Trump nominates Kari Lake as US ambassador to Jamaica

President Trump on Monday nominated Kari Lake to serve as the US ambassador to Jamaica following her tumultuous tenure at the helm of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). 

Lake’s appointment was first announced in a White House press release alongside multiple other new nominations. 

If confirmed by the Senate, she will replace Scott Renner, who currently serves as the Chargé d’Affaires, acting in the place of a U.S. ambassador after Ambassador N. Nick Perry’s departure from the role last January. 

“Thank you to President Trump for nominating me to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica,” Lake wrote in a post on X following the announcement.

“Jamaica is a country I know very well, full of........

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