UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Haley, a Republican currently serving as South Carolina’s governor, formally accepted the nomination earlier in the day. It is subject to review by the US Senate, where Republicans are in the majority.
“She will bring to the UN a strong track record of achievement from South Carolina, and I know that the UK-US relationship will continue to go from strength to strength,” Rycroft said before a Security Council meeting. “As you know, we sit literally side by side in the Security Council, and we will continue to be shoulder to shoulder.”
After Rycroft spoke, French Ambassador Francois Delattre told reporters that he met Haley through his UN work and considers her a “highly regarded, very respected politician and professional.”
Delattre further added that solutions to global problems “more than ever” require a United States that is “committed to the world,” including through the United Nations.
