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- ABC News
- February 23, 2019
Trump names new US ambassador to UN pick
Kelly Knight Craft is currently the ambassador to Canada.
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....Kelly has done an outstanding job representing our Nation and I have no doubt that, under her leadership, our Country will be represented at the highest level. Congratulations to Kelly and her entire family!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2019
A senior administration official told ABC News that Craft was at the White House earlier Friday when President Trump offered her the job.
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Craft, a native of Glasgow, Kentucky, becomes the second nominee the president has selected to replace former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, who resigned in October.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-touts-big-announcement-nikki-haley/story?id=58382121] text=[(MORE: Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador, will leave at end of the year, Trump says)]/>
Her nomination was applauded by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who personally recommended Craft to the president for the post.
“The President made an exceptional choice for this critical post,\" McConnell, R-Ky., said in a statement. \"Kelly Craft is a strong advocate for American interests and will be a powerful representative of our great nation at the U.N. She has a long record of service to her state and the nation and I’m confident she will continue to serve with distinction as America’s voice to the world at the United Nations. I was proud to recommend this remarkable Kentuckian to President Trump.”
Trump’s first nominee, Heather Nauert, the former State Department spokeswoman, withdrew her name from consideration last Saturday after problems arose in her background related to an undocumented nanny she had employed at her home.
Trump quickly resumed interviews, and Craft’s name had emerged as a frontrunner for the post.
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Before Nauert was nominated, Trump had interviewed Craft for the post on Oct. 2.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.
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