President-elect Donald Trump to Mark Burnett: You're hired. Trump on Saturday named Burnett, who produced "The Apprentice," as the special envoy to the United Kingdom. A winner of multiple Emmy Awards, Burnett also produced "The Voice," "Shark Tank," and ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Mark Burnett, the renowned television producer behind "The Apprentice," as his special envoy to the United Kingdom. This announcement was made on Saturday via Trump's social media platform, Truth Social.

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 has tapped Mark Burnett, who produced Trump’s reality show The Apprentice, as special envoy to the United Kingdom. “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.

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US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed British TV executive Mark Burnett, who produced him on The Apprentice, as his special envoy to the UK. Trump said it was his "great honour" to pick his former colleague for the role, which is separate to the position of US ambassador to the UK.

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

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 King

Burnett is seen as the architect of Trump’s post-bankruptcy image — and is largely responsible for Trump’s rise to the national spotlight as a high-powered Manhattan businessperson.

"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.