WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday introduced his intent to nominate his former producer from “The Apprentice” to function particular envoy to the United Kingdom.
Mark Burnett has acquired three-dozen Emmy nominations, successful the award for a couple of third of these, in keeping with the Television Academy’s website. Trump has beforehand praised Burnett throughout marketing campaign path appearances.
“With a distinguished profession in tv manufacturing and enterprise, Mark brings a singular mix of diplomatic acumen and worldwide recognition to this necessary position,” Trump stated in his submit to Truth Social.
“Mark will work to reinforce diplomatic relations, specializing in areas of mutual curiosity, together with commerce, funding alternatives, and cultural exchanges,” the president-elect added.
Besides “The Apprentice,” Burnett has labored as a prime producer on “Shark Tank,” “The Voice” and “Survivor.” Trump additionally cited Burnett’s earlier expertise at MGM.
Several of these exhibits, together with “The Apprentice,” aired on NBC. NBCUniversal is the dad or mum firm of NBC and NBC News.
Trump grew to become a reality-TV star throughout his time internet hosting “The Apprentice” from 2004 to 2015, and Burnett launched the present with Trump.
The present helped increase the now president-elect’s fame within the run-up to his first bid for the White House.
Burnett is the newest in a string of alternatives with personal ties to the president-elect. Trump beforehand introduced he was selecting his two daughters’ fathers-in-law, Charles Kushner and Massad Boulos, to function ambassador to France and senior adviser on Arab and Middle East points, respectively.
Trump has additionally tapped a number of others with TV ties — steadily those that have appeared on Fox News — for outstanding positions, together with former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for secretary of protection, although controversies threaten to derail his affirmation.
Special envoys typically deal with a selected problem. Trump beforehand introduced that he had chosen Warren Stephens because the ambassador to the Court of St. James, “a job through which he’ll act as our Representative to the United Kingdom” if confirmed by the Senate, the president-elect stated in a post to Truth Social earlier this month.
