New York (AFP) – President-elect Donald Trump has picked Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, who has longstanding ties to China’s president, to serve as ambassador to Beijing, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
Trump announced his selection of Branstad — an early supporter of the Republican billionaire during his campaign — during a fundraising breakfast in New York on Wednesday, Jason Miller told reporters, adding that the Iowa governor has accepted the position.
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