Biden names ambassadors to Canada, Slovenia and Austria

President Joe Biden has selected another round of ambassadors, including choices for posts in Canada, Slovenia and Austria.

Pending Senate confirmation, Biden has picked David Cohen as his ambassador to Canada. After the US-Canada border remained closed for over a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Canada recently announced it would open its borders to fully vaccinated Americans starting next month. On Wednesday, the Biden administration extended non-essential travel restrictions for its northern and southern borders until August 21. Aides have cautioned that the lifting of travel restrictions won’t be a reciprocal process.

Currently Cohen is a senior adviser to the CEO of Comcast. He was