(The Center Square) – State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg, has been nominated by President Donald Trump’s administration to serve as the United States Ambassador to Slovakia.
“I am deeply honored and humbled by President Trump’s nomination to serve as United States Ambassador to the Slovak Republic. Upon Senate confirmation, I look forward to representing our nation abroad, strengthening the friendship between our two countries, and advancing the interests of the American people,” Mastriano wrote in a social media poston Monday afternoon.
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