Ricketts Comments on David Perdue Confirmation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm former U.S. Senator David Perdue, President Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China:

“Communist China is our country’s greatest external threat. The future of our relationship with China must be navigated with strength and vigilance. David Perdue understands that. He will be a strong Ambassador.”