Trump: Nikki Haley avgår som USA:s FN-ambassadör

Nimrata "Nikki" Haley (née Randhawa, born January 20, 1972) is an American politician who served as the 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018. She served as the 116th Governor of South Carolina, and is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Haley was the first female governor of South Carolina, and the second Indian-American, after Bobby Jindal, to serve as a governor in the United States. She resigned as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations on October 9th, 2018. During the 2012 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Mitt Romney considered Haley as a potential vice presidential running mate, though Haley said that she would turn down any offer due to her position as governor. She delivered the official Republican response to President Barack Obama's 2016 State of the Union Address on January 12, 2016. On November 23, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Haley for the position of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, which Haley accepted. Haley was confirmed by the Senate in a 96–4 vote and was subsequently sworn in on January 25, 2017. In 2016, Haley was named among "The 100 Most Influential People" by Time magazine.As Ambassador to the United Nations, she affirmed the United States' willingness to use military force in response to further North Korean missile tests in the wake of the 2017 North Korea crisis. Haley's tenure as Ambassador was noted for its high degree of visibility. She tendered her resignation to President Trump on October 9, 2018.