President-elect Donald Trump continued to appoint officials for top positions in his incoming administration over the weekend, announcing that he chose Christopher Landau, a lawyer and former ambassador to Mexico will be the deputy secretary of state. The appointment is the latest indication that Latin America will be a top priority during his second term, particularly when it comes to immigration coming from the region.
In a post in his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump praised Landau, who served as ambassador to Mexico from 2019 to 2021 and who clerked for Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. He called Laundau "one of our Country's great lawyers" and said he will "work closely with our great Secretary of State Nominee, Marco Rubio, to promote our Nation's security and prosperity through an America First Foreign Policy."
