Nikki Haley

Us Ambassador Nikki Haley At Un

... in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images). NEW YORK (CNN). Nikki Haley, the new US ambassador to the United Nations, walked into UN headquarters for the first time Friday and promptly said, "For those who don't have our backs, we're taking names.". The former Republican governor of South Carolina vowed there is a "new US UN.". Haley told reporters, "Our goal with the administration is to show value at the UN, and the way to show value is to show our strength, show our full voice. Have the backs of our allies and make sure our allies have our backs as well.". She then added, "For those who don't have our backs, we're taking names, and we will make points to respond to that accordingly.". There have been reports the Trump administration is prepared to demand major cutbacks in UN agencies and personnel in slashing Washington's financial contributions to the global organization. France's envoy to the United Nations, François Delattre, emphasized he had ...

Senate Panel Grills S.c. Gov. Nikki Haley In Her Bid To Become U.n. Ambassador

... war crimes in Syria, and she vowed to make sure the U. S. remains - in Haley's words - a moral compass at the U. N. Democrat Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he felt the hearing was taking place in an alternate universe. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING). CHRIS MURPHY: President-elect Trump has downplayed Russian attempts to influence our election. He's suggested that NATO is obsolete. He's openly rooted for the breakup of the European Union. He's lavished praise on Vladimir Putin and refused to commit to continuing sanctions. KELEMEN: And the list went on. Haley said what's important is what Trump will say once he's in office and has his team advising him. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING). HALEY: That's how an administration works. You surround yourself with people who don't just say yes to what you think. They actually challenge you, and they tell you of other opinions. And what I know about president-elect is he actually will listen. KELEMEN: The South Carolina governor told the Senate committee that she has spoken to ...

From Bamberg To The United Nations

... her 2014 re-election campaign when Democratic challenger Vincent Sheheen tried to rekindle the flag an issue. Some saw her flag stance as part of the calculation as well. “Her detractors — even though she was doing the right thing — said that it’s amazing that since she’s not going to have to run for governor again, she’s trying to build a national profile that she is now choosing to do this,” Huffmon said. Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, also spoke of Haley's ability to seize a moment or an issue. “She’s very firm in what she believes, and she’s not afraid to express that,” Massey said. “And I think she’s also taken some very bold stances that a lot of people think are unique for a Republican … she has been at the forefront of some issues that, nationally, have gotten her some attention.”. Jobs governor. In addition to her handling multiple crises, it is her self-ascribed moniker — “jobs governor” — that many believe will become the most lasting legacy of her time in office. It’s been no ...

Haley Supports Moving U.s. Embassy In Israel To Jerusalem

... countries can cooperate. “The problem is there are no boundaries with Russia,” said Haley, who added that the U. S. needs to let Moscow know “we are not OK” with its annexation of Crimea and incursion in Ukraine. During the hearing, Haley assailed the Obama administration for failing to block a U. N. Security Council resolution that condemned Israel’s settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank. She pledged to reject future measures that she said unfairly targeted the Jewish state, if the Senate confirms her nomination. Haley said she won’t go to U. N. headquarters in New York and “abstain when the U. N. seeks to create an international environment that encourages boycotts of Israel.”. She told the committee the U. N. resolution was “a terrible mistake” that makes a peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians harder to achieve. Haley also said ...

New Us Envoy Nikki Haley Says To Un

... at the United Nations was confirmed by the U. S. Senate and two days after her visit to President Donald Trump at the White House. A senior administration official confirmed to ABC News earlier this week that the president is considering executive action that could cut U. S. funding to the United Nations as well as U. S. participation in international treaties. “This administration is prepared and ready to go in, to have me go in, look at the U. N., and everything that’s working we’re going to make it better. Everything that’s not working, we’re going to try and fix. And anything that seems to be obsolete and not necessary, we’re going to do away with,” Haley said Friday. “But this is a time of fresh eyes, new strength, new vision, and a great day at the US UN.”. In testimony last week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the former South Carolina governor outlined a forceful policy for countering ...

Nikki Haley Promises 'fresh Eyes' At Un

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Nikki Haley Easily Confirmed As Un Ambassador

... top government executives and argue the GOP was much more cooperative when President Barack Obama got seven Cabinet members confirmed on the day he was sworn in back in 2009. Haley, Republicans say, is an example of a largely non-controversial nominee who should have been approved faster. "Our Democratic friends need to get over the fact that the election is over and now we have the responsibility of governing - hopefully, together. But instead so far they've just chosen to obstruct and foot-drag, and to me one of the most shameful and reckless parts of this is the way in which they delayed the confirmation of an important member of President Trump's National Security Cabinet," said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the second-ranking Republican leader. Read More. RELATED: Trump nominee questions US funding of UN. But Democrats defended what they said was a necessary pace. They charged that Trump selected several people with complicated financial portfolios that needed to be cleared by a government ethics watchdog to ...

Much Good Accomplished, Much Damage Done, Much Potential Squandered

... branch than her predecessors did. But the argument can be made that the reforms came in spite of her, that we would have made even more progress on both fronts if she had tried some of that diplomacy. Her bully pulpit got her Facebook followers riled up. But did that turn votes, or turn off legislators and cause them to dig in their heels. Her bully pulpit got her Facebook followers riled up. But did that turn votes, or turn off legislators and cause them to dig in their heels? Again, we can never know for sure. I suspect she deserves some credit, for helping keep the topics front and center. But dismantling the Budget and Control Board, letting governors select the lieutenant governor and adjutant general, making minor reforms at the Transportation Department — none of that would have happened without the persistent efforts of legislators who ...

Nikki Haley Tells Us Congress

... back to the National Security Council and let them know what I know, which is I want to bring back faith to the UN, to show that we can be a strong voice in the UN. I want to show that we can make progress and have action in the UN. That's going to happen from my actions, and things that I do, and that's how I will show him that the UN matters. What if China seeks to increase its power in the Security Council at US expense? I have talked to the president-elect about that, and when this position [of ambassador] came up, he said he wanted to have a very strong voice at the UN and he wanted us to have a higher profile at the UN and to really use it to work. What I'll tell you from my standpoint, I think that we need to go back to what the UN was intended to be. We host the UN and that should give us great leverage ...

Nikki Haley Confirmed As U.s. Ambassador To The U.n

... at the Department of Homeland Security. The New York Times reports he will order the construction of a Mexican border wall, while several congressional aides and immigration experts with knowledge of the matter told Reuters he will restrict access to the U. S. for refugees from Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Libya and block visas from being issued to Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Nikki Haley confirmed as U. S. ambassador to the U. N. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) was confirmed Tuesday as the U. S. ambassador to the United Nations, following a 96-4 vote by the Senate. Haley is expected to resign as governor soon, with Lt. Gov Henry Mc Master (R) replacing her for the final two years of her term. For her new job, Haley will move to New York City and get a pay raise ...

White House Hobbles Nikki Haley Before Her First Day At The U.n

... Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S. C.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) threatened to cut off all funding to U. N. agencies if the U. N. didn’t reverse that denunciation. Trump himself offered a veiled warning before he took office. “As to the U. N., things will be different after Jan. 20 th,” he wrote on Twitter. “The Israeli settlement resolution has been a game-changer; it provided ammunition to those Republicans [who] have been U. N. haters for a long, long time, and it provided a reason to lash out at the United Nations,” one European diplomat told Foreign Policy. “The antipathy toward the U. N. among Republicans in Washington is more extreme than at any time I can remember,” said a veteran Democratic Senate aide. It is unclear whether Haley was involved at all in drafting the executive order. The order called for the establishment of a committee of cabinet officials — including the Secretary of State, the Defense Secretary, the Attorney General, as well as the president’s National Security Advisor — to review spending at the U. N. and other international organizations, and present its findings to the president by January 1, 2018. Haley ...

S.c. Gov. Nikki Haley Prepares For Confirmation Hearing In Tough Political Terrain

... some softballs about human rights abuses around the world that Tillerson couldn’t," Murphy, who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters. "We gave some pretty easy questions about human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and the Philippines that Tillerson wouldn’t acknowledge. I would advise Ms. Haley to study up the issue of human rights before her hearing. "I have a real open mind," Murphy continued, "but she’s going to have to come with some better answers than Mr. Tillerson.". Even committee Republicans, including U. S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who Haley endorsed for president during the primary, might ask his close political ally to speak to some of the concerns he has about Tillerson's record. U. S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S. C., acknowledged Haley would have to answer, to some extent, for what Tillerson did or did not say at his confirmation hearing. But ultimately, he said, his state’s governor is applying for a different job and would be judged independently of the secretary of state nominee. This past week, Graham unveiled legislation to cut off federal funding for the United Nations unless the National Security Council ...