Trump Announces Japan Ambassador Nominee, Other Diplomatic Appointments

All the nominees will have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Trump Announces Japan Ambassador Nominee, Other Diplomatic Appointments
George Edward Glass listens during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 18, 2017. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled his pick for U.S. ambassador to Japan, alongside a slate of other diplomatic appointments.

George Glass, a businessman and former investment banker who served as Ambassador to Portugal during the first Trump administration, is Trump’s choice for chief diplomat to Japan—one of the country’s most important ambassadorships.