Lobbyist David Urban, who helped engineer President Trump's win in Pennsylvania, is the top choice to be U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a source familiar with the process confirmed to CBS News' Margaret Brennan.

Urban is the president of American Continental Group, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm. He's a longtime Washington insider who served as chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter. Urban is also a West Point graduate who served in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq.

He was reported to be considered for other positions earlier in the Trump administration, including chief of staff.

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It does not yet appear that his paperwork has been submitted to Congress.