David Jacobson: Bruce Heyman

Bruce Heyman: Bruce Heyman has encountered some complications during vetting, but so far there are no insurmountable obstacles in his path to the job, says a source familiar with the discussions. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Heyman hasn't returned calls this summer. Repeated requests for information from both the White House and the State Department about who's replacing David Jacobson, the former U.S. envoy who left the post in July, have also gone unanswered for weeks even as the administration announced a slate of other ambassadorial nominations. WASHINGTON - A Chicago Goldman Sachs executive and big-time fundraiser for U.S. President Barack Obama is still on track to become the new American ambassador to Canada despite rumours over the summer that his complex investment portfolio had disqualified him. In a story Wednesday about Canadian complaints over the delay in naming a new U.S. envoy to Canada, the Washington Post reported that Heyman has already undergone the State Department's diplomatic "charm school" training, an almost certain sign that he'll soon be announced publicly as Obama's pick. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.