PETALING JAYA: Former Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz has been appointed Malaysia’s ambassador to the United States, Wisma Putra has announced.

In a statement, the foreign ministry said the King had presented Nazri and nine other new heads of diplomatic missions their letters of credence during a ceremony at Istana Negara today.

There had been rumours that the Umno man and former minister would be appointed Malaysia’s ambassador to the US since February last year.

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