WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump has tapped South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be his ambassador to the United Nations, US media reported Wednesday. The Republican rising star has accepted the offer, The Washington Post cited a source familiar with Trump’s transition process as saying. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley, 44, is the first woman Trump has nominated to his cabinet. Haley was fiercely critical of Trump during his campaign, calling him “everything a governor doesn’t want in a president” in February. An official announcement from Trump’s transition announcement is expected later on Wednesday.

Source: Manila Times November 23, 2016 12:43 UTC