A day after Husain Haqqani resigned from a job that no one really wants he was happy to kiss goodbye, Pakistan has appointed Sherry Rehman as its new ambassador to the United States.
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's envoy to the United States, has announced his resignation this morning following month-long pressure on him to step down after he was suspected of trying to write "a memo to Washington asking for its help in reining in the country's powerful military," reports CBS News.
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