| − | '''Kenneth S. George''', known as '''Kenn George''' (born June 25, 1948), is a self-employed [[business]]man from [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], who was named in 2018 by [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] as the [[United States Ambassador]] to [[Uruguay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/united-states-ambassador-to-uruguay-who-is-kenn-george-180429?news=860460|title=United States Ambassador to Uruguay: Who Is Kenn George?|date=April 29, 2018|publisher=allgov.com|accessdate=January 11, 2020}}</ref> | + | '''Kenneth S. George''', known as '''Kenn George''' (born June 25, 1948), is a self-employed [[business]]man from [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], who was named in 2018 by [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] as the United States Ambassador to [[Uruguay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/united-states-ambassador-to-uruguay-who-is-kenn-george-180429?news=860460|title=United States Ambassador to Uruguay: Who Is Kenn George?|date=April 29, 2018|publisher=allgov.com|accessdate=January 11, 2020}}</ref> |
| | Earlier from 1999 to 2003, George was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 108, which covers the heart of Dallas County. He left the legislature in an unsuccessful bid for Texas land commissioner in the 2002 Republican [[primary]] election. He lost the nomination to [[Jerry Patterson]], a former state senator from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name=george>{{cite web|url=http://kenngeorge.com/life.html|title=Reagan Republican Kenn George: The Perfect Fit for Texas Land Commissioner|publisher=kenngeorge.com|accessdate=March 30, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref> | | Earlier from 1999 to 2003, George was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 108, which covers the heart of Dallas County. He left the legislature in an unsuccessful bid for Texas land commissioner in the 2002 Republican [[primary]] election. He lost the nomination to [[Jerry Patterson]], a former state senator from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name=george>{{cite web|url=http://kenngeorge.com/life.html|title=Reagan Republican Kenn George: The Perfect Fit for Texas Land Commissioner|publisher=kenngeorge.com|accessdate=March 30, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref> |