President-elect Donald Trump announced that Tilman Fertitta, owner of the NBA's Houston Rockets team, will serve as the U.S. ambassador to Italy.
“Mr. Tillman is an accomplished businessman who founded and built some of our nation's largest entertainment and real estate companies that employ nearly 50,000 Americans,” Trump wrote in an article Saturday. real social posts.
Mr. Fertitta owns more than 600 properties in 36 states and more than 15 countries under his restaurant and hospitality company, Landry's. It also runs companies in the gaming and casino industries.
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“Mr. Tillman has a long history of serving his community through numerous philanthropic endeavors, including children's charities, law enforcement, and the medical community,” President Trump added.
“Additionally, Mr. Tillman is the longest-serving chairman of the University of Houston's Board of Trustees.”
After taking office, Fertitta must be confirmed by the Senate.
