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Trump is expected to nominate Long, a former GOP congressman, for an ambassadorship, three of the sources familiar told CNN. Long said in a post on X that he was "excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland." Long was an unorthodox pick to lead the IRS, given his limited tax experience, his ties to a fraud-riddled tax credit, and his past support for abolishing the agency.