PHOENIX-President Donald Trump is nominating a two-time Arizona political candidate to an ambassadorship.
Per astatementreleased by the White House on May 11, Kari Lake has been nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica.
Lake had a career in the television industry before she entered the political arena. In 2022, she ran for Arizona governor against Democrat Katie Hobbs, who went on towin the election.
According to the Associated Press, Lake never conceded her loss in the gubernatorial race, and had been involved in a number of election-related lawsuits.
In 2024, she ran against then-Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego for the U.S. Senate seat that was being vacated by Kyrsten Sinema. Gallegoultimately won that election.
Lake was chosen by President Trump to lead an agency that oversees Voice of America and other media services like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and she terminated contracts and laid off most of the employees with Voice of America. However, a federal judge ruled in March 2026 that Lakelacked legal authority to dismantle the institution.
According toan annotated versionof the U.S. Constitution on the Library of Congress's website, ambassadorial nominations need to be confirmed by the Senate.
The Source:Information for this article was gathered from a statement issued by the White House, and from the Library of Congress.
Source: Drudge Report
