US President Donald Trump (File photo: Xinhua)

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Xinhua) -- US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he intended to nominate US envoys to Colombia and the African Union.

According to a statement issued by the White House, Trump announced his intent to nominate Philip S. Goldberg to be the ambassador to Colombia, and Jessica Lapenn to be the US representative to the African Union with the rank and status of ambassador.

The statement indicated that Goldberg is a career diplomat and "the Senior State Department Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University."

Being fluent in Spanish, he has served as the charge d'affaires ad interim of the US embassy in Havana, Cuba, the ambassador to the Philippines and the ambassador to Bolivia.

In addition, Goldberg has served in the US mission in Chile and at the US embassy in Bogota, Colombia.

For her part, Jessica Lapenn is also a career diplomat. She currently serves as the charge d'affaires of the US embassy in South Africa, a position she has held since 2016.

Previously, Lapenn was the deputy chief of mission of the US embassy in Rwanda, and served as the political advisor to the US permanent representative to the United Nations.