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President-elect Donald Trump selected Ron D. Johnson, former U.S Army Green Beret and diplomat, as his choice for U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
Johnson previously served as the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador in 2019 during Trump’s first term as president, which brought decades of experience from a career in the military and the Central Intelligence Agency.
His nomination ended speculation that Trump loyalist and former Arizona news broadcaster Kari Lake would get the ambassador to Mexico post.
Here’s a look Johnson as he prepares to become top diplomat to Mexico.
Johnson is a veteran with experience south of the border
Johnson, a retired U.S. Army colonel who lives in Florida, served in numerous Special Forces Groups in the early 1970s and through the 1990s, according to an online tribute by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
He served in Panama and later led military operations in El Salvador.
Johnson is fluent in Spanish as a result of his career that sent him to Central and South America, according to the military school.
After his time in the U.S. military came to an end in 1998, Johnson went to work for the CIA as a senior and para-military operations officer, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He worked for the CIA until his appointment to ambassador of El Salvador in 2019.
Johnson was top diplomat to El Salvador during first Trump administration
Johnson served as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador from June 2019, until January 2021, when the first Trump administration came to an end, according to the embassy website.
The embassy said his four decades of service to the U.S. government covered “a wide range of regional issues, including refugees, counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, human rights, and tropical virus disease control.”
Without any sources cited, Trump flaunted Johnson’s alleged role in reducing violent crime and illegal immigration during his time as ambassador to El Salvador.
“During my First Term, Ron served as the Ambassador to El Salvador, where he worked tirelessly with Salvadoran authorities and our team to reduce violent crime and illegal migration to the lowest levels in History,” wrote Trump on his platform Truth Social.
Nationwide confusion over which Ron Johnson got the job
Once Trump announced his pick of Johnson as the incoming U.S. ambassador to Mexico, social media lit up with politicians and citizens alike that pondered which Ron Johnson received the role.
Johnson shared the same first and last name as Sen. Ronald H. Johnson, R-Wis., which prompted confusion online.
“I haven’t been nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. There are a few of us Ron Johnsons out there,” the senator from Wisconsin said Wednesday on social media.
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