Trump names 'Apprentice' producer Mark Burnett as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : "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 announced Saturday.
71% : The show presented Trump Tower to tens of millions of people as a symbol of power and success before Trump launched his first campaign from the building's lobby.
60% : Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with The Apprentice, is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.
60% : But the show helped again make him a household name -- though Trump severed ties with NBC in 2015, the same year he launched his first White House run.
59% : AdvertisementBurnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like Survivor and The Voice, but is perhaps best known for teaming up with Trump for The Apprentice, which first aired on NBC in 2004.
59% : "Mark is known for creating and producing some of the biggest shows in Television History," Trump wrote in his statement on Burnett, listing many of his biggest hits before adding, "most notably, 'The Apprentice'" and noting that Burnett "has won 13 Emmy Awards!"Later Saturday, Trump announced in a separate statement that he was picking Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta as his choice to be U.S. ambassador to Italy.
56% : AdvertisementTrump had been well-known in real estate and pop culture circles for decades.
55% : AdvertisementBurnett, meanwhile, will be a special envoy, posts usually filled by presidents for the world's traditional hotspots, including the Middle East -- where Trump has already said he'd like Steven Witkoff to fill the role.

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