Former Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, New York’s first out gay member of Congress, was confirmed by the US Senate on March 12 as the US ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The Senate voted 63-31 to confirm Maloney to the ambassador-level post at the OECD, which is an intergovernmental organization made up of 37 democracies — mostly in the west — committed to fostering economic progress and world trade. Former Delaware Governor Jack Markell most recently served as US ambassador to the OECD before becoming US Ambassador to Italy and San Marino.
