Former Dodgers CEO Jamie McCourt Appointed Belgium's Ambassador

LOS ANGELES, CA — Former Los Angeles Dodgers President and CEO Jamie McCourt was appointed as the U.S. ambassador to Belgium Thursday by President Donald Trump.

Jamie McCourt founded the investment firm Jamie Enterprises in 2009 which primarily invests in high-value real estate, biotechnology ventures and technology startups.

McCourt was an early investor in the peer-to-peer car sharing service ZipCar and the clinical-stage pharmaceutical company Kite Pharma. She is also an investor in a variety of culinary ventures.

McCourt is also a member of the boards of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

McCourt was fired as the Dodgers CEO in 2009 shortly after her separation from Frank McCourt. Their divorce was finalized in 2012.

Previous U.S. ambassadors to Belgium include Hugh Legare, an attorney general in the administration of President John Tyler, Charles Sawyer, a secretary of commerce under President Harry Truman, and John Eisenhower, a son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Like all ambassadorial appointments, McCourt's nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.

City News Service; Photo: Jamie McCourt attends the Los Angeles Ballet Gala 2015 honoring Ghada Irani on Thursday, May 7 at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 7, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Los Angeles Ballet)