Nikki Haley is the second US governor of Indian heritage (File Photo)
Columbia:
South Carolina Governor. Nikki Haley, the 44-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants, would bring limited international experience to one of the US government's most important international assignments: UN ambassador.
Haley is the first woman and first minority chosen by President-elect Donald Trump for his Cabinet. The Senate must confirm the nomination, which Trump announced in a statement Wednesday.
The second-term governor was a Trump critic during the White House campaign, endorsing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ahead of South Carolina's first-in-the-South primary.
Haley, the second US governor of Indian heritage, is the first South Carolina governor who is not a white man.
She has had little exposure on the world stage, and almost all of that has been in pursuit of luring jobs to South Carolina.
Haley is the first woman and first minority chosen by President-elect Donald Trump for his Cabinet. The Senate must confirm the nomination, which Trump announced in a statement Wednesday.
The second-term governor was a Trump critic during the White House campaign, endorsing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ahead of South Carolina's first-in-the-South primary.
Haley, the second US governor of Indian heritage, is the first South Carolina governor who is not a white man.
She has had little exposure on the world stage, and almost all of that has been in pursuit of luring jobs to South Carolina.
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