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REP. TRUJILLO NAMED
AMBASSADOR TO OAS
Florida House
Appropriations Chairman
Carlos Trujillo was
appointed Thursday by
President Donald Trump
as U.S. ambassador
to the Organization of
American States. With
the 2018 legislative
session starting in
January, the Miami
Republican’s continued
service in the House
may now depend on
U.S. Senate confirmation
as ambassador. “Thank
you @realDonaldTrump
for placing your trust
in me,” Trujillo tweeted
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Thursday. “Humbled
by this incredible
opportunity.” Term-
limited from running
again for his House seat
in 2018, Trujillo also was
nominated in August
by Trump as a U.S.
representative to the
General Assembly of the
United Nations. Trujillo
traveled to New York on
Thursday to address the
International Criminal
Tribunal about Rwanda,
according to The
Miami Herald. Trujillo,
a 34-year-old attorney,
was elected to the
state House in 2010 and
became chairman of the
powerful Appropriations
Committee late last year.
Republicans David Rivera
and Ana Maria Rodriguez
have opened accounts
to try to succeed Trujillo
in House District 105.
Miami Democrats
Javier Estevez and
Ross Hancock have
also filed for the seat,
which represents parts
of Miami-Dade, Broward
and Collier counties.
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