Politics News Alert: Brett McGurk withdraws candidacy for U.S. ambassador to Iraq

	Monday, June 18, 2012 3:54:07 PM POLITICS NEWS ALERT Brett McGurk withdraws candidacy for U.S. ambassador to Iraq The Obama administration's pick to be the next ambassador to Iraq is withdrawing his nomination amid concerns that he engaged in improper behavior while working at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in 2008. Brett McGurk's path to securing the nomination grew more complicated recently when a racy e-mail exchange surfaced between McGurk and a Wall Street Journal reporter covering him. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/obama-choice-for-next-ambassador-to-iraq-withdraws-nomination-amid-allegations-of-impropriety/2012/06/18/gJQAVVculV_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com/politics. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy