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Washington holds up approval for France’s US ambassador pick amid human rights spat
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“The U.S. used to be a beacon of human rights.
Not anymore,” wrote the French mission on X last month.
The post prompted the U.S. delegation to walk out of a U.N. Security Council meeting in protest.
Türk, an Austrian national who has been high commissioner since 2022, has drawn U.S. ire for his criticism of the country’s immigration policy and Israel’s war in Gaza.
Love-hate relationshipThe spat illustrates the volatile relationship between the U.S. and its oldest ally France.