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Trump appoints Callista Gingrich ambassador to Switzerland
Donald Trump has appointed Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Switzerland. She previously held this position at the Vatican.
AFP
Posted today at 3:28 a.m. Updated 8 minutes ago
Callista Gingrich, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024.
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Future US President Donald Trump has appointed Callista Gingrich as US Ambassador to Switzerland. The diplomat had already represented the United States at the Vatican during the billionaire's previous legislature.
“I am delighted to announce that Callista Gingrich will be our next United States Ambassador to Switzerland,” Donald Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social on Sunday evening.
“The promotion and defense of international religious freedom”
The 58-year-old diplomat, who produces documentaries on history and politics, “previously served, with distinction, as ambassador to the Holy See,” recalled the Republican. Appointed during Donald Trump's first term in 2017, she notably worked “to promote and defend international religious freedom”.
Callista Gingrich is married to the former Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives under Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich. He is an early supporter of Donald Trump.
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