President Trump on Monday nominated Kari Lake to serve as the US ambassador to Jamaica following her tumultuous tenure at the helm of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
Lake’s appointment was first announced in a White House press release alongside multiple other new nominations.
If confirmed by the Senate, she will replace Scott Renner, who currently serves as the Chargé d’Affaires, acting in the place of a U.S. ambassador after Ambassador N. Nick Perry’s departure from the role last January.
“Thank you to President Trump for nominating me to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica,” Lake wrote in a post on X following the announcement.
“Jamaica is a country I know very well, full of incredible people, and if confirmed by the Senate, I look forward to strengthening the partnership between our nations, advancing America’s interests abroad, and building on the deep friendship shared by the American and Jamaican people,” she added.
Lake’s background is in broadcast television and she previously launched unsuccessful campaigns for the Arizona governorship and Senate before joining the second Trump administration as acting CEO of USAGM.
Upon heading the global media agency, Lake attempted to fire hundreds of staff members and reduce journalists’ coverage of events both internationally and nationally.
District Court Judge Royce Lamberth later determined her tenure as acting CEO was unlawful and ordered Voice of America (VOA), which is housed under USAGM, to rehire its employees and resume international broadcasting.
