Ambassadors
Nominees require Senate confirmation.
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Ambassador to China The longtime Iowa governor has deep ties to China, including a personal friendship with the country’s president, Xi Jinping. Branstad will play a central role in guiding the fragile U.S.-China relationship, which President-elect Donald Trump has indicated he wants to alter. Learn more here.
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Ambassador to Israel The attorney served as a senior adviser to Trump on Israeli affairs. He backs Trump’s goal of relocating the U.S. embassy there to Jerusalem, a move that would break with longstanding American policy in the region. Learn more here.
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