Trump Nominates Kimberly Greenwood to 7-Nation Caribbean Envoy Post as Wesley Hunt Gets Saudi Role
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Updated · The Seattle Times · Sep 14
Trump Nominates Kimberly Greenwood to 7-Nation Caribbean Envoy Post as Wesley Hunt Gets Saudi Role
3 articles · Updated · The Seattle Times · Sep 14
Summary
Kimberly Greenwood was sent to the Senate on Monday as Trump’s pick for ambassador to Barbados and six other Eastern Caribbean nations, a post she would hold concurrently without extra pay.
Lee Greenwood’s wife thanked Trump on Instagram after the nomination; the singer said she worked with Trump for 18 years during his Miss Universe pageant business.
The choice fits a long bipartisan pattern of presidents giving ambassadorships to donors and loyalists, though such political appointees have at times created problems for administrations.
Wesley Hunt, a second-term Texas Republican congressman, was also nominated Monday for Saudi Arabia, putting him in line for a key post as the Iran war and Yemen fighting intensify.