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Trump Appoints Handbag Designer as Ambassador to South Africa

United States President Donald Trump has announced his nomination to fill the post of ambassador to Pretoria: South African-born luxury handbag designer and Florida resident Lana Marks. A White House statement says Marks attended the University of the Witwatersrand and the Institute of Personnel Management in Johannesburg, and speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa.

South Africa: Trump Appoints Handbag Designer as Ambassador to Pretoria

allAfrica, 16 November 2018

United States President Donald Trump has announced his nomination to fill the post of ambassador to Pretoria: South African-born luxury handbag designer Lana Marks. Read more »
South Africa: Rep. Bass Statement of Concern Regarding the Appointment of Lana Marks as Unites States Ambassador to South Africa

U.S. House, 16 November 2018

Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), top Democrat serving on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement after the appointment of Lana Marks at… Read more »

Photo: Lana Marks website

Lana J Marks, who has been nominated as United States ambassador to South Africa.
Photo: Lana Marks website

The front page of the Lana Marks website
Photo: Lana Marks website

Handbags from the Lana Marks Baby Lunchbox collection.

South Africa: President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts

White House, 14 November 2018

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Read more »

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The Iconic Collection

Author:

Lana Marks

Publisher:

Lana Marks

Publication Date:

16 November 2018

A video from the Lana Marks website. see more »

Africa: Land Tweet - Obama's Ambassador to South Africa Hits Out at Trump, Senators React

allAfrica, 23 August 2018

President Barack Obama's ambassador to South Africa, Patrick Gaspard, has attacked President Donald Trump's claim that the country's farmers are being killed on a "large scale". Read more »

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U.S. State Dept Speaks on Trump's Tweet on Land in South Africa

The U.S. State Department says it believes expropriation without compensation "would risk sending South Africa down the wrong path". A tweet by President Donald Trump that he had ... Read more »
- South Africa: Meeting between DIRCO and US Embassy Following President Trump's Tweet on Land Redistribution in South Africa
- South Africa: Land Expropriation 'Risks Sending Country Down Wrong Path' - U.S. State Department
Former U.S. Ambassadors Ask Trump to Reassess His Views on Africa

The White House has received a letter from 78 former ambassadors who represented the United States in 48 African nations. The letter - signed by both political appointees and ... Read more »
- Africa: 78 Former U.S. Ambassadors Ask Trump to 'Reassess His Views'
- Africa: What Next for Trump and Africa?

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