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January 24, 2017

Trump Hands Ambassadorships to 2 Major Campaign Donors
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Trump is handing ambassadorships to two of his major campaign donors.
Private equity executive Lewis Eisenberg, who began his career at
Goldman Sachs, will become the U.S. ambassador to Italy. Private equity
executive William Hagerty, who served as an economic adviser to George
H.W. Bush, will become the U.S. ambassador to Japan.


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