Trump Appoints Art Collector Nicole McGraw as U.S. Ambassador to Croatia
President-elect Donald Trump described Nicole as a ‘philanthropist, businesswoman, and internationally acclaimed art collector.’
On December 17, President-elect Donald Trump revealed that he has nominated Nicole McGraw, a Florida-based art collector, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Croatia.
According to Trump, McGraw launched her first art gallery in Palm Beach Gardens in 2006. Since then, she has developed a diverse global clientele and a “prosperous hedge fund focusing on fine art investments.”
In 2015, she established CANVAS Art Charities, a nonprofit organization aimed at funding public art installations, exhibitions, and educational initiatives that “enhance communities,” her site mentions.
The organization hosts yearly exhibitions in downtown West Palm Beach, contributing over $3,000,000 in public art to the area and making it a notable destination, her site reports.
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In 2016, McGraw also established the Canvas Art Fund, focusing on acquiring and marketing high-value distressed art pieces, as detailed on her official site.
Trump remarked that McGraw’s contributions to Place of Hope “raised millions of dollars for neglected and abused children.”
Earlier in her career, Rayes was responsible for managing the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations, International Trade, and Protocol, and she established the city’s first Office of Immigrant Affairs, according to her biography.
This nomination is the latest from Trump, who also recently selected former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
On December 11, Trump also nominated former NFL player and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker for the role of U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
