Kari Lake nominated by Trump to Jamaica ambassadorship
Trump tapped Kari Lake for the Jamaica post after a federal judge ruled her US Agency for Global Media tenure was unlawful.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump nominated Kari Lake as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica, a position requiring Senate confirmation.
- Lake earned an appointment to the United States Agency for Global Media last year after losing two statewide races in Arizona, including a 2022 gubernatorial bid against Democrat Katie Hobbs.
- Shortly after joining USAGM, Lake oversaw the removal of roughly 85 percent of Voice of America staff as part of the administration's workforce remaking .
- A federal court recently ruled Lake's tenure at USAGM was improper, finding she lacked Senate confirmation authority; the judge ordered reinstatement of staff placed on leave.
- Per the United States Constitution, ambassadorial nominations require Senate confirmation; Lake said she looks forward to "strengthen the partnership between our nations" if confirmed.
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President Trump Nominates Kari Lake To A New Position
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate for Arizona, Kari Lake, has just been nominated by the White House to a new position. Lake, who previously served as the head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media before a Federal judge ruled her tenure was invalid because she was not confirmed by the Senate, has been tapped to be the next ambassador to Jamaica. The former TV anchor, however, still has an uphill battle and will need to be confirmed by the…
President Trump nominates Kari Lake as Ambassador to Jamaica
(CNN, KYMA) - President Donald Trump has nominated Kari Lake as Ambassador to Jamaica. The White House made the announcement Monday. Lake is a former news anchor. The 56-year-old Arizona Republican lost the gubernatorial and Senate races in 2022 and 2024. In March, a federal judge found lake unlawfully ran the U.S. Agency for Global Media last year for several months. If a committee approves the nomination, the full Senate will vote on confirmat…
Trump Promotes Kari Lake to Ambassador, Likely Bringing an End to Her Time Dismantling Liberal Voice of America
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Kari Lake to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica. The nomination was among several sent by the White House to the Senate […] The post Trump Promotes Kari Lake to Ambassador, Likely Bringing an End to Her Time Dismantling Liberal Voice of America appeared first on The Western Journal.
Trump Nominates Lake, Mastriano to Diplomatic Posts
President Donald Trump on Monday announced a slew of nominations sent to the U.S. Senate, including two of his most recognizable supporters to diplomatic posts and more than a dozen federal judges. The White House named former Phoenix television news anchor Kari Lake to serve as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Jamaica, and Pennsylvania state Sen. Douglas Mastriano to the same position for the Slovak Republic. Both nominations req…
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