WASHINGTON:
The US Senate has confirmed Nikki Haley+ as the next
Ambassador to the United Nations,
making her the first Indian-American to serve on a Cabinet rank position in any
presidential administration in the US. Senate Foreign Relations Committee had
yesterday overwhelmingly approved the nomination of The South Carolina Governor
as the next US Ambassador to the United Nations.
With this, Haley, 45, becomes the first Indian-American to serve in a
presidential administration at a Cabinet level position. Haley was approved by the Senate on a 96-4
vote. She is expected to be sworn in shortly.
Haley, who will replace Samantha Power at the UN, has already created history
by becoming the first woman Indian-American Governor of a US state+ . After Bobby Jindal of Louisiana,
she is only the second ever Indian-American to be elected as the
Governor+ of a state.
Haley would now be replaced by Lt Gov Henry McMaster as governor and will
complete her term that ends in 2018. Senator Bob
Corker, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had said that Haley
is a fierce advocate for American interests.
"Governor Haley appears up to the task and seems to
understand this as well," said Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as he voted to approve Haley's
nomination as the next US Ambassador to the UN.
"What Governor Haley lacks in foreign policy and
international affairs experience, she makes up for in capability, intelligence,
and a track record of building coalitions in South Carolina," Cardin said.
Once a fierce critic of Trump, Haley in November was
selected as the first woman and first minority to serve in the Trump
Administration.
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