Richard Grenell is appointed as Trump's presidential envoy for special missions, while Edward S. Walsh is named as the new ambassador to Ireland.

Richard Grenell was appointed by President-elect Trump to a key role in his second administration.

As the incoming president's choice for presidential envoy for special missions, Grenell will likely play a key role in shaping the administration's policies in some of the world's most contentious regions.

Trump announced on Saturday evening that Ric will work in some of the hottest spots globally, including Venezuela and North Korea.

Grenell was Trump's intelligence chief during the president's first administration.

"During his first term, Ric served as the United States Ambassador to Germany, Acting Director of National Intelligence, and Presidential Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia Negotiations. Prior to that, he spent eight years working with North Korea and monitoring developments in various countries within the United Nations Security Council."

Trump named Edward Sharp Walsh as his choice to be the U.S. ambassador to Ireland.

Trump announced that Edward is the President of the Walsh Company, a successful nationwide construction and real estate firm. He is also a great philanthropist in his local community and previously served as the Chairman of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority Board.

The latest nominations made by the president-elect are part of a series of selections he hopes the Senate will ratify.