Biden Announces Three New Ambassador Picks

President Biden announced a New Round of Ambassador Picks, on Friday, which includes Two Top Donors to his 2020 Presidential Campaign.

The President nominated, Scott Miller, an LGBTQ Rights Activist and Philanthropist, to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland. Miller and his husband, Tim Gill, have long been Top Biden Donors, giving Money to his Presidential Campaign, Foundation, and Political Action Committee. Miller is the Co-Chair of the Gill Foundation's Board of Directors, a Foundation focused on LGBTQ Equality. He was previously an Account Vice President at UBS Wealth Management, in Denver, Colorado.

The President also Nominated, Marc Stanley, a Biden Bundler and Texas Attorney, to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Argentina. Stanley is the former President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. He also served as Chairman of the Texas Public Finance Authority, and was Co-Chair of the Mayor's Complete Count Outreach Committee for the U.S. Census.

The President rounded out his Ambassadorial Picks, by Nominating, David Gilmour, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, as Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea. Gilmour previously served as U..S Ambassador to Togo, and has served in several Assignments across Africa, Australia, and Central America.

All of the Ambassadorial Nominees require Senate Approval.

While the Appointment of Presidential Political Allies and Donors to plush Ambassador Posts, has long been the norm in Washington, Biden Officials indicated earlier, this Spring, that they were planning for a Larger Percentage of Career Ambassadors than the Trump's Administration.

The President went more than Two months into his Presidency without naming a Single Ambassador to send Overseas.

Despite the Pace having picked up on Nominations, there are still Key vacancies among U.S. Ambassadorships. And while Biden has made Nominations, the U..S does Not have any Confirmed Ambassadors, installed in Key Countries such as: Canada, China, France, India, or Israel.

The White House also announced several other Appointments, Friday afternoon, nominating:

- Alice Albright, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

- Sam Bagenstos, General Counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS).

- Melissa Dalton, Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and Global Security Affairs at, the Department of Defense (DOD).

- Alexia Latortue, Assistant Secretary for International Markets, at the Department of the Treasury.

- Brent Neiman, Deputy Under-Secretary / Designated Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development at, the Department of the Treasury.

- Todd Harper, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration.

- Owen Hernstadt, Member of the Board of Directors, at the Export-Import Bank.










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