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Donald John Trump: 48 dead in northern California: Graham authorities argue that a bill to protect Mueller Denham loses his GOP seat in California MORE Wednesday announced its appointment of Lana Marks, handbag designer and club member Mar-a-Lago, to be its next US ambassador to South Africa.
In a statement, the White House pointed out that Marks had sat on the Women's Leadership Council at Harvard Kennedy School, as well as his studies in South Africa. According to the statement, Marks speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa, two of the eleven official languages of South Africa.
CNN reported that Marks is still a member of the Trump Tourist Complex in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, indicating that his daughter was married there.
CNN noted that Marks' line of handbags featured some designs with exotic animal skins, including ostriches and alligators.
Dozens of key positions within the state department, including the South African envoy, remained vacant early this year.
When he holds the highest position in the State Department, the secretary Mike Pompeo
Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTrump: The NY Times reports that inaccurate North Korean missile bases Pompeo accuses Newsweek of "helping" Iran to spread lies "Night Defense – Presented by Raytheon – The controversial Trump armistice day | United States puts an end to Saudi Arabian coalition air refueling in Yemen | Analysts identify undeclared North Korean missile bases. promised at the time to reduce the number of vacancies within the department.
"It's a priority for him," state department spokesman Heather Nauert told reporters in May. "He said this during his hearings on Capitol Hill, he told us in private, and I know that he also referred to this publicly."
The appointment of Marks will face a confirmation from the Senate, where Republicans will still hold a majority in the upper house.
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