President-elect Trump on Sunday named Callista Gingrich, wife to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, as one of his latest U.S. ambassador nominees.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump wrote that he picked Gingrich to serve as U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, citing her previous ambassadorial experience in his first administration. Gingrich, and the other ambassador nominees, will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“Happily married to the Great Newt Gingrich, Callista previously served, with distinction, as my Ambassador to the Holy See,” Trump’s post read. “During her tenure, Callista worked to advance and defend international religious freedom, combat human trafficking, and provide humanitarian assistance around the World.”
“Callista graduated, with honors, from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1988,” the Republican leader added. “Congratulations!”
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Trump nominated Callista Gingrich to serve as one of his ambassadors in his new administration. (Reuters)
Trump later wrote that he has nominated Mauricio Claver-Carone as a U.S. special envoy for Latin America. Special envoy positions are different from ambassador roles, as they are shorter and typically meant to fulfill a specific mission.
Trump cited “chaos and anarchy” at the U.S. southern border in his announcement about Claver-Carone.
“It is time to restore order in our own hemisphere,” Trump wrote. “Mauricio knows the region, and how to put America’s interests FIRST.”
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The president of the Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone, poses during an interview with AFP in Madrid on November 11, 2021. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
“He also knows the dire threats we face from illegal mass migration and fentanyl,” he added. “As the State Department’s Special Envoy, Mauricio will work…
