Paolo Zampolli
Paolo Zampolli | |
|---|---|
| United States Special Representative for Global Partnerships | |
| Assumed office March 11, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dorothy McAuliffe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1970 Milan, Italy |
| Children | 1 |
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Paolo Zampolli (born March 5 1970) is an Italian-American businessman. After immigrating to the United States and founding a modeling agency, Zampolli became a close friend of Donald Trump, introducing him to his future wife, Melania Knauss, in 1998. After moving out of modeling, Zampolli founded a real estate firm and held roles representing Dominica at the UN. In 2020, Trump named Zampolli to the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees. In the second Trump administration, Zampolli was named special envoy for global partnerships, in which capacity he has represented the United States in varied settings.