President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday plucked a little-known Houston businessman ... to Italy the guy whose name decorates about half of the city's buildings. Tilman Fertitta, the CEO of Landry's, 67-year-old owner of the Houston Rockets and valued ...

Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is tapping Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to be the next ambassador to Italy, where firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has become a European power player — and a Trump favorite.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Tilman Feritta, owner of three Nevada casino resorts, as his ambassador to Italy.Trump announced the appointment on S

Donald Trump will nominate CNBC’s Billion Dollar Buyer host and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta as the United States ambassador to Italy.

President-elect Donald Trump nominated the owner of the Houston Rockets, who also has real estate development interest.

In a post to Truth Social, Trump praised Fertitta for his "long history of giving back to the community through numerous philanthropic initiatives."

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated billionaire Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta as U.S. ambassador to Italy, “The Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett as special envoy to the U.K. and David Fink as head of the Federal Railroad Administration,

Security vehicles at Tilman Fertitta’s Post Oak Hotel closely resemble the squad cars used by Constable Alan Rosen in Precinct 1.

In a statement issued Saturday, President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Italy.

The former CNBC reality show host is a major Trump donor The post Billionaire and Reality TV Host Tilman Fertitta Nominated to be Ambassador To Italy appeared first on TheWrap.

Trump said Fertitta is an “accomplished business” with a “long history of giving back to the community through numerous philanthropic initiatives”.