Nauert was State Department spokeswoman when Trump chose her for the UN position after working as a host for the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel. “The past two months have been grueling for my family and therefore it is in the best interest of my family that I withdraw my name from consideration,” Nauert said in a State Department statement. Haley was a former South Carolina governor who also had little experience in world affairs before taking the ambassador position. Nauert joined the State Department as spokeswoman in April 2017, three months into the Trump administration. The role of US ambassador to the United Nations is a highly visible international position.

Source: bd News24 February 17, 2019 03:45 UTC