The Senate’s vote Thursday made Grenell the first openly gay U.S. ambassador to Germany and the most senior openly gay executive official in American history, bringing to a close a months-long campaign on his behalf by both conservatives and gay Republican activists. Coming on the heels of Mike Pompeo’s confirmation as secretary of state, Grenell’s confirmation fills a position that has been vacant since January 2017 when Trump dismissed the political ambassadors appointed under President Barack Obama. from Evangel University and an MPA from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.”

Grenell’s confirmation had been blocked due to Grenell’s sexist statements, the Washington Blade notes:

The primary reason for the hold on Grenell purportedly was comments he made years ago on Twitter about the appearance of women, including Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright, Callista Gingrich and Rachel Maddow.
Richard Grenell is confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to Germany.