INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
on Thursday said he was seriously considering naming U.S
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to succeed Nikki Haley as U.S
ambassador to the United Nations, adding he would make a decision on the posting soon."She is under very serious consideration," Trump told
reporters at the White House after announcing planned changes to U.S
She's been with us for a very long time
She's been a supporter for a long time We'll probably make a decision next week."ABC News reported on Thursday that Nauert was offered the
job, citing an unnamed senior White House official
Fox News Channel also reported Nauert had been asked to take it on.Trump, though, cast her only as a top choice, saying "we have a lot of
And there are a lot of really great people."He did not give any specifics on other possible contenders.ABC News said it was not clear Nauert
had agreed to accept the nomination.Asked by Reuters whether Nauert had been offered the job, a White House official said only that she was
A source familiar with the selection process said earlier on Thursday that Nauert was "at the top of the list."Nauert's deputy, Robert
Palladino, was also asked at a news briefing whether she had been offered the job and said any announcement would be the prerogative of the
White House.If nominated by the president and subsequently confirmed by the Senate, Nauert would replace Haley, who announced last month
that she would leave the post at the end of the year.Nauert, a former anchor and correspondent at Fox News Channel, joined the State
Department as spokeswoman in April 2017
She was named acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs earlier this year.She would be an unusual choice for the senior
diplomatic post as she has no prior political or policy-making experience.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by
TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
