President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, and he will treat it as a cabinet-level position. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during his transition to the White House. Not all presidents have treated the ambassadorship to the UN as a cabinet-level position, and Republicans have tended not to grant that status. Haley’s new job clears the way for Lt.-Gov Henry McMaster to step into the role of South Carolina governor.

Source: thestar November 23, 2016 12:59 UTC