In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said Burnett "brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role."

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for special envoy to the United Kingdom is a former reality television colleague. “It is my great honor to appoint Mark Burnett as the Special Envoy to the United Kingdom,

The scope of Burnett’s diplomatic role was not immediately clear. Such posts are usually set up for countries where there are conflicts or the U.S. has no diplomatic presence.

Donald Trump has appointed British television producer Mark Burnett, who produced "The Apprentice," as a special envoy to the United Kingdom.

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With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role.”

"With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump wrote.

Twenty years after TV producer Mark Burnett gave Donald Trump a job on The Apprentice, Trump is giving Burnett a job in his administration. On Saturday, December 21, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he’s appointing Burnett as his Special Envoy to the United Kingdom.

President-elect Donald Trump named Mark Burnett — the man who created the television show The Apprentice that helped catapult him to the presidency — as a special envoy to the UK.

Trump intends to appoint Mark Burnett to serve as special envoy to the United Kingdom. That's odd for a couple of reasons.

President-elect Donald Trump has named veteran British television producer Mark Burnett as Special Envoy to the United Kingdom, part of a broader slate of administration appointments announced on his Truth Social platform Saturday.