South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was confirmed Tuesday to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, placing a rising Republican political star in charge of advancing President Donald Trump's agenda in an institution whose effectiveness he has questioned.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley harshly criticized the Obama administration for allowing the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israel and pledged never to let it happen again if confirmed as the next U.N. ambassador.

Donald Trump plans to nominate South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be United Nations ambassador and has offered the job of education secretary to Betsy DeVos, an advocate for school choice and the post of housing secretary to former political rival Ben Carson.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a rising Republican star and daughter of Indian immigrants, has accepted President-elect Donald Trump's offer to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the coming administration, according to a person familiar with the selection process.

A politician with a diverse background who doesn't exactly fit in among colleagues gives a high-profile speech that seems to open a road someday to the White House. President Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention - or South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley giving the Republican response to Obama's final State of the Union Tuesday night?

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was confirmed Tuesday to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, placing a rising Republican political star in charge of advancing President Donald Trump's agenda in an institution whose effectiveness he has questioned.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley harshly criticized the Obama administration for allowing the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israel and pledged never to let it happen again if confirmed as the next U.N. ambassador.

Donald Trump plans to nominate South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be United Nations ambassador and has offered the job of education secretary to Betsy DeVos, an advocate for school choice and the post of housing secretary to former political rival Ben Carson.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a rising Republican star and daughter of Indian immigrants, has accepted President-elect Donald Trump's offer to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the coming administration, according to a person familiar with the selection process.

A politician with a diverse background who doesn't exactly fit in among colleagues gives a high-profile speech that seems to open a road someday to the White House. President Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention - or South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley giving the Republican response to Obama's final State of the Union Tuesday night?