Trump Names Andrew Giuliani, Son Of Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, To Fifa World Cup Task Force

Andrew Giuliani, nan boy of erstwhile New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, was appointed executive head of nan White House task unit for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Tuesday. 

President Donald Trump made nan announcement successful a TruthSocial station Tuesday aft holding nan first charismatic gathering pinch nan task force. Members of his furniture and FIFA President Gianni Infantino were besides successful attendance. 

President Donald Trump speaks during a FIFA task unit gathering successful nan East Room of nan White House Tuesday, May 6, 2025, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

"I americium proud to denote nan assignment of Andrew Giuliani arsenic nan Executive Director of nan President’s Task Force connected nan 2026 FIFA World Cup," Trump’s announcement said. 

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"During my First Term, Andrew served arsenic a Special Assistant to nan President and Associate Director of nan Office of Public Liaison, playing a cardinal domiciled successful creating nan strategy that enabled athletes from astir nan World to re-enter nan United States during nan Reopening of America successful 2020."

In March, Trump signed an executive bid establishing nan task unit for the soccer tournament, which will beryllium hosted by nan U.S., Canada and Mexico. Trump will service arsenic nan chair of nan task force, while Vice President JD Vance will service arsenic nan vice chair. As nan executive director, Giuliani will beryllium tasked pinch managing and overseeing regular operations. 

Speaking to members of nan property aft nan meeting, Trump praised Giuliani and his father, calling nan second nan "greatest" politician successful New York’s history. 

Andrew Giuliani extracurricular nan Manhattan Criminal Courthouse for nan Donald Trump hush money proceedings May 30, 2024, successful New York City. (James Devaney/GC Images)

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"He’s going to beryllium great. I’ve known him for a agelong time. He’s a highly competitory golfer, really good. He’s besides a highly competitory person, and he loves what we’re doing. I want to congratulate you and your family and your father, your awesome begetter who is nan top politician successful nan history of New York," Trump said, jokingly adding, "It’s a large post. You amended do well, Andrew." 

Trump besides announced Tuesday that Carlos Cordeiro, a FIFA elder advisor, will service arsenic a elder advisor connected nan task force. 

"I cognize Andrew and Carlos will activity tirelessly to make nan 2026 FIFA World Cup an unprecedented success." 

President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk successful nan Oval agency of nan White House aft signing an executive bid for a task unit related to nan FIFA World Cup successful Washington, D.C., March 7, 2025 (Jim Watson/AFP)

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Expected to beryllium 1 of the largest world sporting events, nan World Cup's big cities are anticipating astir half a cardinal visitors pinch a imaginable economical effect of up to $480 cardinal that will use nan tourism, hospitality and unit industries. 

The world tournament, spanning North America, will statesman successful June 2026 and is nan first World Cup successful much than 2 decades to return spot successful aggregate countries. The mostly of games will return spot successful nan U.S. successful Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Philadelphia and East Rutherford, New Jersey. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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