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Senate Foreign Relations Committee ambassadors confirmation hearing
ZUMA Press
US President Barack Obama's nominee to be US Ambassador to Japan, John Roos (R), testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., USA, 23 July 2009. Roos, a San Francisco Bay area lawyer, was US President Barack Obama's chief Silicon Valley fundraiser and contributions 'bundler'. He has no diplomatic experience