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Trump Nominates Trinidad-Born Jennifer Johnson-Carroll as Ambassador
Trump Nominates Trinidad-Born Jennifer Johnson-Carroll as Ambassador
By Aurax Desk | June 3, 2026 | 2 min read
President Donald Trump has nominated Trinidad-born former Florida lieutenant governor Jennifer Johnson-Carroll to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. The appointment would place a Caribbean-born American political figure in a key diplomatic role overseeing relations between the two longtime partners.
Jennifer Johnson-Carroll, a Trinidad-born former Florida lieutenant governor, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has nominated Jennifer Johnson-Carroll, a Trinidad-born former Florida lieutenant governor and retired U.S. Navy officer, to serve as the next United States ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. The nomination was formally submitted to the U.S. Senate on June 2 and now awaits confirmation through the Senate's approval process before she can assume the diplomatic post.
Born in Arouca and raised partly in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to the United States, Johnson-Carroll built a career that included two decades of military service, service in the Florida House of Representatives and election as Florida's lieutenant governor in 2010. During her tenure, she became the first woman elected lieutenant governor of Florida and the first Black person elected to statewide office in the state. Throughout her public career, she maintained ties to Trinidad and Tobago and participated in initiatives aimed at strengthening trade and business relationships between Florida and Caribbean partners.
If confirmed, Johnson-Carroll would oversee a diplomatic relationship that spans energy cooperation, trade, security, education and regional development. The United States remains one of Trinidad and Tobago's most significant economic and strategic partners, with both countries collaborating on issues ranging from energy investment and maritime security to regional stability in the Caribbean basin. Business organizations in Trinidad and Tobago welcomed the nomination, describing it as a reflection of the enduring ties between the two nations and the influence of the Trinidad and Tobago diaspora in the United States.
Sources: Information from the White House, Trinidad Express, Guardian Media, and AZP News.
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