President Donald Trump on Monday nominated former Rep. Michelle Steel, among the first Korean American women elected to Congress, as ambassador to South Korea. Her confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate has not been scheduled. The post has been vacant since the beginning of Trump’s second term.
Steel, a Seoul-born Republican, receives the nomination as South Korea deals with the threat of North Korea’s ongoing nuclear ambitions.
She immigrated to the United States at age 19, receiving a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then a master’s in business administration from the University of Southern California. She served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California’s 48th and 45th congressional districts, from 2021 to 2025….
Seoul-Born Former Congresswoman Nominated as US Ambassador to South Korea
