Trump picks former Georgia Sen. David Perdue for U.S. ambassador to China [View all]
Source: NBC News
Dec. 5, 2024, 10:39 PM EST / Updated Dec. 5, 2024, 11:08 PM EST
HONG KONG — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that former Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., had agreed to be nominated to be the next U.S. ambassador to China.
“As a Fortune 500 CEO, who had a 40-year International business career, and served in the U.S. Senate, David brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform, noting that Perdue has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong and spent much of his career working in China and elsewhere in Asia.
“He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in the region, and a productive working relationship with China’s leaders,” Trump said.
Perdue's nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.
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