Former football star Herschel Walker nominated as ambassador to Bahamas by Trump

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated

Herschel Walker

as the US ambassador to The Bahamas. Walker, who is a former football star was previously backed for the 2022 Senate race in Georgia but ended up losing to Democratic lawmaker Raphael Warnock.
“Herschel has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation’s youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad,” Trump said on Truth Social.
During his first term, Trump appointed Walker as a co-chair of the White House’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
Walker, one of Trump’s earliest endorsements for the 2022 elections, strongly opposed abortion, though he faced allegations of paying for two women to have abortions, claims he denied. He was also known for policy-related gaffes and occasionally puzzling remarks.

The

United States

established diplomatic ties with The Bahamas in 1973 after the country gained independence from the United Kingdom.
According to the US State Department, about 80% of the 7 million tourists visiting The Bahamas annually are Americans. The trade relationship between the two nations amounts to approximately $7.3 billion each year, with the US enjoying a $3.8 billion trade surplus.