Trump nominates U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt of Houston to serve as the United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Hunt is a close ally of the president-elect and recently placed third in the Texas Senate Republican primary earlier this year.
Hunt, an ally of the president, finished a distant third in the Senate Republican primary in Texas earlier this year.
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