Richard Grenell
American politician
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| 2025 | Grenell was tasked with leading the administration's response to the California Wildfires in his role as presidential envoy for special missions. |
| 2025 | Grenell was tasked with leading the administration's response to the California Wildfires in his role as presidential envoy for special missions. |
| February 10 2025 | Trump appointed Grenell as interim Kennedy Center executive director. |
| February 10 2025 | Trump appointed Grenell as interim Kennedy Center executive director. |
| February 1 2025 | Six American prisoners were released from Venezuela following Grenell's meeting with President Maduro. Trump claimed on Truth Social that the release was part of an arrangement involving future Venezuelan deportees. |
| February 1 2025 | Six American prisoners were released from Venezuela following Grenell's meeting with President Maduro. Trump claimed on Truth Social that the release was part of an arrangement involving future Venezuelan deportees. |
| January 31 2025 | Grenell traveled to Caracas, Venezuela to meet with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, reportedly to discuss Trump's deportation strategy for undocumented immigrants. |
| January 31 2025 | Grenell traveled to Caracas, Venezuela to meet with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, reportedly to discuss Trump's deportation strategy for undocumented immigrants. |
| December 14 2024 | Donald Trump nominated Richard Grenell as his presidential envoy for special missions, a newly proposed position contingent on Grenell's confirmation. |
| December 14 2024 | Donald Trump nominated Richard Grenell as his presidential envoy for special missions, a newly proposed position contingent on Grenell's confirmation. |
| 2023 | Honored with the Order of the Serbian Flag, a significant diplomatic recognition from Serbia. |
| 2023 | Honored with the Order of the Serbian Flag, a significant diplomatic recognition from Serbia. |
| 2021 | Received the Game Changer Award from the Log Cabin Republicans, recognizing his contributions to the LGBTQ+ conservative community. |
| 2021 | Received the Game Changer Award from the Log Cabin Republicans, recognizing his contributions to the LGBTQ+ conservative community. |
| July 15 2021 | Announced on The Sean Hannity Show that he would not run as a replacement candidate in the California gubernatorial recall election. |
| July 15 2021 | Announced on The Sean Hannity Show that he would not run as a replacement candidate in the California gubernatorial recall election. |
| January 20 2021 | Grenell's tenure as special envoy ended with the conclusion of the Trump presidency. |
| January 20 2021 | Grenell's tenure as special envoy ended with the conclusion of the Trump presidency. |
| 2020 | Received the United States National Security Medal, recognizing his contributions to national security. |
| 2020 | Received the United States National Security Medal, recognizing his contributions to national security. |
| November 11 2020 | Mistakenly tweeted Veterans Day well wishes to William Calley after being tricked by a journalist, later acknowledging he was duped. |
| November 11 2020 | Mistakenly tweeted Veterans Day well wishes to William Calley after being tricked by a journalist, later acknowledging he was duped. |
| November 5 2020 | Appeared as a speaker at a Trump campaign press conference in Las Vegas, pushing efforts to overturn the presidential election results and making unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. |
| November 5 2020 | Appeared as a speaker at a Trump campaign press conference in Las Vegas, pushing efforts to overturn the presidential election results and making unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. |
| September 2020 | Grenell traveled to Kosovo and received the Presidential Medal of Merits from President Thaçi. |
| September 2020 | Grenell traveled to Kosovo and received the Presidential Medal of Merits from President Thaçi. |
| September 4 2020 | Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo prime minister Avdullah Hoti signed economic agreements in the Oval Office, with Grenell playing a key diplomatic role in the ceremony. |
| September 4 2020 | Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo prime minister Avdullah Hoti signed economic agreements in the Oval Office, with Grenell playing a key diplomatic role in the ceremony. |
| September 3 2020 | Grenell organized and co-hosted a summit at the White House with Robert C. O'Brien focused on Serbia and Kosovo negotiations. |
| September 3 2020 | Grenell organized and co-hosted a summit at the White House with Robert C. O'Brien focused on Serbia and Kosovo negotiations. |
| August 2020 | Grenell was named Special Advisor for National Security and Foreign Policy by the American Center for Law and Justice. In the same month, he became a senior advisor to the Republican National Committee, focusing on LGBT voter outreach. |
| August 2020 | Grenell was named Special Advisor for National Security and Foreign Policy by the American Center for Law and Justice. In the same month, he became a senior advisor to the Republican National Committee, focusing on LGBT voter outreach. |
| June 2020 | Appointed as a senior fellow at Carnegie Mellon University's Institute for Politics and Strategy for a one-year, non-teaching position, working on projects about worldwide homosexuality decriminalization and European political changes. |
| June 2020 | Appointed as a senior fellow at Carnegie Mellon University's Institute for Politics and Strategy for a one-year, non-teaching position, working on projects about worldwide homosexuality decriminalization and European political changes. |
| June 1 2020 | Formally resigned as U.S. ambassador to Germany. |
| June 1 2020 | Formally resigned as U.S. ambassador to Germany. |
| May 26 2020 | Grenell's tenure as Acting Director of National Intelligence ended with the installation of John Ratcliffe. Trump gave Grenell his physical Cabinet chair upon resignation. |
| May 26 2020 | Grenell's tenure as Acting Director of National Intelligence ended with the installation of John Ratcliffe. Trump gave Grenell his physical Cabinet chair upon resignation. |
| May 25 2020 | Confirmed his resignation as ambassador after John Ratcliffe's confirmation as DNI. |
| May 25 2020 | Confirmed his resignation as ambassador after John Ratcliffe's confirmation as DNI. |
| May 19 2020 | Grenell declassified an email sent by Obama's national security advisor Susan Rice to herself. |
| May 19 2020 | Grenell declassified an email sent by Obama's national security advisor Susan Rice to herself. |
| May 15 2020 | Grenell announced organizational changes to the National Counterterrorism Center and declared that ODNI would lead election security threat briefings for 2020 presidential candidates. |
| May 15 2020 | Grenell announced organizational changes to the National Counterterrorism Center and declared that ODNI would lead election security threat briefings for 2020 presidential candidates. |
| May 12 2020 | Grenell declassified names of Obama administration officials who unmasked Michael Flynn. |
| May 12 2020 | Grenell declassified names of Obama administration officials who unmasked Michael Flynn. |
| May 8 2020 | Announced a reorganization of ODNI, including a consolidated cyber office. |
| May 8 2020 | Grenell announced a reorganization of ODNI, creating a consolidated cyber office. |
| May 8 2020 | Announced a reorganization of ODNI, including a consolidated cyber office. |
| May 8 2020 | Grenell announced a reorganization of ODNI, creating a consolidated cyber office. |
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