Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain NYT | Top Stories Lisa Friedman 22 December 2024 at 09:03 Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name. © Evan Vucci/Associated PressMark Burnett, the producer of “The Apprentice,” with President Donald J. Trump in 2017.