Trump has found a team to work with, US Treasury nominee Scott Bessent

President-elect Trump He announced several appointments to his administration on Thursday, including a team that will work with US Treasury nominee Scott Bessent.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Ken Kies will serve as assistant secretary of state for tax policy.

Kies, who worked as a tax lawyer for 47 years, served as the Chief of Staff. Joint Committee on Taxation and senior Republican tax counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee.

Also joining the team is Alexandra Preate, Trump’s top adviser to the secretary.

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Alexandra Preate attends the American Federation of the Arts Annual Gala and Cultural Leadership Awards. (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Trump said Preate was a skilled public relations executive.

Trump appointed Hunter McMaster as director of policy planning and Daniel Katz as chief of staff.

Katz, Trump wrote, is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a graduate of Yale. Katz also served as a senior adviser at the Treasury Department.

Trump’s nominee for deputy chief of staff at the Treasury Department is Samantha Schwab. The White House Office of Legislative Affairs during the first term of the president-elect.

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U.S. President-elect Trump smiles during the USA Festival of America at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

“They are all incredible, hard-working Patriots who will work tirelessly to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump said of the team.

In addition to the Treasury Department appointments, Trump announced that Benjamin Leon James will serve as the next US ambassador to Spain.

“Benjamin is a very successful entrepreneur, equestrian and philanthropist. He came to the United States from Communist Cuba at the age of 16 with only five dollars in his pocket and began to build his company, Leon Medical Centers, into an incredible business,” Trump wrote.

“He has helped support many worthy causes, such as La Liga Contra el Cancer and important Medical Research at Johns Hopkins and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.”

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Former President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., on Aug. 9. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

Trump also nominated Joe Popolo as the next US ambassador to the Netherlands.

Popolo helped build Freeman into what Trump called “the world’s leading live event brand experience company.”

Popolo also serves as founder and CEO of Charles & Potomac Capital, LLC; Chairman of the board of Pinnacle Live, LLC; and as a board member of Ondas Holdings.

“Joe is an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner, as well as a Dallas Business Journal Most Admired CEO award,” Trump wrote. “He is a proud graduate of Boston College, a member of their Board of Regents and also Patron of the Arts at the Vatican Museum.”

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Trump also appointed Cora Alvin as his deputy chief of staff.

Alvi, Trump wrote, most recently served as deputy national finance director at Donald J. Trump’s President Inc.