Trump announces: nominates Scott Bessent to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
U.S. President-elect Trump announced in a statement on the 22nd local time that he has nominated prominent investor Scott Bessent to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
U.S. President-elect Trump (left) and Scott Bessent, file photo, source: foreign media
According to U.S. media such as Axios, Scott Bessent, 62, is an American investor, a well-known macro hedge fund manager, and a former colleague of international financial magnate George Soros. He provided economic policy advice to Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Source | Global Network$DOT
