U.S. President Donald Trump has picked Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The source said Craft has been a "tremendous" ambassador and proved herself "a great friend to Canada." As U.S. ambassador to Canada, she played a role in facilitating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 7:57With Nauert out of the running, officials said Pompeo had been keen on Craft to fill the position. Craft is married to billionaire coal-mining executive Joe Craft, and they are major Republican donors.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2019 23:14 UTC