Ricketts Comments on Confirmation of Matt Whitaker for U.S. Ambassador to NATO

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Matt Whitaker, President Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO):

“Matt Whitaker understands the importance of strengthening our alliances,” Ricketts said. “He will push our NATO allies to honor their defense spending commitments and pull their own weight. He will help make NATO more effective.”