Donald Trump picks fierce critic Nikki Haley for United Nations job

Beyond that, Haley has made very few public comments on foreign policy ever, though she did say back in January that a Republican president “would make global agreements that were celebrated in Israel and protested in Iran”.

The daughter of Indian Sikh immigrants, she is the first woman and the first minority picked for a Cabinet-level post in Trump’s administration.

With many suspecting Trump would fill his administration with loyalists, Haley is a surprising choice for the high-profile position. She said she was heartened by his tone and inclusiveness after winning the election.

Mrs Haley also strongly attacked Mr Trump’s proposal to ban Muslim immigrants, describing it as “un-American”.

“It’s my prayer that on this Thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared goal and very, very common resolve”, he said in the nearly two-minute long message. Haley’s office did not respond to a request for comment. Afterward, she said they’d had a “very nice” conversation.

Her elementary school, the place where her families owned a shop for years before closing, her first home in Bamberg and her last. “Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume”. She insisted there was a friendship between them. Prior to becoming governor, she represented Lexington County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.

Vice President-elect Mike Pence has visited a community kitchen in Indianapolis – and he’s promising an 80-year-old volunteer a ride on the government plane he uses.

Haley has recalled that as a youngster, she and her sister were disqualified from the segregated Little Miss Bamberg Pageant because organizers couldn’t figure out whether the girls should compete in the white or the black contest.

Amid rows with the press, conflict of interest allegations and accusations of emboldening white supremacists, President-elect Donald Trump continues with his transition process.

Although she is a novice when it comes to worldwide relations, Ms Haley would argue her childhood as the daughter of immigrants more than prepared her for her new role. After the shooting, she convinced the state Legislature to remove the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Capitol. She hadn’t run NY as a governor. Was it that much more than Haley’s experience or even less? TRUMP When it comes to security threats and global issues, the president-elect has reportedly received just two classified intelligence briefings since winning the presidency, far less than his immediate predecessors, according to the Washington Post newspaper.

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Retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson said “an announcement is forthcoming” on his role – possibly as secretary of housing and urban development – but he also suggested he would be thinking about it over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Haley’s parents hail from rural Punjab, in northwestern India.

Born in Bamberg, South Carolina, Haley graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor of science degree in accounting.

Prior to dedicating her life to public service, Governor Haley worked at her family business.

Haley’s new job clears the way for Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster to step into the role of SC governor.