President Donald Trump has nominated Houston philanthropist Melinda "Mindy" Hildebrand to be the U.S. ambassador to Costa ...

President Donald Trump appointed a second Houstonian to serve as an ambassador. Melinda “Mindy” Hildebrand will serve as the ...

President Donald Trump announced that he appointed a donut shop owner from Houston, Texas, to serve as the US ambassador to ...

Melinda Hildebrand, who is publicly known as the owner of a Houston doughnut shop, was nominated to serve under the Trump administration Thursday.

Adan Manzano was widowed in April when his wife, Ashleigh LeeAnn Boyd, was killed in a car crash. They leave behind a now-orphaned toddler.

The nomination comes months after the president reportedly selected billionaire and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Italy.