President Donald Trump to name Heather Nauert as next United Nations ambassador, reports say. President Donald Trump will name Heather Nauert, a former Fox News anchor and the current State Department spokeswoman, as his next United Nations ambassador, according to Fox News and Bloomberg. Nauert has served as the State Department’s chief spokeswoman since April 2017, winning Trump over with her staunch defense of his foreign policy decisions. If confirmed by the Senate, Nauert would replace Nikki Haley, Trump’s current ambassador to the U.N. And the former governor of South Carolina. Ref. USAToday.
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Heather Nauert, Trump's pick for U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., withdraws her name from consideration
“I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Pompeo for the trust they placed in me for considering me for the position of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations," Nauert said in a statement. "However, the past two months have been grueling for my family and therefore it is in the best interest of my family that I withdraw my name from consideration." Ref. USAToday.