The acting president of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez, has appointed the country's first ambassador to the US in 11 years, BBC News reported. 

The new Bolivian ambassador to the United States, Walter Oscar Serrate Cuellar, used to be the country's representative to the UN.

Evo Morales resigned on November 10 amid protests in Bolivia. The country's armed forces demanded the departure of the president in order to ensure stability in the country. Twenty three people were already killed, 715 injured during the protests. The duties of the interim leader of Bolivia were assumed by the vice speaker of the Senate, Jeanine Anez.