tRump names a handbag designer for ambassador to South Africa...

[cynatnite]

I have no words.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his intention to nominate Lana Marks, a luxury handbag designer, as the U.S. ambassador to South Africa. She is also a member of the president’s exclusive Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, multiple outlets reported.

Marks has no prior diplomatic experience. She was born and raised in South Africa and, according to the White House, speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa, two languages spoken in the nation.

The post, which requires Senate approval, has been vacant since former Ambassador Patrick Gaspard resigned in 2016.

Marks launched her eponymous handbag label after she was unable to locate a red alligator handbag to match the suit she planned to wear aboard the royal yacht Britannia for Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday celebration in 1984, according to her website.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-south-african-ambassador-mar-a-lago-lana-marks_us_5bed856de4b0dbb7ea682f1c

[montanacowboy]

1. So she murders & skins innocent

animals so the rich can parade them around on their arms. PATHETIC!

never heard of her fucking handbags either

[jberryhill]

2. That's what sucks about being invited to the Queen's birthday party

I can never find just the right velvet snotrag.

[libdem4life]

3. Whew! I thought it might be Ivanka. n/t

[JawJaw]

4. With Special Responsibility...

....for scouting/hustling nice locations for Trump golf resorts...

[struggle4progress]

5. "Buy a Mar-a-Lago membership and we'll enter you in our free drawing for an embassy!"

Names Mar-a-Lago member as South Africa Ambassador

[zeusdogmom]

6. At least she knows where the country is

[Glimmer of Hope]

7. I have never heard of her handbags . They are ugly and disgusting.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Sure, like she's even conversant with the history of apartheid and the unlawful

imprisonment of Nelson Mandela . . . . .

[jberryhill]

9. She speaks English, Afrikaans and Xhosa

For what it's worth, it appears that she is a 1953 native of South Africa and lived there for quite a number of years, so one might imagine that she is directly familiar with the relevant time period.

While any Trump appointee is virtually guaranteed to come with baggage, the characterization of her as "handbag designer" appear to be somewhat less than her actual qualifications, whatever they may be.

"She served on the Women’s Leadership Board at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Women’s International Forum for more than a decade. Ms. Marks attended the University of the Witwatersrand and the Institute of Personnel Management in Johannesburg, South Africa. She speaks Afrikaans and Xhosa."

https://wappp.hks.harvard.edu/women-leadership-board

http://womensinternationalforum.org/

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Your points are taken.