US President-elect Donald Trump picks ambassadors to Greece and Turkey

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday picked Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox Information host turned political fundraiser, as the subsequent U.S. ambassador to Greece and Tom Barrack, the chair of his 2016 inaugural committee, the subsequent ambassador to Turkey.

Guilfoyle has been engaged to Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. since December 31, 2020.

“For a few years, Kimberly has been an in depth pal and ally,” Trump mentioned in a publish on social media platform Reality Social. She is “completely suited to foster robust bilateral relations with Greece, advancing our pursuits on points starting from protection cooperation to commerce and financial innovation,” he mentioned.

Guilfoyle is just not the primary appointee with household ties.

In November, Trump introduced plans to appoint his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, as ambassador to France and to nominate Massad Boulos — the father-in-law of his youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump — as a senior adviser on Arab and Center East points.

Trump’s decide for ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack is a longtime pal of the Republican president-elect. He is additionally a non-public fairness govt and has been beforehand been charged with unlawfully performing as an agent of the United Arab Emirates and was acquitted in 2022 of all 9 counts he confronted.

Trump described Tom as a “well-respected and skilled voice of purpose,” in his publish asserting the appointment.