Posted on 12/05/2024 8:52:30 PM PST by bitt
Perdue has spent most of his international business career in Asia, and has served on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he was chairman of the Sea Power Subcommittee, and on the Foreign Relations Committee.
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday night nominated former Republican Georgia Sen. David Perdue to serve as the United States ambassador to China.
Trump has been filling out critical roles in his next administration since he won reelection last month, including selecting his presidential Cabinet, and naming a string of ambassadors.
New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik has been tapped for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Warren Stephens was nominated for ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Charles Kushner has been nominated for ambassador to France.
The incoming president on Thursday said Perdue has spent most of his international business career in China, and Asia. He has also served on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he was chairman of the Sea Power Subcommittee, and served on the Foreign Relations Committee.
"Tonight, I am announcing that former U.S. Senator, David Perdue, has accepted my appointment as the next United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China," Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. "David brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China."
"He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in the region, and a productive working relationship with China’s leaders," he added.
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Trump began planning this 4 years ago. I think we are going to live in a revival of American exceptionalism that will be talked about for 100 years. And we get to live it. Amazing.
Trump should appoint the two *current* U.S. Senators from Georgia (both Democrats elected in that crooked 2020 election) to unimportant ambassadorships and hold elections to serve the remainder of their terms so the GOP hopefully has two more Republican senators in the next senate. 4-D chess, anyone?
I wouldn’t wanna be ambassador to China. Too risky as they aren’t really fond of Trump.
Why would sitting senators agree to that?
Perdue is not a sitting senator. Gov. Gump (Kemp) handed over our two Senate seats to the rats because he is really a rat.
Outstanding
Sorry, pal—check who I was responding to: OP was suggesting Trump give two sitting Dem Senators minor ambassadorships.
Not a good sign, as Amnesty smells here.
If Kemp gets brave and takes on Ossoff in ‘26 we’ll have to rally behind him.
Because an ambassadorship is a plum job so long as it's not in or near a war zone and it's not a hellhole.
Just ask Senator Warlock where he'd like to travel. Maybe someplace in Africa. Maybe some tropical location.
He'd still get to live on the government dole, get a ton of respect from the locals and he doesn't have to run for re-election or raise funds.
And it's not like one Senate seat will flip the balance of power. I could see the temptation.
Baloney.
Doesn’t happen unless a Senator is otherwise stepping down.
If Kemp is the nominee, the Republicans will lose. Far too many hate his guts to vote for him.
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