Then-Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib during his interview with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at his nomination hearing to be U.S. ambassador to Kuwait on October 23, 2025. – File photoWASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, former Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib —whose nomination as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait had encountered broad opposition in the United States Senate in October — officially began a new federal role in Washington, D.C.. He is now serving as senior advisor for strategic partnerships at AmeriCorps, following an appointment by President Trump. AmeriCorps is an independent federal agency dedicated to addressing essential community needs in education, health care and environmental services across all 50 U.S. states. I asked him to offer me alternative options, and AmeriCorps became the natural continuation of my commitment to public service.