President-elect Trump on Thursday announced multiple nominations just days before his inauguration on Jan. 20.
In a series of posts on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon, Trump congratulated his picks.
Nominees include a former test engineer of missile defense systems for secretary of the Air Force, as well as a trade partnership CEO for secretary for trade and foreign agriculture affairs.
President-elect Donald Trump announced new Cabinet picks on Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Trump selected Chris Stallings to be assistant administrator for disaster recovery and resilience of the Small Business Administration.
Stallings currently serves as the director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency and will work closely with Kelly Loeffler, the incoming small business administrator.
“[Stallings and Loeffler will] make sure that when disasters happen, our Government responds quickly and capably to protect our Small Businesses, which are the backbone of our Economy,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Chris Stallings will be the U.S. assistant administrator for disaster recovery and resilience of the Small Business Administration. (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency)
Trump tapped Luke Lindberg as U.S. undersecretary for trade and foreign agriculture affairs at the Department of Agriculture.
During Trump’s first term, Lindberg served as chief of staff and chief strategy officer at the Export-Import Bank, where he earned the Distinguished Service Award.
He is currently the president and CEO of South Dakota Trade and a member of the board of directors of the National Association of District Export Councils.
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South Dakota Trade is a 501(c)(6) public-private partnership that navigates international trade for the state, according to the…
