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 fora singleperson 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 Trump in an Instagram post that included a photo of her with Lee Greenwood and the president, calling it “one of the greatest honors of my lifetime.”
“If confirmed by the United States Senate, I will work every day to earn that confidence, to listen and learn, to build genuine relationships, and to make sure the people of every nation I am privileged to serve know how deeply America values their friendship,” she wrote.
Lee Greenwood congratulated his wife for the nomination, writing on X: “I know Kim will serve with humility, dignity and a sincere desire to strengthen the friendships between the United States and the people of these seven Caribbean nations.”
Lee Greenwood has been closely associated with Trump for much of the president’s political career. Trump has long used Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” as his rally walk-up song, and in recent years, the country singer has performed the patriotic anthem live at certain Trump events. The president also worked with the artist to sell a line of Bibles. (CBS News)
