In a groundbreaking decision by the U.S. Senate, four openly gay Americans were appointed as ambassadors during a voice vote Aug. 1 with no opposition.
John Berry will serve as Ambassador to Australia, the first openly gay ambassador to a G-20 country, in addition to James Costos as ambassador to Spain, Rufus Gifford as ambassador to Denmark, and Daniel Baer as ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Buzzfeed reports.
The Senate also voted to appoint openly gay Stuart Delery as assistant attorney general for the Civil Division, who argued in court for the Obama administration that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional.
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