During the last week of November President elect Donald Trump made an announcement to appoint Governor Nikki Haley as the US Ambassador to the United Nations. She will be the first women to be handpicked by President elect Trump for his new cabinet. President Obama’s both UN ambassadors were also women: Susan Rice and Samantha Power.
Ms. Haley’s name had earlier been in consideration to become Mr. Trump’s secretary of state, and she met with Mr. Trump’s transition team officials in New York weeks before.
Nikki Haley
Born to Punjabi Immigrants, Ms. Nikki Haley (44) is currently the 116th Governor of South Carolina state, probably the first women governor of South Carolina. She is also the youngest serving Governor in the United States. And the second Indian-American to serve as Governor in the United States, first one being Mr. Bobby Jindal. In 2014 she was re-elected as the Governor of South Carolina, whose term expires only by 2019.
If her nomination gets ratified by the Senate, Ms. Haley will have to step down from her Governorship and she will likely be replaced by South Carolina’s lieutenant Governor, Mr. Henry McMaster, unlike Ms. Haley he was a strong supporter of Mr. Trump throughout his Presidential campaign.
Mr. Trump chooses Ms. Haley as his UN Ambassador
While making the announcement, President elect Trump said the South Carolina governor has a "track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation." Praising Ms. Nikki Haley as "a proven deal-maker, and we look to be making plenty of deals."
In her reply, she said "Our country faces enormous challenges here at home and internationally," "I am honored that the president-elect has asked me to join his team."
But their relationship was just the opposite before the Presidential elections. Ms. Haley was the faultfinder in Mr. Trump. And their Twitter fight was all over the news.
Nikki Haley - Donald Trump Relationship
There is a famous saying that “In Politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests”, which is the best way to describe their relationship.
Ms. Nikki Haley was a strong critic of Mr. Trump throughout the Presidential campaign, even though they share some common views, Ms. Haley never missed a chance to criticize Mr. Trump.
Since the beginning of the election campaign, she endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio, one of Mr. Trump’s rival. And after Senator Rubio was dropped out of the race, she endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
Mr. Trump and Ms. Haley exchanged tweets criticizing each other
"The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley!" Donald Trump tweeted. And in her reply, Ms. Haley tweeted "Bless your heart" (which is more of a way of dismissing someone).
Also when Mr. Trump announced his proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States, Ms. Haley responded by calling it "absolutely un-American" and "unconstitutional." Ms. Haley on an interview said "It defies everything that this country was based on and it's just wrong,"
Ms. Haley delivered the Republican response to President Obama’s 2016 final “State of the Union” address. An address delivered by the US President to the Congress every year. During her speech, she sharply criticized Mr. Trump and also urged her party to reject the “angriest voices”, a line aimed at Mr. Trump.
Early this year she called Mr. Trump "everything a governor doesn't want in a president."
And now after having nominated and met the President elect’s transition team, she said her criticism on President elect was truth-telling “When I see something I am uncomfortable with, I say it. When we met, it was friends who had known each other before.”
US ambassador to the United Nations
Ms. Haley will likely replace the incumbent Ambassador Samantha Power who holds the seat since 2013.
As the US ambassador to UN, Ms. Haley will be leading the United States delegation, the US mission to United Nations. Her position is formally known as the Permanent Representative of the US to United Nations. She will represent the U.S. in the United Nations Security Council, a rank, and status equal to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. She will usually represent the U.S. in the United Nations General Assembly, except for some important issues where a senior representation is needed like the Secretary of the State or the President himself. And like all the other US ambassadors she will be nominated by the President and approved by the Senate.
This article was originally published in Digital Presense Magazine
Ms. Haley’s name had earlier been in consideration to become Mr. Trump’s secretary of state, and she met with Mr. Trump’s transition team officials in New York weeks before.
Nikki Haley
Born to Punjabi Immigrants, Ms. Nikki Haley (44) is currently the 116th Governor of South Carolina state, probably the first women governor of South Carolina. She is also the youngest serving Governor in the United States. And the second Indian-American to serve as Governor in the United States, first one being Mr. Bobby Jindal. In 2014 she was re-elected as the Governor of South Carolina, whose term expires only by 2019.
If her nomination gets ratified by the Senate, Ms. Haley will have to step down from her Governorship and she will likely be replaced by South Carolina’s lieutenant Governor, Mr. Henry McMaster, unlike Ms. Haley he was a strong supporter of Mr. Trump throughout his Presidential campaign.
Mr. Trump chooses Ms. Haley as his UN Ambassador
While making the announcement, President elect Trump said the South Carolina governor has a "track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation." Praising Ms. Nikki Haley as "a proven deal-maker, and we look to be making plenty of deals."
In her reply, she said "Our country faces enormous challenges here at home and internationally," "I am honored that the president-elect has asked me to join his team."
But their relationship was just the opposite before the Presidential elections. Ms. Haley was the faultfinder in Mr. Trump. And their Twitter fight was all over the news.
Nikki Haley - Donald Trump Relationship
There is a famous saying that “In Politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests”, which is the best way to describe their relationship.
Ms. Nikki Haley was a strong critic of Mr. Trump throughout the Presidential campaign, even though they share some common views, Ms. Haley never missed a chance to criticize Mr. Trump.
Since the beginning of the election campaign, she endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio, one of Mr. Trump’s rival. And after Senator Rubio was dropped out of the race, she endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
Mr. Trump and Ms. Haley exchanged tweets criticizing each other
"The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley!" Donald Trump tweeted. And in her reply, Ms. Haley tweeted "Bless your heart" (which is more of a way of dismissing someone).
Also when Mr. Trump announced his proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States, Ms. Haley responded by calling it "absolutely un-American" and "unconstitutional." Ms. Haley on an interview said "It defies everything that this country was based on and it's just wrong,"
Ms. Haley delivered the Republican response to President Obama’s 2016 final “State of the Union” address. An address delivered by the US President to the Congress every year. During her speech, she sharply criticized Mr. Trump and also urged her party to reject the “angriest voices”, a line aimed at Mr. Trump.
Early this year she called Mr. Trump "everything a governor doesn't want in a president."
And now after having nominated and met the President elect’s transition team, she said her criticism on President elect was truth-telling “When I see something I am uncomfortable with, I say it. When we met, it was friends who had known each other before.”
US ambassador to the United Nations
Ms. Haley will likely replace the incumbent Ambassador Samantha Power who holds the seat since 2013.
As the US ambassador to UN, Ms. Haley will be leading the United States delegation, the US mission to United Nations. Her position is formally known as the Permanent Representative of the US to United Nations. She will represent the U.S. in the United Nations Security Council, a rank, and status equal to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. She will usually represent the U.S. in the United Nations General Assembly, except for some important issues where a senior representation is needed like the Secretary of the State or the President himself. And like all the other US ambassadors she will be nominated by the President and approved by the Senate.
This article was originally published in Digital Presense Magazine