Trump nominates Lee Greenwood's wife to serve as ambassador to Barbados
President Trump has nominated Kimberly Greenwood, wife of singer Lee Greenwood, to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and several Eastern Caribbean nations. The nomination is part of a broader slate of diplomatic and judicial appointments sent to the Senate.
Why it matters
Ambassadorial appointments are key to U.S. foreign policy and regional diplomatic relations in the Caribbean.
President Trump on Monday nominated Kimberly Greenwood, the wife of "God Bless the USA" singer Lee Greenwood, to serve as ambassador to Barbados and several other Caribbean countries.Kimberly Greenwood's nomination was sent to the Senate along with dozens of other nominations for judgeships, ambassadorships and administration officials.She was tasked to serve as ambassador to Barbados and, "without additional compensation," as the U.S.' top envoy to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It's common for a single person to serve simultaneously as ambassador to Barbados and several nearby Eastern Caribbean island nations, most of which are small and do not have their own separate U.S. diplomatic posts.Kimberly Greenwood thanked Mr.
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