"No US envoy in Ankara for at least 7 weeks
Turkey will remain without a US ambassador for at least another seven weeks because of peculiarities in the rules under which the US political system works. The last US ambassador to Ankara, James Jeffrey, has been appointed to Baghdad, and his planned successor Frank Ricciardone still has not won confirmation by the Senate, Congress' upper chamber"
More:No US envoy in Ankara for at least 7 weeks - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
