A combative loyalist and the president-elect’s former ambassador to Germany, Mr. Grenell had hoped to be secretary of state.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he's picked longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as ...

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Richard Grenell, a former ambassador and intelligence chief with San Diego ties, as ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has decided to appoint Richard Grenell, his longtime foreign policy adviser, ...

Richard Grenell, former U.S. ambassador to Germany, will serve as President-elect Donald Trump's "special missions envoy," ...

Ric will work in some of the hottest spots around the World, including Venezuela and North Korea,” Trump said in a statement.