WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China ...

The Senate confirmed the next U.S. ambassador to China Tuesday during an especially tense time between the two nations.

David Perdue, a former GOP senator from Georgia, will be on the front lines of the fraught U.S.-China trade relationship.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Georgia GOP Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China. Purdue was confirmed 67-29 with some Democratic support, according to The Hill newspaper. “Our approach to ...

A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed one-time U.S. Senator David Perdue to be ambassador to China, a position the ...