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Trump names Australian pro basketball team owner as New Zealand, Samoa ambassador

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Jared, the majority owner of Australian basketball's Illawarra Hawks, will serve as the next U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and the independent nation of Samoa.

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Jared, owner of the Illawarra Hawks, is seen in the crowd at the Round 5 NBL match between the Cairns Taipans and the Illawarra Hawks at the Cairns Convention Center in Cairns, Australia. (Emily Barker/Getty Images)

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He is also an East Asian Super League basketball shareholder, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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“He fought hard to protect our nation's interests in the Indo-Pacific and always put America first,” Trump wrote. “congratulations!”

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