President-elect Trump announced several nominees for his new administration on Tuesday, including naming Jacob Helberg as his undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

Trump announced the selection on his Truth Social platform.

“In this role, Jacob will be a champion of our America First foreign policy,” he wrote. “He will lead the State Department’s policy on economic statecraft and promote America’s economic security and growth, as well as America’s technological dominance abroad. Jacob is a successful technology executive, has the knowledge, expertise and pragmatism to defend America’s economic interests abroad, and always puts AMERICA first.” FIRST!”

Jacob Helberg speaks at the Trump 47 Jewish Leadership Event on September 12, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Jacob Helberg)

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Guilfoyle was appointed ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, 55, who dated Donald Trump Jr., appeared on stage with the Trump family on election night.

“Kimberly has been a close friend and ally for many years. “Her extensive experience and leadership in law, media and politics, as well as her keen intellect, make her an extremely qualified person to represent the United States and protect its interests abroad,” Trump said.

In a post on X, Guilfoyle said she was “honored” to accept the nomination.

Kimberly Guilfoyle speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“President Trump’s historic victory brings hope and optimism to the American people and freedom-loving allies around the world,” she wrote. “It was the democratic values ​​born in Greece that helped shape the founding of America.”

The nomination requires Senate confirmation.

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Tom Barrack, a private equity real estate investor and founder of Colony Capital LLC, has been tapped as ambassador to Turkey.

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“He is a respected and experienced voice of reason for a broad range of thought leaders in political and business circles,” Trump wrote.

Attorney Mark Meador has been selected as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. Meador previously served as deputy senior counsel for antitrust and competition policy to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., the ranking Republican on the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee.

Trump also announced that Ed Martin would serve as the next chief of staff in the Office of Management and Budget.

Ed Martin will serve as the next chief of staff in the Office of Management and Budget (CSPAN)

“Together with Phyllis Schlafly, they wrote ‘The Conservative Case for Trump,'” he said, referring to the late anti-feminist activist.

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Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., speaks at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 22, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS (Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS)

U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, R-NC, has been named deputy budget director for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

In this role, Bishop will implement Trump’s “cost-cutting and deregulation agenda” and root out the “armed deep state.”

“It is my great honor to be nominated by President Trump to serve on the outstanding OMB team led by @russvought,” Bishop wrote on Let’s Go!