday Morningcorrespondent Lee Cowan, the wife of late Sen. John McCain spoke about her grief and life without her husband, who died in 2018 to brain cancer. In addition, McCain also shared how the GOP has to move forward following Donald Trump’s presidency. “Our side, it’s swung way to the right. It’ll come back. It’ll come back,” she said.

Cindy McCain on Her Next Chapter as an Ambassador in Rome — and the Hope and Heartache of Organizing Aid

Cindy McCain at Korczowa refugee center in Poland, at Ukrainian border.Photo: Department of State Cindy McCain, widow of the late ArizonaSen. John McCain, is relishing the value of her new role as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. “They’re scared, they’re terrified. … They’re traumatized from what they’ve seen or been through,” she tells PEOPLE in a Zoom interview from her office in Italy. “And the Polish people have just so gently and so lovingly cared for them and are caring for them.