President Donald Trump has nominated Kari Lake to be the nation’s ambassador to Jamaica, seemingly ending her controversial run presiding over the dismantling of U.S.-owned media organizations.
It means Lake could face a confirmation vote involving U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, her former political opponent.
The May 11 announcement from the White House formalizes a shift in direction and leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, set in play when a federal judge struck down all of Lake’s leadership decisions in March because she had not been confirmed by the Senate to head the agency she headed.
Days after that ruling, Trump nominated Sarah B. Rogers, the under secretary of state for public diplomacy, to head USAGM. Rogers and Lake maintained Lake still had a role to play in the agency, although it was ill-defined.
Lake, a former Fox 10 broadcaster, has worked in the State Department in the Trump administration but has no known background in diplomacy. In a social media post, Lake thanked Trump for the job change.
