Trump picks Mike Huckabee to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel

12 Nov 2024, 23:16 · UPI

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump says that he wants ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to represent America's interests in the troubled Middle East region as U.S. Ambassador to Israel.

If he is confirmed -- as that most likely will be the case with Republicans expecting to control both houses of Congress, Huckabee would be the first non-Jewish person appointed to the role since 2011.