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Trump picks billionaire Landry's chairman as Italy ambassador

2024/12/22 1

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate billionaire Houston Rockets pro basketball team owner Tilman Fertitta to be his administration’s ambassador to Italy.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tilman J. Fertitta speaks at a panel in Westlake Village, California, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

Fertitta is the chairman and owner of Landry’s, which operates a large collection of restaurants, hotels and casinos throughout the United States.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump lauded the 67-year-old Texas native as an “accomplished businessman” and philanthropist.

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