are ," ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁independent ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁Cit iz ens ▁for ▁Res p ons ibility ▁and ▁Eth ics ▁in ▁Washington ▁has ▁requested ▁a ▁Federal ▁Trade ▁Commission ▁investigation ▁of ▁Brown ' s ▁non - dis closure ▁of ▁financial ▁interest ▁in ▁Ad vo C are . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Brown ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁current ▁or ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁to ▁end or se ▁Donald ▁Trump ' s ▁president ial ▁election ▁bid . ▁He ▁introduced ▁Trump ▁to ▁Anthony ▁Sc aram ucci , ▁who ▁later ▁briefly ▁served ▁as ▁Trump ' s ▁communic ations ▁director . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁law suit ▁against ▁Fox ▁News , ▁Andrea ▁T ant ar os ▁claimed ▁that ▁Brown ▁made ▁sex ually ▁suggest ive ▁comments ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁touched ▁her ▁without ▁her ▁consent . ▁Brown ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Sam oa ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Brown ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Sam oa . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Sam oa ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁October