President Donald Trump has nominated former Kansas governor Jeffrey Colyer to be the US ambassador to the UAE. The UAE has been without a US ambassador since Martina Strong left in August 2025. The Trump administration has been slow to name envoys to key posts, including in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq remain without confirmed US ambassadors. The White House submitted the nomination of Mr Coyler, a Republican, to the Senate late on Monday.