00:00The United States has dropped conservative commentator and author Nick Adams as its nominated ambassador to Malaysia, according to a
00:09report by Singapore Straits Times.
00:11It quoted a US diplomatic source who wished to remain anonymous as confirming today that Adams was no longer the
00:18White House's designated ambassador to Malaysia.
00:22Previously, Australia's Sydney Morning Herald reported Adams as saying he had instead been promoted to a yet-to-be-announced
00:29position, which he teased on X with a post-reading major announcement coming.
00:35News of his nomination resulted in opposition last year, including from former Law Minister Zayed Ibrahim and former Health Minister
00:43Khairi Jamaluddin,
00:44who said Malaysia had every right under the Vienna Convention to reject Adams' appointment without giving any reason.
00:52Zayed had previously described Adams as a right-wing agitator and partisan provocateur unfit to serve as a US ambassador
01:00due to his lack of diplomatic credentials.
01:03Selangor PAS Youth Chief Sukri Omar said accepting Adams would be seen as a direct insult to the Muslim community
01:10and Malaysians who supported Palestine.
01:13Han Yuzhou, FMT.
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