By Jasper Ward
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as ambassador to Panama.
Trump described Cabrera as “a fierce fighter for the ideas of America First” who he mentioned was instrumental in driving financial progress and selling worldwide partnerships.
“Few individuals perceive Latin American politics in addition to Kevin. He’ll do a FANTASTIC job representing our nation’s pursuits in Panama!” he mentioned in an article on Fact Social.
The announcement of his alternative for ambassador comes after Trump threatened to reassert U.S. management over the Panama Canal, which he administered for many years earlier than ceding it to Panama in 1999.
Trump mentioned the Central American nation, with which the US has had diplomatic relations since 1903, “is ripping us off on the Panama Canal past their wildest goals.”
In an article printed Wednesday on Fact Social, Trump accused Chinese language troopers of illegally working the canal and “nonetheless guaranteeing that the US invests billions of {dollars} in ‘reparations’ cash, however will completely nothing to say about “something”.
Panama’s President José Raul Mulino mentioned China had no affect over the administration of the canal.
China doesn’t management or administer the canal, however a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings has lengthy operated two ports on the Caribbean and Pacific entrances to the canal.
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