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The US president wants James Randolph (“Randy”) Evans to be his envoy to the grand duchy.

Currently Evans is a partner at the Dentons law firm in Atlanta and serves on the body that recommends the appointment of Georgia state judges.

According to a White House statement issued on 21 September:

“Mr. Evans is a distinguished attorney, author and public servant. He is currently a partner in the global law firm, Dentons US LLP, which has offices in over 90 countries, and co-chairs the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission. Mr. Evans was Counsel to the Office of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 – 2007. Mr. Evans has been a leader in both the American Bar Association and the Georgia Bar Association serving in senior positions in both. He has co-authored eight books and is a syndicated columnist writing on ethics, climate change and current events. Mr. Evans attended West Georgia College (B.A. 1980), Carrollton, Georgia, and the University of Georgia Law School (Juris Doctor 1983), Athens, Georgia.”

Evans will need to be formally nominated and then confirmed by the US Senate. As of Friday morning (Luxembourg time), no confirmation hearing had been scheduled.

He will also have to be received by Grand Duke Henri.

There has been no US ambassador to the grand duchy since David McKean left the post on 20 January of this year.