{"id":2385866,"date":"2025-01-03T00:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T05:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-more-ambassador-appointments-to-his-administration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T00:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T05:47:16","slug":"trump-announces-more-ambassador-appointments-to-his-administration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-more-ambassador-appointments-to-his-administration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump announces more ambassador appointments to his administration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-announces-more-ambassador-appointments-to-his-administration-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President-elect Donald Trump recently\u2064 announced additional appointments to his administration, with\u200b the announcements made via his Truth Social account.\u200d Notably,he appointed Benjamin Leon Jr. to\u200d serve\u200d as the U.S. ambassador \u2062to a yet unspecified \u2062country. \u2063This follows the trend of Trump providing updates on\u2063 his \u200badministration&#8217;s personnel choices since \u2062his electoral victory. The article\u200c emphasizes\u200b the ongoing growth of his cabinet and other key positions in\u2064 anticipation\u2063 of \u200chis presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump announces more ambassador appointments to his administration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed several more appointments on Thursday to his incoming administration. As has been customary since winning the election, Trump made the announcements with a post on his Truth Social account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-four-advisers-joining-administration-as-senior-staff-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump announces four advisers joining administration as senior staff - Washington Examiner\">president-elect announced<\/a> two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ambassadors\/\" title=\"\">ambassador<\/a> positions: Benjamin Leon Jr. as the next U.S. ambassador to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Spain<\/a> and Joe Popolo as the next U.S. ambassador to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netherlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Netherlands<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his nominee for the ambassadorship to Spain, Trump praised Leon&rsquo;s background and philanthropic endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Benjamin is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-slammed-for-teaming-up-with-chinese-company-to-build-batteries-becoming-a-national-security-threat\/\" title=\"Ford Slammed For Teaming Up With Chinese Company To Build Batteries: \u2018Becoming A National Security Threat\u2019\">highly successful entrepreneur<\/a>, equestrian, and philanthropist,&rdquo; Trump said in his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113761610964263186?_nlid=WVaxxP4VUq&amp;_nhids=xMxdCLoo1V\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>. &ldquo;He came to the U.S. from Communist Cuba at 16-years-old, with only Five Dollars in his pocket, and proceeded to build his company, Leon Medical Centers, into an incredible business. He has helped support many worthy causes, like La Liga Contra el Cancer, and important Medical Research at Johns Hopkins and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Benjamin has also invested in training our future doctors and nurses by supporting Miami-Dade College&rsquo;s Benjamin Leon Jr. School of Nursing, and the Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research and Education at Florida International University&rsquo;s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-musk-ramaswamy-officially-join-trump-administration-their-job-is-to-destroy-bureaucracy\/\" title=\"Breaking: Musk, Ramaswamy Officially Join Trump Administration - Their Job Is to Destroy Bureaucracy\">president-elect added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also praised Popolo in a separate Truth Social <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113761610630888873?_nlid=NNEtMMbP22&amp;_nhids=ZV2QC4AAxY\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>, highlighting his ambassador nominee&rsquo;s successful business background and numerous charitable efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113761610630888873\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe is a successful businessman and philanthropist across many different sectors,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;For over 20 years, he helped transform the Freeman Company into the World&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">leading live event brand experience company<\/a>. He currently serves as Founder and CEO of Charles &amp; Potomac Capital, LLC, the Chairman of the Board of Pinnacle Live, LLC, and, as a Board Member of Ondas Holdings.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe is an E&amp;Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner, and also a recipient of the Dallas Business Journal&rsquo;s Most Admired CEO Award,&rdquo; the president-elect added in his Truth Social post. &ldquo;He is a proud graduate of Boston College, a member of their Board of Regents, and also, a Patron of the Arts in the Vatican Museum.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump will begin his second term in office on Jan. 20, 2025. He is only the second president in the country&rsquo;s history to be elected to two non-consecutive presidential terms. The other was President Grover Cleveland, the country&rsquo;s 22nd and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-another-terrible-week-in-the-polls\/\" title=\"Biden Faces Another Terrible Week in the Polls\">24th president<\/a>. Cleveland&rsquo;s first term was from March 1885 to March 1889, and his second term was from March 1893 to March 1897.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927173\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927173\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump names new ambassadors for his administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2385867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-opposition-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4106,47807,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2385866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-administration","tag-ambassador-appointments","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-opposition-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385866"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385870,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385866\/revisions\/2385870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}