In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Burnett "brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role."

President-elect Donald Trump, now a month away from returning to the White House, threatened to reclaim control of the Panama Canal as he spoke Sunday at Turning Point USA's America Fest in Arizona. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more on Trump's comments and his choice for special envoy to the U.

Burnett wanda haihuwar Landan ne, ya taimaka wajen samar da shirye shirye irin su ‘Survivor da The Voice’’, to amma da alama an fi sanin shi a shirin ‘The Apprentice’’ bayan da ya kulle da Trump da aka fara dorawa a kafar NBC a shekarar 2004.

Donald Trump has appointed British television producer Mark Burnett, who produced "The Apprentice," as a special envoy to the United Kingdom.

The scope of Burnett’s diplomatic role was not immediately clear. Such posts are usually set up for countries where there are conflicts or the U.S. has no diplomatic presence.

With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role.”

"With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump wrote.

Twenty years after TV producer Mark Burnett gave Donald Trump a job on The Apprentice, Trump is giving Burnett a job in his administration. On Saturday, December 21, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he’s appointing Burnett as his Special Envoy to the United Kingdom.

Trump announced the appointment on Truth Social The post Donald Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Creator Mark Burnett as Special Envoy to United Kingdom appeared first on TheWrap.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for special envoy to the United Kingdom is a former reality television colleague. “It is my great honor to appoint Mark Burnett as the Special Envoy to the United Kingdom,

Trump intends to appoint Mark Burnett to serve as special envoy to the United Kingdom. That's odd for a couple of reasons.