Obama nominates advisor Eisen for post of ambassador to Prague

President Barack Obama has nominated his advisor Norman Eisen for the post of US ambassador to Prague. The position has been unfilled for nearly a year and a half. Mr Eisen, a lawyer by profession, is a founding member of the NGO Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and advised the American president on issues such as the regulation of lobbying. His appointment has to be approved by the American Senate. Mr Eisen’s mother was born in the former Czechoslovakia.