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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 surprise 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 Mrs Haley 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. She told him: "Thank you, Mr President. It has been an honour of a lifetime."
The White House revolving door Mrs Haley, 46, told reporters that despite speculation, she was not planning to run for president in 2020.
Mr Trump said Mrs Haley had told him six months ago she wanted to take some time off. She said she would be campaigning for "this one", pointing to Mr Trump.
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. "I don't have anything set on where I'm going to go," Mrs Haley said.
"Thank you, Mr President. It has been an honour of a lifetime," she said alongside Mr Trump. "It's been eight years of intense time, and I'm a believer in term limits.
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". "I think you have to be selfless enough to know when you step aside and allow someone else do the job."
Mrs Haley's Twitter bio had already removed all reference to her role as UN ambassador even before her departure was confirmed.
Mr Trump said Mrs Haley - who was confirmed in the post shortly after his inauguration - had told him six months ago she wanted to take some time off.
The president said she "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.""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."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. Mr Trump also told reporters: "She's made it a very glamorous position."
"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. He added that he would be naming her replacement in the next two to three weeks.
The president said "very good people" are interested in taking up her role.
Who is Nikki Haley?Who is Nikki Haley?
Her exit comes after she served as the temporary president of the UN Security Council for one month. Mrs Haley's letter of resignation comes a day after an anti-corruption watchdog group called for a federal investigation into her.
Mrs Haley's Twitter bio has already removed all references to her role as UN ambassador. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said she had accepted seven luxury private plane trips as gifts from South Carolina business leaders.
In April, she clashed with the White House when a Trump aide suggested she had prematurely announced a new round of sanctions against Russia. The group said she had undervalued the cost of the flights between Washington, New York, and South Carolina by tens of thousands of dollars in her annual financial disclosure report.
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 has just served as temporary president of the UN Security Council for a month.
She fired back hours later telling Fox News: "With all due respect, I don't get confused." In April, Mrs Haley clashed with the White House when a Trump aide suggested she had prematurely announced a round of sanctions against Russia.
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. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow suggested she had got "ahead of the curve" and had a "momentary confusion".
In December 2017, she said that the women who had accused Mr Trump of sexual assault "should be heard". But 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 critic of Mr Trump during his election campaign.
In December 2017, she said that 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. BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant said Mrs Haley 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. Her with-us-or-against-us approach grated on many diplomats, but she was widely considered to be an internationalist ally, our correspondent adds.
Republican lawmakers swiftly praised Mrs Haley after the news broke.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". Retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said: "She challenged friend and foe to be better."
"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.South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said she had been "a true agent of reform" at the UN.