Bell on state department landing team for President-elect Trump

A Gainesville attorney has been appointed to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team for the state department.

 

"...to make sure that we have a smooth transition so that President Trump's policies and his key personnel transition smoothly," Ashley Bell said.

 

Bell, a periodic co-host on WDUN's Morning Talk and former Hall County commissioner, will be on what's called a landing team.

 

"So the landing team is responsible for basically doing the policy analysis of where we stand currently on foreign policy and with the different positions within the state department," Bell said.

 

He said the team will relay the information back to the president-elect to help with his state department personnel choices.

 

Over the past couple of months during the campaign, Bell has served as a senior strategist at the Republican National Committee.

 

"I'm very fortunate and honored to be asked by the next President of the United States to take on this large responsibility.  Humbled," Bell said.

 

According to the Trump transition website, the state department team is made up of six people, including Bell.  The announcement was made Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Department of State landing team for President-elect Donald Trump

 

Erin Walsh

• Employer (current or most recent): Goldman Sachs (Retired)
• Funding source: Volunteer

Alexander Gray

• Employer (current or most recent): Trump for America, Inc.
• Funding source: Transition entity 

Jackie Wolcott

• Employer (current or most recent): U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
• Funding source: Volunteer

Ashley Bell

• Employer (current or most recent): Republican National Committee
• Funding source: Transition entity

Charles Glazer

• Employer (current or most recent): Fieldpoint Private
• Funding source: Private

Christopher Burnham

• Employer (current or most recent): Cambridge Global Capital, LLC
• Funding source: Volunteer

 

Source:  greatagain.gov