President Donald Trump has nominated Kimberly Greenwood, the wife of country singer Lee Greenwood, to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and seven other nations in the Eastern Caribbean.
Kimberly Greenwood’s nomination was among dozens of judicial, ambassadorial, and other administration nominations sent to the Senate on Monday. If confirmed, she would serve as ambassador to Barbados and, without additional compensation, as the top U.S. envoy to St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Greenwood, 59, is a former Miss Tennessee USA who has worked with the Miss Universe Organization for decades. She currently serves as president of Greenwood Productions and executive director of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA state pageants in Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi.
She first won the Miss Tennessee USA title in 1989 and later worked with the organization when it was owned by Trump.
In a post announcing her nomination, Greenwood thanked Trump for the opportunity.
“Mr. President, thank you for believing in me and entrusting me with this extraordinary opportunity to serve,” Greenwood wrote. “If confirmed by the United States Senate, I will work every day to earn that confidence, to listen and learn, to build genuine relationships, and to make sure the people of every nation I am privileged to serve know how deeply America values their friendship.”
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“I was raised to believe that when your country calls you to serve, you show up with gratitude, humility, and your whole heart. That is exactly what I intend to do,” she added.
Her husband, Lee Greenwood, is best known for his patriotic country song “God Bless the USA,” which has been closely associated with Trump’s political events. Greenwood performed the song at the 2024 Republican National Convention, and it has also been played frequently at Trump rallies.