WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump has named billionaire funding banker Warren Stephens as his envoy to Britain, a prestigious posting for the Republican donor whose contributions this yr included $2 million to a Trump-backing tremendous PAC.
Trump, in a publish on his Reality Social web site Monday night, introduced he was choosing Stephens to be the U.S. ambassador to the Court docket of Saint James. The Senate is required to substantiate the selection.
“Warren has all the time dreamed of serving the USA full time. I’m thrilled that he’ll now have that chance as the highest Diplomat, representing the usA. to one among America’s most cherished and beloved Allies,” Trump stated in in his publish.
Stephens is the chairman, president and CEO of Little Rock, Arkansas-based monetary providers agency Stephens Inc., having taken over the agency from his father.
Trump has already named lots of his nominees for his Cabinet and high-profile diplomatic posts, assembling a roster of staunch loyalists. Over the weekend, Trump introduced he intends to appoint real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to function ambassador to France.
Throughout his first time period, Trump chosen Robert “Woody” Johnson, a contributor to his marketing campaign and the proprietor of the New York Jets soccer crew, as his consultant to the UK.
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