U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Aldona Wos is his nomination to replace Kelly Craft as his country's ambassador to Canada. She currently works as the vice-chair of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, a position she has held since May 2017. Wos studied for her medical degree at the Warsaw Medical Academy, later completing a fellowship in pulmonary medicine in New York City. From 2013 to 2015 Wos served as North Carolina's Secretary of the Department of Health, overseeing a budget of $20 billion. Wos replaces Kelly Craft, a Kentucky native who began serving as ambassador to Canada in October 2017.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2020 23:03 UTC