July 20, 2017
Ex-Diplomat to be Trump's 1st LGBT Ambassador Nominee
Julie Pace READ TIME: 1 MIN.
A former diplomat and television commentator is expected to be nominated as the United States' ambassador to Germany.
Richard Grenell is President Donald Trump's choice for the post, according to a person with knowledge of the expected nomination. That person requested anonymity to discuss a matter before it was announced.
A White House spokeswoman said Wednesday that nothing official was finalized.
Grenell was a long-serving spokesman for the United States at the United Nations during former President George W. Bush's administration. He also appears as a foreign affairs commentator on Fox News Channel.
He would be the first openly LGBT ambassador nominee for Trump.
The Berlin posting is a high-profile assignment as observers closely scrutinize relations between Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
