Retired general confirmed as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm a retired four-star general as the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
John Abizaid (AB’-ih-zayd) will fill a post that’s been vacant for more than two years. He won confirmation by a 92-7 vote.
Abizaid was the longest-serving commander of U.S. Central Command, holding that post from 2003 until he retired in 2007. He served in Grenada, the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
U.S.-Saudi relations have