Trump nominates ambassadors to Lebanon, Kuwait and Morocco: What to know
Trump’s picks include Yemeni-American Mayor Amer Ghalib and Lebanese-American businessman Michel Issa.
President Donald Trump has nominated ambassadors to Lebanon, Kuwait, Morocco and Tunisia. Three of the four appointees are Arab Americans.
Trump announced three of the picks — Michel Issa as ambassador to Lebanon, Amer Ghalib as ambassador to Kuwait and Duke Buchan III as ambassador to Morocco — on his Truth Social platform on Friday. Trump announced the nomination of Bill Bazzi as ambassador to Tunisia on Tuesday.
Michel Issa as ambassador to Lebanon
Trump’s pick for ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, is a prominent Lebanese-American businessman. Issa is a personal friend and golfing partner of Trump's, one insider told L’Orient Today.
