Key Facts

• President Trump nominated Kari Lake to be the US ambassador to Jamaica.
• Kari Lake was a TV anchor before entering politics in Arizona.
• She ran for Arizona governor in 2022 and for the US Senate in 2024 but lost both elections.
• Lake currently leads the US Agency for Global Media, which manages Voice of America (VOA).
• A judge ruled in March that Lake was unlawfully serving as head of the agency because she was not confirmed by the Senate.
• The ruling voided her actions, including firing hundreds of VOA employees.
• Lake thanked President Trump and expressed eagerness to strengthen US-Jamaica relations if confirmed.
• Some staffers see her nomination as a shift following the legal challenges to her management at USAGM.