Trump Picks Former CIA Official Ron Johnson as US Ambassador to Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump said Ron Johnson will work with Sen. Marco Rubio to promote ’security and prosperity.’
Trump Picks Former CIA Official Ron Johnson as US Ambassador to Mexico
Ronald Johnson participates in a news conference at El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador Sept. 4, 2019. Reuters/Jose Cabezas/File Photo
Katabella Roberts
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President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Ronald Johnson, the former U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, to serve as ambassador to Mexico in his upcoming administration, he said on Dec. 10.

If approved by the U.S. Senate, Johnson will work closely with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Trump’s pick for secretary of state, to “promote our Nation’s security and prosperity through strong America First Foreign Policies,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.