Trump nominates Lee Greenwood's wife to serve as ambassador to Barbados
Updated on: September 14, 2026 / 9:27 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- President Trump nominated Kimberly Greenwood, wife of singer Lee Greenwood, to serve as ambassador to Barbados and six other Caribbean nations.
- Kimberly Greenwood previously worked with Donald Trump for 18 years in the Miss Universe Organization.
- She expressed gratitude for the nomination, stating her commitment to strengthening relationships between the U.S. and the nations she would serve.
- Lee Greenwood expressed confidence in his wife's ability to serve with dignity and strengthen friendships.
- The nomination follows a pattern in the Trump administration of appointing political allies to ambassadorial posts.
- Other Trump-backed nominees for ambassador roles include Herschel Walker, Kari Lake, Charles Kushner, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.