Kari Lake nominated by Trump to Jamaica ambassadorship
The nomination follows a federal ruling that Lake lacked legal authority at USAGM, where roughly 85% of staff were removed.
- 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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Trump taps Kari Lake for Jamaica ambassador post
President Donald Trump is doling out a plum ambassador post to Kari Lake, tapping her to represent the United States in Jamaica after her rocky tenure leading the Voice of America. The White House announced Lake’s nomination on Monday, two months after a federal judge overturned her efforts to largely shutter the federal news service and ruled that Trump had improperly elevated her as its de facto leader. Before her tenure in the Trump administr…
JUST IN: President Trump Nominates Kari Lake as US Ambassador to Jamaica
President Trump is nominating MAGA firebrand Kari Lake to be the US Ambassador to Jamaica, according to a statement from the White House on Monday. Lake, who ran for Governor and Senate in Arizona, was tapped to lead Voice of America and later the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) last year.
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