US President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate prominent Democratic fundraiser Jane Hartley to serve as ambassador to the United Kingdom and major donor Alan Leventhal to serve as his envoy to Denmark.
The White House also announced Biden would nominate longtime diplomat and lawyer Elizabeth Bagley to serve as ambassador to Brazil and career senior foreign service officer Alexander Laskaris to serve in Chad.
The Associated Press reported in July that Biden had settled on Hartley for the high-profile UK ambassadorship.
Hartley served as ambassador to France and Monaco during Barack Obama's administration.
She was a significant fundraiser for Biden's 2020 presidential race and has been a big supporter of Democratic candidates over the years.
Hartley serves on the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and is a member of the board of overseers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
She is also chairman of the board of trustees of Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind Sesame Street.
"Given the critical challenges we are facing at this time, the relationship with our allies is crucially important," Hartley said in a statement.
"I look forward to strengthening our special relationship with the UK and deepening the partnership with one of our most important allies."
Leventhal is the chairman and CEO of Beacon Capital, one of the leading owners and managers of office properties in the US, and was among several Wall Street bundlers who helped Biden raise money for his 2020 campaign.
The nominees all require Senate confirmation before they can assume their posts.
Australian Associated Press
