
Donald Trump has announced his intention to appoint Houston Rockets owner and television personality Tilman J. Fertitta as the next U.S. ambassador to Italy.
Fertitta joins a lineup of other wealthy donors and TV personalities in the Trump administration, including Mark Burnett as a special envoy to the UK, Charles Kushner as ambassador to France and former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is also his son's fiancée, as ambassador to Greece.