Trump taps State Department spokeswoman and former Fox News anchor Heather Nauert to succeed Nikki Haley as UN ambassador
By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com and WiresPublished: 1 November 2018
President Donald Trump has offered State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert the job of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, an administration official told DailyMail.com on Thursday.
Fox News Channel and ABC News reeporters first broke the news. It’s unclear whether Nauert has accepted the role, which would thrust her onto the world stage in place of outgoing ambassador Nikki Haley – a Trump favorite.
Nauert took over State Department spokeswoman duties in April 2017 after years at ABC News and a stint as an anchor at Fox News.
Her current title is acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, a slot she assumed after Trump fired his first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.
Nauert’s deputy, Robert Palladino, was also asked at a news briefing whether she had been offered the job and said any announcement would be the prerogative of the White House.
Haley will leave her post at the end of the year. Nauert will require Senate confirmation to succeed her.
Unlike Haley, she has no practical policy-making or political experience.
Trump met with her Monday in the Oval Office, according to the official.