Senate accepts new US ambassador to Poland

On Wednesday, the US Senate approved the presidential candidate for the post of US ambassador to Poland, Paul W. Jones, the Polish Press Agency reported. "I am honored that the Senate approved me as the ambassador to Poland," Jones tweeted. Paul W. Jones is is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. Prior to that, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia. He is an experienced diplomat serving in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Philippines. He graduated from Cornell University and received master’s degrees from the University of Virginia and the Naval War College. He is also a graduate of the State Department’s Senior Seminar. Stephen D. Mull has served in Poland since 2012. He liked traveling around Poland and meeting with people, he was also very active in social media.