President Biden is expected to begin nominating some of his political allies to key ambassador posts in the coming weeks, sources tell NBC.

Retired pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is under consideration for ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization.

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Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is seen as the frontrunner for ambassador to Japan.

Cindy McCain is under consideration to be ambassador to the United Nations World Food Programme, based in Rome.

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Julianne Smith, Biden’s former deputy national security adviser, has been discussed as possible ambassador to NATO.

Former Interior Sec. Ken Salazar has been under consideration for a post in Latin America, possibly Mexico.

h/t @carolelee, @JoshNBCNews & @kwelkernbc

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