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Trump Offered to Nominate Ricardel as Ambassador to Estonia, Sources Say

  • Deputy national security adviser said to turn down Baltic post
  • Ricardel says ‘I admire the president and first lady’
Mira Ricardel speaks during a Senate Banking confirmation hearing in Washington on May 16, 2017. 

Mira Ricardel speaks during a Senate Banking confirmation hearing in Washington on May 16, 2017. 

Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump offered to nominate Mira Ricardel as ambassador to Estonia after First Lady Melania Trump forced the deputy national security adviser out of the White House, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Ricardel turned down the posting to the Baltic state, two of the people said. The president wants to find her a good position, and she’s been presented nearly a dozen jobs from which to choose, according to a senior White House official.