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.
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Photo: Lana Marks websiteLana J Marks, who has been nominated as United States ambassador to South Africa.
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Photo: Lana Marks websiteThe front page of the Lana Marks website
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Photo: Lana Marks websiteHandbags from the Lana Marks Baby Lunchbox collection.
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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 »
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