Jeffry Lane Flake is an American politician and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Turkey. A member of the Republican Party, Flake served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and in the United States Senate from 2013 to 2019, representing Arizona. He was nominated by Democratic president Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate for his ambassador post on October 26, 2021. He presented his credentials to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex of Turkey in Ankara on January 26, 2022.
Jeff Flake
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
Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers.
Snowflake is 25 miles (40 km) south of Interstate 40 via Highway 77. The Apache Railway provides freight service.
Historic Home, Snowflake, Arizona
Walter Blackman, the first black Republican elected to the Arizona Legislature
David Marshall, the second black Republican elected to the Arizona Legislature