Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a big-money political donor and philanthropist with personal ties to the coal industry as the next American ambassador to Canada.
The White House said in a statement Thursday that Trump has picked Kelly Knight Craft for the post, which has been vacant since January, and sent the nomination to the Senate.
Knight Craft, who would replace former ambassador Bruce Heyman, still needs approval from the Senate to take up the post.
Heyman resigned on Jan. 20, saying he would respect Trump’s mandate that required ambassadors installed by former president Barack Obama to leave by Trump’s Inauguration Day.