Trump Announces Tech Appointments, Nominates More Ambassadors

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Trump Announces Tech Appointments, Nominates More Ambassadors
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 16, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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President-elect Donald Trump announced another round of appointments and nominations on Dec. 22, including people who will work with White House artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto czar David Sacks as well as several important ambassadorships.

Michael Kratsios was named the assistant to the president for science and technology and the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Lynne Parker was chosen to become the counselor to the director of the OSTP and executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST), which Sacks will chair.