President-elect Trump announced several appointments to his administration on Thursday, including a team to work with his nominee for US Treasury, Scott Bessent.
In a Truth Social post, Trump announced that Ken Kies will serve as assistant secretary for tax policy.
Kies, who has worked as a tax attorney for 47 years, has served as chief of staff to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Republican chief tax counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee.
Another member of the group is Alexandra Preate, whom Trump appointed as a senior adviser to the secretary.
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Alexandra Preate attends the American Federation of Arts Gala and Cultural Leadership Awards at Guastavino on May 4, 2022 in New York City. (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Trump said Preate is a top public relations officer.
Trump appointed Hunter McMaster to serve as director of policy planning and Daniel Katz was appointed to serve as chief of staff.
Katz, Trump wrote, is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a graduate of Yale. Katz also served as a senior advisor to the Treasury Department.
Trump's appointment as deputy chief of staff at the Treasury Department is Samantha Schwab, who worked in the White House Legal Office during the president-elect's first term.
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President-elect Trump smiles during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center Dec. 22, 2024, Phoenix, Ariz. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
“They are all wonderful, hard-working Patriots, who will work hard to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump said of the group.
In addition to the Treasury Department appointment, Trump announced that Benjamin Leon James will serve as the 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 went on to build his company, Leon Medical Centers, into a wonderful business,” Trump wrote.
“He helped support many worthy causes, such as La Liga Contra el Cancer, as well as 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 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 live product experience company.”
Popolo also serves as founder and CEO of Charles & Potomac Capital, LLC; chairman of the board of Pinnacle Live, LLC; and, as a board member of Ondas Holdings.
“Joe won the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and also received the Dallas Business Journal's Most Admired CEO Award,” Trump wrote. “He is a proud alumnus of Boston College, a member of their Board of Regents, and, Patron of the Arts at the Vatican Museum.”
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Trump also appointed Cora Alvi to serve as his deputy chief of staff.
Alvi, Trump wrote, most recently served as deputy director of finance for Donald J. Trump at President Inc.
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