American businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who was a rival of President-elect Donald Trump during part of the US election race and later supported and joined his campaign, could head the US State Department, The Hill newspaper reports.
According to the publication, Ramaswamy is one of the candidates for the position of Secretary of State of the United States and is competing with another possible candidate: the Republican senator. marcorubio.
“Vivek Ramaswamy certainly seems to be an emblematic figure of MAGA (the conservative Make America Great Again movement) and part of the Republican Party. “Marco Rubio may have an advantage given his greater experience in international politics on the Senate Intelligence Committee.” – reports the newspaper.
It should be noted that both Ramaswamy and Rubio are reportedly on the short list of candidates for this position. Trump has not yet announced who he intends to nominate for the position of head of the State Department.
US media previously reported that a Republican senator from Tennessee could become head of the State Department. Bill Hagertywho is being considered for this position along with other candidates. Under Trump, Hagerty worked as the US ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 and then left the diplomatic mission to fight for a seat in the US Senate, RIA Novosti recalls.
