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TRUMP PICKS FORMER ACTING AG MATTHEW WHITAKER AS NOMINEE FOR NATO AMBASSADOR
- NEWS Desk Global
- Nov 20, 2024
- 1 min read

President-elect Donald Trump chose lawyer Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday to be U.S. ambassador to NATO, selecting a loyalist with little foreign policy experience for what may be one of the highest-profile ambassadorships during Trump's second administration.
U.S. relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were strained during Trump's first term, as the Republican president criticized NATO and accused European members of spending too little on defense.
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