January 21, 2025
ATLANTA – Another Georgian is poised to join the second Trump administration.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue Thursday to serve as U.S. ambassador to China.
Before his election to the Senate in 2014, Republican Perdue had significant business experience in the Far East, including China, in his roles as CEO of Dollar General and as a top executive at Reebok and Sara Lee.
“He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain peace in the region, and a productive working relationship with China’s leaders,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
Perdue served one six-year term in the Senate before losing a bid for a second term to current Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.
Perdue’s nomination is subject to confirmation by the Senate, where Republicans will be in the majority starting next month.
Trump already has chosen former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, to head the Veterans Administration and former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., to run the Small Business Administration.
