Trump Nominates Ex-NFL Star and Former Senate Candidate Herschel Walker as Ambassador to Bahamas

Dec 18, 2024, 04:10 AM

On December 17, President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of former NFL star, philanthropist, and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker as the United States Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Walker, who participated as a U.S. Olympian and ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia in 2022, has been a longtime ally and friend of Trump. The nomination was revealed via Trump's social media platform. "Herschel has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation's youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad," Trump stated.