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President-elect Trump on Sunday appointed Callista Gingrich, wife of the former president of the Chamber Newt Gingrich, as one of their latest nominees for US Ambassador.
Writing in Truth Social, Trump wrote that he chose Gingrich to serve as the US ambassador to Switzerland, citing her previous experience as an ambassador in his first administration. Gingrich, and the other nominees for ambassador, will have to be confirmed by the US Senate.
“Happily married to the Great Newt Gingrich, Callista previously served with distinction, as my ambassador to the Holy See,” Trump’s post read. “During her tenure, Callista worked to advance and defend international religious freedom, combat human trafficking, and provide humanitarian assistance around the world “.
“Callista graduated, with honors, from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, with a bachelor of arts degree in music in 1988,” the Republican leader added. “Congratulations!”
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Trump appointed Callista Gingrich to be one of his ambassadors in his new administration. (Reuters)
Trump later wrote that he has appointed Mauricio Claver-Carone as the US special envoy for Latin America. Special envoy posts are different from ambassadorial roles in that they are shorter and usually intended to fulfill a specific mission.
Trump cited “chaos and anarchy” on the US southern border in his Claver-Carone announcement.
“It’s time to restore order in our own hemisphere,” Trump wrote. “Mauritius knows the region and how to put America’s interests first.”
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Inter-American Development Bank President Mauricio Claver-Carone poses during an interview with AFP in Madrid on November 11, 2021. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
“He also knows the dire threats we face from illegal mass migration and fentanyl,” he added. “As the State Department’s special envoy, Mauricio will work tirelessly to protect the American people.”
In a third post, Trump named Ken Howery, co-founder of PayPal, as his pick for U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. Howery previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Sweden, and Trump wrote that he “served our nation brilliantly” in that role.
Former US Ambassador to Sweden Ken Howery (R) welcomes US Air Force Secretary Barbara M Barrett (C) at Arlanda Airport outside Stockholm during a meeting on August 28, 2020. (Photo by FREDRIK SANDBERG/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
“As co-founder of PayPal and the venture capital fund, Founders Fund, Ken turned America’s innovation and technology leadership into global success stories, and that experience will be invaluable in representing us overseas” , Trump explained. “For the purposes of national security and freedom around the world, the United States of America considers ownership and control of Greenland an absolute necessity… Thanks Ken and congratulations!”
