Kelly Knight Craft will be nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump as the next ambassador to Canada, according to a statement from the White House. Knight Craft is married to American billionaire coal magnate Joe Craft. Knight Craft serves as a member of the university's board of trustees. Heyman had offered to help Trump's transition team get up to speed on key issues on the Canada-U.S. file, but his offer was met with silence. He resigned in January after the Trump transition team delivered a blanket mandate for all politically appointed ambassadors to leave their posts by inauguration day.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2017 23:38 UTC