What is Lana Marks?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Lana Marks |image = Lana J. Marks official photo.jpg |office = [[United States Ambassador to South Africa]] |president = [[Donald Trump]] |term_start = January 28, 2020 |term_end = January 20, 2021 |predecessor = [[Jessica Lapenn]] (Acting) |successor = [[Reuben Brigety]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|11|18}} |birth_place = [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], [[South Africa]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] }} '''Lana J. Marks''' (born November 18, 1953) is a South African-born American [[handbag]] designer. She founded the fashion brand Lana Marks. She was also the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to South Africa|United States Ambassador to South Africa]] for the [[Donald Trump]] administration. She became the ambassador on January 28, 2020 and left office a year later on January 20, 2021. In September 2020, it was reported that [[Iran]] was planning an [[assassination]] plot against Marks because of the U.S. involvement in the death of [[Qasem Soleimani]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Toosi|first=Nahal|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/13/iran-south-africa-ambassador-assassination-plot-413831|title=Officials: Iran weighs plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa|work=Politico|date=September 13, 2020|access-date=2020-09-14|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marks, Lana}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:South African businesspeople]] [[Category:South African politicians]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Florida]] [[Category:Politicians from Florida]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:American fashion designers]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States]]