NewzWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday nominated the wife of “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Kimberly Greenwood was among a list of nominees the Trump administration sent to the U.S.
Later Monday, Kimberly Greenwood posted on Instagram a picture with her husband and Trump as she thanked the president for the nomination. President, thank you for believing in me and entrusting me with this extraordinary opportunity to serve,” she wrote. Her husband, Lee Greenwood, is one of Trump’s favorite singers, whose signature patriotic anthem has been his chosen walk-on song at political events for years.
Trump even went into business with Lee Greenwood, selling a $59.99 “God Bless the USA Bible,” with him. In his own Instagram post praising his wife and her nomination, Lee Greenwood said his wife had worked with Trump for 18 years while the president owned the Miss Universe Organization and Kimberly Greenwood directed state pageants. Kimberly Greenwood’s nomination, which must be confirmed by the Senate, calls for her to serve concurrently as U.S.
ambassador to Barbados and, without additional compensation, as ambassador to the Caribbean countries of St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Presidents on both sides of the aisle have rewarded donors and key supporters with a significant slice of sought-after ambassadorships.
Democratic President Joe Biden selected prominent Seattle business leader and Democratic donor Roger Nyhus to serve in the same role for which Trump has nominated Kimberly Greenwood. Most political appointees from the donor-and-supporter class have little impact on foreign policy. Occasionally, they have been the source of presidential headaches.
Trump on Monday also nominated outgoing U.S. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to serve as his top envoy to Riyadh. Hunt is near the end of his second term representing his Houston-area district.
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