We can make “swampy” jokes as another insider gets a job application, but don’t ya think this is an area where the insider is needed – PB/TK
Trump Nominates Former Texas Senator as NATO Ambassador – By Josh Boak / June 30 2017
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has nominated Kay Bailey Hutchison, a former Republican senator from Texas, to be the U.S. ambassador to NATO.
Trump has had a rocky relationship with the 28-nation military alliance. As a candidate, he called NATO “obsolete.”
The president has criticized several members of the post-World War II organization for not spending adequately on defense. At a May meeting in Brussels with NATO members, Trump complained that his allies had shortchanged “the people and taxpayers of the United States,” creating additional strains for the organization.
Hutchison, who is 73, won a runoff special election to fill a vacant Senate seat in 1993 and served three full terms.
Continue to military.com article: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/06/30/trump-nominates-former-texas-senator-nato-ambassador.html
