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President-elect Trump announced several appointments to his administration on Thursday, including the team that will work with his nominee for US Treasury, Scott Bessent.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Ken Kies will serve as assistant secretary for fiscal policy.
Kies, who has worked as a tax attorney for 47 years, has served as chief of staff to the Joint Tax Commission and the Republican chief fiscal adviser of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Also joining the team is Alexandra Preate, who Trump tapped as the secretary’s senior counsel.
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Alexandra Preate attends the American Federation of Arts Annual Gala and Cultural Leadership Awards at Guastavino’s on May 4, 2022 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Trump said Preate is an excellent public relations executive.
Trump named Hunter McMaster as director of policy planning and Daniel Katz as chief of staff.
Katz, Trump wrote, is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a graduate of Yale. Katz also served as a senior adviser at the Treasury Department.
Trump’s appointment as deputy chief of staff at the Treasury Department is Samantha Schwab, who worked at the white house Office of Legislative Affairs during the first term of the President-elect.
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President-elect Trump smiles during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
“They are all incredible, hard-working Patriots who will work tirelessly to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump said of the team.
In addition to the Treasury Department appointments, Trump announced that Benjamin Leon James will serve as the next US ambassador to Spain.
“Benjamin is a highly successful businessman, equestrian and philanthropist. He came to the United States from communist Cuba at the age of 16, with only five dollars in his pocket, and proceeded to build his company, Leon Medical Centers, into a incredible business,” Trump wrote.
“He has helped support many worthy causes, such as The Cancer League, and important medical research at Johns Hopkins and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.”
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Trump also nominated Joe Popolo as the next US ambassador to the Netherlands.
Popolo helped transform the Freeman Company into what Trump called “the world’s leading live event brand experience company.”
Popolo is also founder and CEO of Charles & Potomac Capital, LLC; the Chairman of the Board of Pinnacle Live, LLC; and, as a board member of Ondas Holdings.
“Joe is an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner and has also received the Dallas Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Award,” Trump wrote. “He is a proud graduate of Boston College, a member of its Board of Regents and also, a patron of the arts at the Vatican Museum.”
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Trump also named Cora Alvi as deputy chief of staff.
Alvi, Trump wrote, most recently served as Donald J. Trump’s deputy national chief financial officer for President Inc.
