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President-elect Trump Nominated Summers Farkas and John Arrigo as ambassadors.
If confirmed, Arrigo, vice president of Arrigo Automotive Group in West Palm Beach, Fla., will serve as ambassador to Portugal.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the Festival of America on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scutli)
“John was a highly successful entrepreneur in the automotive industry and a champion golfer. For more than three decades, he was an incredible business leader in West Palm Beach and respected by all,” Trump Pugh wrote on his Truth social platform. “I’ve known John for a long time. He will do an incredible job for our country and always put America first.”
A 2021 Business Insider report said Arrigo has been a long-time associate of Trump.
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Farkas is a model and philanthropist who will serve U.S. interests in the island nation of Malta.
Farkas previously served on Trump committees White House scholarship.
Somers Farkas attends the New York City Police Foundation 2017 Gala at the Sheraton Hotel on May 18, 2017 in New York City. (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Trump said in a statement that she “has raised millions of dollars for charity, including for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Lighthouse Society, the New York Women’s Foundation and as a New York trustee she has been Support the Blue City Police Foundation.”
