More Donors to be Ambassadors

President Obama “is nominating two supporters who raised hefty sums for his re-election campaign to be U.S. ambassadors,” the AP reports.

“The White House said Tuesday that Robert Barber is Obama’s pick for Iceland. Obama has also tapped Mark Gilbert, a former Chicago White Sox player, to be his envoy to New Zealand. Both were members of the Obama for America national finance team, and both raised more than $500,000 for Obama’s campaign.”