The career member of the Senior Foreign Service succeeds Edgard D Kagan, who concluded his tenure as the 22nd US ambassador in February.
According to the US Congress website, Harris was confirmed by the senate through a voice vote on Sept 30, Bernama reported.
Harris, from Maryland, is a career member of the US Senior Foreign Service and currently holds the rank of minister-counsellor.
His nomination was received from US president Donald Trump on July 21 before being referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The committee held a hearing on Sept 16 before being discharged from further consideration of the nomination by unanimous consent on Sept 30. The Senate considered and confirmed his nomination on the same day.
Harris served as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs from July 18, 2022, to Aug 5, 2025, overseeing US relations with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.
The ambassadorial post in Kuala Lumpur has been vacant since February following the departure of Edgard D Kagan, who concluded his tenure as the 22nd US ambassador to Malaysia. - FMT
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