Trump to Pick Former UN Spokesman Grenell for NATO Post, Official Says

Grenell will be among highest-ranking openly gay officials
Former Fox commentator was a Trump loyalist from early on

Richard Grenell.
Photographer: Richard Drew/AP Photo

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By Nick Wadhams and Jennifer Jacobs

March 8, 2017 at 2:40 AM UTC

Updated on

March 8, 2017 at 6:32 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump will nominate Richard Grenell to be his ambassador to NATO, according to a White House official, a selection that would make the longtime loyalist and former U.S. spokesman at the United Nations the highest-ranking openly gay person to serve in the administration.

Reached by phone on Wednesday, Grenell, 50, declined to comment. The White House official asked not to be identified because the position hasn’t been formally announced.