Carla Sands | |
|---|---|
 official portrait, 2017 | |
| United States Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office December 15, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Rufus Gifford |
| Succeeded by | Alan M. Leventhal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carla Herd October 13, 1960 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Indiana University of Pennsylvania Elizabethtown College Life University (DC) |
Carla J. Sands (née Herd; born October 13, 1960)[1] is an American businesswoman who is chair and CEO of Vintage Capital Group. During the first Trump administration (2017–21) she was U.S. ambassador to Denmark.[2][3]
A former chiropractor, socialite, and actress,[4] Sands married business executive Fred Sands in 1999. Following his death in 2015, she succeeded him as chair and CEO of Vintage Capital Group. During Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, she was an economic advisor to Trump[5] and a major donor to his campaign and inaugural committee.[1][6][7]
Sands was a candidate in the Republican primary in the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.
- ^ a b "U.S. Ambassador to Denmark: Who Is Carla Sands?". October 16, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "Trump picks new US ambassador to Denmark". The Local. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "PN1012 - Nomination of Carla Sands for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. November 2, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Claire Parker, Military support, canned pork and an air base: Here’s why Denmark has been an important U.S. ally, Washington Post (August 21, 2019): "The Trump administration’s ambassador to Denmark, socialite and former actress Carla Sands, is not nearly as popular in Copenhagen as beloved former Ambassador Rufus Gifford"
- ^ "U.S. Republican presidential candidate Trump's economic team". Reuters. August 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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