Koh confirmed for State Department post
The U.S. Senate sealed former Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh’s bid to become the top lawyer at the Department of State following a June confirmation vote.
The 62–35 vote to confirm ended an unexpectedly heated three-month confirmation battle in which some Republicans alleged Koh would subvert American sovereignty in favor of international law in his new position. Senators split mostly along party lines, with five Republicans joining the Democratic majority in favor of Koh’s nomination.
“I feel like I am setting sail on a thrilling new adventure,” Koh wrote in an...
