President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Houston billionaire and businessman Tilman Fertitta to become the next U.S. ambassador to Italy. "Tilman is an accomplished businessman, who has founded and built one of our country’s premier entertainment and real estate companies,

President-elect Donald Trump nominated the owner of the Houston Rockets, who also has real estate development interest.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday night his nomination of billionaire and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for U.S. ambassador to Italy. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump pointed to Fertitta’s background in business,

Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is tapping Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to be the next ambassador to Italy, where firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has become a European power player — and a Trump favorite.

Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and Landry’s restaurant group, hosted a fundraiser for Trump earlier this year.

In a statement issued Saturday, President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Italy.

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Donald Trump has appointed TV personality Tilman J. Fertitta as ambassador to Italy, continuing his trend of selecting entertainment world figures for key roles.

Tilman Fertitta has been nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to Italy, according to a Saturday release from President-elect Donald Trump.