South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been selected as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, according to Trump’s transition team. Sean Spicer, a senior transition official, says that Trump offered Haley the appointment and she accepted. The position requires Senate confirmation. NPR State Department correspondent Michele Kelemen reports the position was elevated to Cabinet rank by President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama kept that designation. But Kelemen says the job of U.N. ambassador was not traditionally Cabinet-rank and it’s unclear whether Trump will maintain that status. Haley is the first woman and first minority named as Trump’s choice for a top administration official.
Trump Chooses South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley As U.N. Ambassador
