Jeff Flake

American diplomat and former United States senator from Arizona · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1962 · age 63

Jeffry Lane Flake is an American politician and former diplomat who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and later as the U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 2022 to 2024.

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2024Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar StarAward2018“I rise today, to talk about the truth, and its relationship to democracy. For without truth, and a principled fidelity to truth and to shared facts, Mr.”In their words17 January 2018Full transcript at PoliticoRead the whole statement

“A major difference between politicians and the free press is that the press usually corrects itself when it gets something wrong. Politicians don't.”In their words17 January 2018Full transcript at PoliticoRead the whole statement

“No longer can we compound attacks on truth with our silent acquiescence. No longer can we turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to these assaults on our institutions. And Mr.”In their words17 January 2018Full transcript at PoliticoRead the whole statement

“Let us be clear. The impulses underlying the dissemination of such untruths are not benign.”In their words17 January 2018Full transcript at PoliticoRead the whole statement

“The question of why the truth is now under such assault may well be for historians to determine.”In their words17 January 2018Full transcript at PoliticoRead the whole statement

2017“We must never regard as normal the regular and casual undermining of our democratic norms and ideals.”In their words24 October 2017Full transcript, The New York TimesRead the whole statement

1962Born31 December 1962

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Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. Succeeded Jeff as United States Ambassador to Turkey

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Flake during the 113th Congress

Jeff Flake speaking at the National Federation for Republican Women event in Phoenix, Arizona

Flake speaking at an event at Arizona State University in March 2018

Vice President Kamala Harris swearing-in Flake as Ambassador to Turkey, 2021

Flake's 113th Congressional session photo

Senator Flake speaking at a rally hosted by the Arizona Republican Party in August 2014

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Jeff Flake

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Those of us who travel overseas, especially to war zones and other troubled areas around the globe, encounter members of U.S.
17 January 2018 · Full transcript at Politico, Own words
To be very clear, to call the Russia matter a "hoax" - as the president has many times - is a falsehood.
17 January 2018 · Full transcript at Politico, Own words
Every word that a president utters projects American values around the world.
17 January 2018 · Full transcript at Politico, Own words