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Trump nominates Lake as Jamaica ambassador

Jeremy Duda

Kari Lake, whom President Trump nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Jamaica on Monday, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland in February 2025. Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

President Trump has nominated Kari Lake to be U.S. ambassador to Jamaica.

State of play: The former Fox 10 newscaster and two-time Arizona Republican candidate who lost races for governor and U.S. Senate was among a list of nominees the White House sent to the Senate on Monday.

What she's saying: "Jamaica is a country I know very well, full of incredible people, and if confirmed by the Senate, I look forward to strengthening the partnership between our nations, advancing America's interests abroad, and building on the deep friendship shared by the American and Jamaican people," Lake posted on X.

Catch up quick: Trump last year appointed Lake to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America.

Lake placed around 1,300 employees on administrative leave as Trump sought to gut the agency.
A federal judge ruled in March that Lake's actions as head of USAGM were invalid because she hadn't been confirmed by the Senate.

Flashback: Lake is the second Arizonan whom Trump has nominated to serve as ambassador to Jamaica.

Businessman Don Tapia held the position during Trump's first term.

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