President-elect Trump announced several appointments to his administration on Thursday, including a team that will work with his nominee for US Treasury, Scott Bessent.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Ken Kies will serve as assistant secretary of tax policy.
Kies, who has worked as a tax attorney for 47 years, has served as chief of staff for Joint Committee on Taxation and the Republican chief tax adviser to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Another member of the group is Alexandra Preate, whom Trump has selected as a top adviser to the secretary.
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Alexandra Preate attends the Annual American Federation of Arts Gala and Cultural Leadership Awards at Guastavino's on May 4, 2022 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Trump said Preate is a successful public relations executive.
Trump appointed Hunter McMaster to serve as director of strategic planning and Daniel Katz was selected to serve as chief of staff.
Katz, Trump wrote, is a senior at the Manhattan Institute and a graduate of Yale. Katz also served as a senior adviser to the Treasury Department.
Trump's appointment as deputy chief of staff at the Treasury Department is Samantha Schwab, who served the White House Office of Legal Affairs during the first term of the president-elect.
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President-elect Trump smiles during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, Phoenix, Ariz. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
“They are all amazing, hard-working Patriots, who will work hard to MAKE AMERICA AGAIN,” Trump said of the group.
In addition to the Treasury Department appointment, Trump announced that Benjamin Leon James will serve as the next US ambassador to Spain.
“Benjamin is a very successful businessman, equestrian and philanthropist. He came to the US from Communist Cuba at the age of 16, with only five dollars in his pocket, and continue to build his company, Leon Medical Centers, into an amazing business,” Trump wrote.
“He has helped support many worthy causes, such as La Liga Contra el Cancer, and important Medical Research at Johns Hopkins and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.”
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Former President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Aug. 9. (AP/Rick Bowmer)
Trump has also nominated Joe Popolo to serve as the next US ambassador to the Netherlands.
Popolo helped transform the Freeman Company into what Trump called “the world's leading experience company.”
Popolo also serves as the founder and CEO of Charles & Potomac Capital, LLC; chairman of the board of Pinnacle Live, LLC; also, as a board member of Ondas Holdings.
“Joe is the winner of the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the recipient of the Dallas Business Journal's Most Admired CEO Award,” Trump wrote. “I am a proud graduate of Boston College, a member of their Board of Regents, and a Patron of Art at the Vatican Museum.”
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Trump also nominated Cora Alvi to serve as deputy chief of staff.
Alvi, Trump wrote, most recently served as deputy national finance director for Donald J. Trump for President Inc.