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| Nikki Haley: US ambassador to UN resigns | Nikki Haley: US ambassador to UN resigns |
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| US President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. | US President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. |
| He told reporters in the Oval Office that she would be leaving the post at the end of the year after doing "an incredible job". | He told reporters in the Oval Office that she would be leaving the post at the end of the year after doing "an incredible job". |
| Joined by the former South Carolina governor in the Oval Office, he invited her to come back in a different role. "You can have your pick," he said. | Joined by the former South Carolina governor in the Oval Office, he invited her to come back in a different role. "You can have your pick," he said. |
| Mrs Haley was confirmed as US envoy to the UN in January 2017. | Mrs Haley was confirmed as US envoy to the UN in January 2017. |
| The White House revolving door | |
| Mr Trump said Mrs Haley had told him six months ago she wanted to take some time off. | Mr Trump said Mrs Haley had told him six months ago she wanted to take some time off. |
| She told reporters that despite speculation, she was not planning to run for president in 2020 and would be campaigning for Mr Trump, who has already announced his re-election bid. | She told reporters that despite speculation, she was not planning to run for president in 2020 and would be campaigning for Mr Trump, who has already announced his re-election bid. |
| "Thank you, Mr President. It has been an honour of a lifetime," she said alongside Mr Trump. | |
| The president said Mrs Haley "has been very special to me, she has done an incredible job, she is a fantastic person, very importantly, but she is also somebody that gets it". | |
| "We've done a fantastic job together," he continued. "We've solved a lot of problems, and we're in the process of solving a lot of problems." | |
| "Hopefully you'll be coming back at some point, right," Mr Trump said. "Maybe a different capacity, you can have your pick." Mrs Haley laughed. | |
| Mr Trump added that he would be naming her replacement in the next two to three weeks. | |
| "She's made it a very glamorous position, more importantly, a more important position. So we have many people that want to do it and they're very good people," he said. | |
| Who is Nikki Haley? | |
| Her exit comes after she served as the temporary president of the UN Security Council for one month. | Her exit comes after she served as the temporary president of the UN Security Council for one month. |
| Mrs Haley's Twitter bio has already removed all references to her role as UN ambassador. | Mrs Haley's Twitter bio has already removed all references to her role as UN ambassador. |
| In April, she clashed with the White House when a Trump aide suggested she had prematurely announced a new round of sanctions against Russia. | In April, she clashed with the White House when a Trump aide suggested she had prematurely announced a new round of sanctions against Russia. |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters Mrs Haley had got "ahead of the curve" by previewing the policy, putting her remarks down to "momentary confusion". | |
| She fired back hours later telling Fox News: "With all due respect, I don't get confused." | She fired back hours later telling Fox News: "With all due respect, I don't get confused." |
| The daughter of immigrants from India, Mrs Haley was a frequent and early critic of Mr Trump during his election campaign whilst she served as the Republican governor of South Carolina. | The daughter of immigrants from India, Mrs Haley was a frequent and early critic of Mr Trump during his election campaign whilst she served as the Republican governor of South Carolina. |
| In December 2017, she said that the women who had accused Mr Trump of sexual assault "should be heard". | In December 2017, she said that the women who had accused Mr Trump of sexual assault "should be heard". |
| At one point she suggested that Mr Trump's rhetoric could trigger a world war. | At one point she suggested that Mr Trump's rhetoric could trigger a world war. |
| BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant said she had formed a partnership with UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres to protect the UN against Mr Trump's anti-globalist agenda. | |
| Her with-us-or-against-us approach grated on many diplomats in the chamber but she was widely considered to be an internationalist ally, our correspondent adds. | |
| Republican lawmakers swiftly praised Mrs Haley after the news broke. | |
| Retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said she "has been a clear, consistent, and powerful voice for America's interests and democratic principles on the world stage". | |
| "She challenged friend and foe to be better," he added. | |
| South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said she had been "a true agent of reform" at the UN. |