Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Tenim Neseva Confirmed as High Commissioner

After months of blocked votes and parliamentary conflict, the Federal Congress has confirmed the appointment of Tenim Neseva to the post of High Commissioner of the Federation Foreign Service.

Congresswoman Lainey Presamaco led an eighteen-hour-long filibuster to delay the confirmation vote, attempting to persuade her Republican counterparts to rethink their position. Republicans remained undeterred and, after overriding the filibuster, pushed Neseva’s appointment through with a straight-line vote.

Congressional majority leader Robert Emersson was pleased with the final outcome, saying “Tenim Neseva has been a diligent steward of the Federation’s foreign affairs for many years now, and I am confident that he will tend to his responsibilities with the tact and discretion befitting the office.”

Neseva will be sworn into office next week, thus assuming the responsibility of determining the Foreign Service’s long-term diplomatic goals and overseeing the operations of hundreds of diplomatic missions across the Federation.

Commander Driggers
Regulus Observer | Interstellar Press

Published in Sol.

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