Year: 2024

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to announced a slate of America First Patriots, who will work in conjunction with our GREAT Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth!Stephen Feinberg will serve as Deputy Secretary of Defense, and help Make the Pentagon Great Again. An extremely successful businessman, Stephen is a Princeton graduate, who founded his company, Cerberus, in 1992. In addition to his leadership at Cerberus, from 2018 to January 2021, Stephen served as Chairman of my Intelligence Advisory Board.Elbridge "Bridge" Colby will serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. A highly respected advocate for our…

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to nominate Stephen Alexander Vaden to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, where he will work with our Great United States Secretary of Agriculture Nominee, Brooke Rollins.In my First Term, Stephen was the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, and a Member of the Board of the Commodity Credit Corporation, where he won two cases before the United States Supreme Court, relocated and reorganized the Agencies that comprise the Department to better serve Rural America, and engaged in substantial regulatory reform. Stephen joined the USDA on Day One…

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to announce Callista L. Gingrich will be our next United States Ambassador to Switzerland. Happily married to the Great Newt Gingrich, Callista previously served, with distinction, as my Ambassador to the Holy See. During her tenure, Callista worked to advance and defend international religious freedom, combat human trafficking, and provide humanitarian assistance around the World. Callista graduated, with honors, from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1988. Congratulations!

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to announce that I will nominate Stephen Miran to be the Chairman of my Council of Economic Advisers. Steve will work with the rest of my Economic Team to deliver a Great Economic Boom that lifts up all Americans. Steve was a Senior Advisor for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department during my First Term, and received his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. Congratulations Steve!

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to announce that Tilman J. Fertitta has been nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to Italy.Tilman is an accomplished businessman, who has founded and built one of our Country's premier entertainment and real estate companies, employing approximately 50,000 Americans. Tilman has a long history of giving back to the community through numerous philanthropic initiatives, which include children's charities, Law Enforcement, and the medical community. Additionally, Tilman is the longest serving Chairman of the Board of Regents for the University of Houston. He also owns the Houston Rockets Basketball Team.Congratulations…

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP It is my great honor to appoint Mark Burnett as the Special Envoy to the United Kingdom. With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role.Mark is known for creating and producing some of the biggest shows in Television History, including "Survivor," "Shark Tank," "The Voice" and, most notably, "The Apprentice." He is the former Chairman of MGM, and has won 13 Emmy Awards!Mark will work to enhance diplomatic relations, focusing on areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment…

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am proud to announce that Highly Respected David Fink, a fifth generation Railroader, will be the next Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). David will bring his 45+ years of transportation leadership and success, which will deliver the FRA into a new era of safety and technological innovation. Under David's guidance, the Federal Railroad Administration will be GREAT again. Congratulations to David!

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to nominate Aaron Reitz to serve as the next Head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy (OLP). Aaron will lead OLP to develop and implement DOJ's battle plans to advance my Law and Order Agenda, and restore integrity to our Justice System. He will be working with Attorney General Nominee, Pam Bondi.Aaron is currently Senator Ted Cruz's Chief of Staff, and was previously Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Deputy, where he led dozens of successful lawsuits against the lawless and crooked Biden Administration.Aaron is a true MAGA attorney, a…

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to announce that Chad Mizelle will serve as Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice, where he will work with our wonderful Attorney General Nominee, Pam Bondi.During my First Term, Chad was General Counsel and Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security, where he helped to secure our Border, and stop the flow of illegal drugs and aliens into our Country. Chad is a MAGA warrior, who will help bring accountability, integrity, and Justice back to the DOJ.Congratulations to Chad, his wife Kathryn, a GREAT Judge who I…

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP I am pleased to announce that Brian Burch will serve as the next United States Ambassador to the Holy See. Brian is a devout Catholic, a father of nine, and President of CatholicVote. He has received numerous awards, and demonstrated exceptional leadership, helping build one of the largest Catholic advocacy groups in the Country. He represented me well during the last Election, having garnered more Catholic votes than any Presidential Candidate in History! Brian loves his Church and the United States - He will make us all proud. Congratulations to Brian, his wife Sara,…