Trump: New US ambassador to UN named by week's end
367 views · Published 10 November 2018 · 1:30 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(5 Nov 2018) U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll announce a candidate for the post of U.N. ambassador this week. Asked about the opening, Trump told reporters Monday that "I will announce before the end of the week." Trump departs Washington on Friday for a trip to Paris. Nikki Haley, the current U.S. ambassador to the U.N., announced last month that she's leaving the administration at the end of the year. Trump said last week that State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is under "very serious consideration" to succeed Haley. The president said Nauert, a former Fox News reporter, is "excellent" and has "been a supporter for a long time." Trump answered questions from reporters Monday before he boarded Air Force One for a trip to Ohio for a campaign rally. He also denied plans to replace the current Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/aa13b75cb0ac66026c62ffff88490734
