WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, filling the last vacancy in President Donald Trump's Cabinet after eight months of delays and the withdrawal of a previous nominee.

The bipartisan vote for Waltz came after a recent procedural hurdle sent his nomination back to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where it had to be voted on again on Wednesday.

The Senate did not vote on a separate matter that would formally designate Waltz the U.S. representative at the General Assembly, due to objections from Democrats, according to a person familiar with the Senate deliberations. Still, the White House said Waltz will be able to participate in the annual U.N. gathering next week as the U.S. representative on U.N. Security Co

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