December 6, 2024

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday on Truth Social that he has selected former senator David Perdue as the new US ambassador to China, CCTV reported.

Trump wrote that Perdue accepted the role and highlighted his "40-year international business career" as a Fortune 500 CEO and his service in the US Senate, noting Perdue's expertise will help "build relationship with China."

Perdue was a Republican senator from Georgia from 2015 to 2021. As senator, he served on the Foreign Relations Committee and Armed Services Committee. Before his Senate tenure, he held executive roles, including president and CEO of Reebok, CEO of Dollar General, and leader of the North Carolina textile company PillowTex, NBC News reported.

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