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Ambassador Selection Expected to Heat Up in Trump Transition
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 05:12 PM
Jockeying has begun for ambassadorships in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, with two possible picks enjoying the support of Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon, The New York Times reported.
According to The Times, it is expected Trump will begin rewarding supporters with appointments to Western Europe or the Caribbean, but could also include donors to his campaign, or to his transition.
"They generally start out more political," Asgeir Sigfusson, the communications director for the American Foreign Service Association, told The Times. "The numbers will even out."
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