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Trump Picks Lawyer David Freidman as Nominee for US Ambassador to Israel

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US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team said in a statement that he nominated attorney David Friedman to become his ambassador to Israel.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — “President-elect Donald J. Trump on Thursday announced the nomination of Mr. David Friedman to serve as the United States Ambassador to Israel,” the release stated on Thursday.

Friedman is a renowned attorney, the release explained, and was Trump’s principal advisors on the US-Israel relationship during the presidential campaign.

Friedman will be replacing outgoing Ambassador Daniel Shapiro. Earlier Thursday, Trump nominated retired US Army lieutenant general Keith Kellogg and conservative commentator Monica Crowley to posts on the National Security Council.

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