President-elect Trump introduced a number of appointments to his administration Thursday, together with the crew that may work together with his nominee for the U.S. Treasury, Scott Bessent.
In a submit on Truth Social, Trump introduced that Ken Kies will function assistant secretary for tax coverage.
Kies, who has labored as a tax lawyer for 47 years, has served because the chief of workers for the Joint Committee on Taxation and the chief Republican tax counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Also becoming a member of the crew is Alexandra Preate, who Trump appointed as senior counsel to the secretary.
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Alexandra Preate attends the American Federation of Arts Annual Gala and Cultural Leadership Awards at Guastavino’s May 4, 2022, in New York City. (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan through Getty Images)
Trump stated Preate is an completed govt in public relations.
Trump appointed Hunter McMaster to function the director of coverage planning and Daniel Katz was appointed to function chief of workers.
Katz, Trump wrote, is a senior fellow on the Manhattan Institute and a graduate of Yale. Katz additionally served as a senior adviser on the Treasury Department.
Trump’s appointment as deputy chief of workers within the Treasury Department is Samantha Schwab, who labored in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs in the course of the president-elect’s first time period.
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President-elect Trump smiles throughout Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest on the Phoenix Convention Center Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
“All of them are unimaginable, hardworking Patriots, who will work tirelessly to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump stated of the crew.
In addition to the Treasury Department appointments, Trump introduced that Benjamin Leon James will function the following U.S. ambassador to Spain.
“Benjamin is a extremely profitable entrepreneur, equestrian, and philanthropist. He got here to the U.S. from Communist Cuba at 16-years-old, with solely 5 {dollars} in his pocket, and proceeded to construct his firm, Leon Medical Centers, into an unimaginable enterprise,” Trump wrote.
“He has helped assist many worthy causes, like La Liga Contra el Cancer, and necessary Medical Research at Johns Hopkins and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.”
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Trump additionally appointed Joe Popolo to function the following U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
Popolo helped rework the Freeman Company into what Trump referred to as “the world’s main dwell occasion model expertise firm.”
Popolo additionally serves as founder and CEO of Charles & Potomac Capital, LLC; the chairman of the board of Pinnacle Live, LLC; and, as a board member of Ondas Holdings.
“Joe is an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner, and likewise a recipient of the Dallas Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Award,” Trump wrote. “He is a proud graduate of Boston College, a member of their Board of Regents, and likewise, a Patron of the Arts within the Vatican Museum.”
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Trump additionally appointed Cora Alvi to function his deputy chief of workers.
Alvi, Trump wrote, most just lately labored because the nationwide deputy finance director for Donald J. Trump for President Inc.
